Kerala Maritime Board
Formation | 2017 |
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Type | Port authority |
Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Region served | State of Kerala |
Minister for Ports | K N Vasavan[1] |
Website | kmb |
The Kerala Maritime Board (KMB) ,Trivandrum is a governmental organisation in the state of Kerala, India. It was founded in 2017 to control, manage and operate the minor ports of Kerala. The state of Kerala has a 590km long coastline with 17 notified non major ports and one major port at Cochin.
History[edit]
The Kerala Maritime Board was founded in 2017 under the Kerala Maritime Board Act, 2017.[2] It was created by merging the Directorate of Ports, Kerala State Maritime Development Corporation Limited, and the Kerala Maritime Society.[3] It controls, manage and operates total 17 minor ports of Kerala.[4]
Ports[edit]
KMB operates 17 minor ports of Kerala and they are listed below.
No | Port | District | Port Type | Remarks |
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1 | Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Major | Seaport |
2 | Valiyathura Port | Thiruvananthapuram | Minor | Seaport |
3 | Kollam Port | Kollam | Intermediate | Seaport |
4 | Neendakara Port | Kollam | Intermediate | Seaport |
5 | Kayamkulam Port | Alappuzha | Minor | Seaport |
6 | Alappuzha Port | Alappuzha | Intermediate | Seaport |
7 | Kodungallur Port | Thrissur | Minor | Seaport |
8 | Ponnani Port | Malapuram | Minor | Seaport |
9 | Beypore Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | Riverine |
10 | Kozhikode Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | Seaport |
11 | Vadakara Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | Seaport |
12 | Thalassery Port | Kannur | Minor | Seaport |
13 | Kannur Port | Kannur | Minor | Seaport |
14 | Azhikkal Port | Kannur | Intermediate | seaport |
15 | Nileshwaram Port | Kasargod | Minor | Seaport |
16 | Kasaragod Port | Kasargod | Minor | Seaport |
17 | Manjeshwaram Port | Kasargod | Minor | Seaport |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Leadership Team". Kerala Maritime Board. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "About KMB". Kerala Maritime Board. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Maritime Board with skeletal staff struggles to ensure legal, safety compliance". The Hindu. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Maritime Board forms land management unit to protect port land". The Hindu. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.