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	[[Kerala]] has 1 ~~Major~~ port, 7 intermediate ports and 12 minor ports ~~and . Kerala has a coastline of around 590 km~~.		The [[South India\|South Indian]] state of [[Kerala]] has a coastline of around 590 km. The state is home to 1 major port, 7 intermediate ports and 12 minor ports.

	[[File:Vallarpadam Container Terminal.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Kochi Port is the one of the major port in Kerala.]]		[[File:Vallarpadam Container Terminal.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Kochi Port is the one of the major port in Kerala.]]
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	[[File:Port of Kollam, Mar 2016.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Kollam Port]] as seen from [[Tangasseri Lighthouse]]]]		[[File:Port of Kollam, Mar 2016.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Kollam Port]] as seen from [[Tangasseri Lighthouse]]]]

			[[File:Koyilandy harbour 03720.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Quilandy harbour biggest harbour in Asian continent.]]

	[[Cochin Port\|Kochi Port]], which is an all-weather natural harbour, is the major port present in Kerala. It is one of the largest commercial ports in India and the closest to international shipping routes(as well as safest for ships to dock). [[Kochi]] is an important hub of maritime commerce in [[India]] with a string of facilities like a [[International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi\|container transshipment terminal]](the only Indian port with this facility), [[Cochin Shipyard\|shipyard]] for ship manufacturing and maintenance(largest in India), [[Kochi LNG Terminal\|LNG terminal]], oil terminal of [[Kochi Refineries]], [[Kochi Marina\|marina]] for yacht-totters(only facility in India).		[[Cochin Port\|Kochi Port]], which is an all-weather natural harbour, is the major port present in Kerala. It is one of the largest commercial ports in India and the closest to international shipping routes(as well as safest for ships to dock). [[Kochi]] is an important hub of maritime commerce in [[India]] with a string of facilities like a [[International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi\|container transshipment terminal]](the only Indian port with this facility), [[Cochin Shipyard\|shipyard]] for ship manufacturing and maintenance(largest in India), [[Kochi LNG Terminal\|LNG terminal]], oil terminal of [[Kochi Refineries]], [[Kochi Marina\|marina]] for yacht-totters(only facility in India).
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	Beypore Port handles most of the non-major port traffic in the state. It has both cargo and passenger services.		Beypore Port handles most of the non-major port traffic in the state. It has both cargo and passenger services.

	{\| class="wikitable"		Neendakara Harbour is the biggest harbour in the Asian continent.

			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
			\|-
			! No
			! Port Location
			! District
			! Port Type
			! Remarks
	\|-		\|-
	~~! No !! Port Location !! District !! Port Type !!Remarks~~		\| 1\|\| [[Vizhinjam]]\|\| [[Thiruvananthapuram]] \|\| Major(Under construction) \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1\|\| [[~~Cochin Port~~]] \|\| [[~~Ernakulam District\|Ernakulam~~]] \|\| ~~Major~~ \|\| Seaport		\| 2\|\| [[Valiyathura]]\|\| [[Thiruvananthapuram]] \|\| Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2\|\| [[~~Vizhinjam International Seaport~~ \| ~~Vizhinjam Port~~]] \|\| [[~~Thiruvananthapuram District~~\|~~Thiruvananthapuram~~]] \|\| ~~Major( Under construction )~~ \|\| Seaport		\| 3\|\| [[Kollam Port\|Quilon(Kollam)]] \|\| [[Kollam district\|Kollam]] \|\| Intermediate \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3\|\| [[~~Manjeshwar\|Manjeswaram~~]]\|\| ~~Kasargod~~ \|\|~~Minor~~ \|\| Seaport		\| 4\|\| [[Neendakara]]\|\| Kollam \|\| Intermediate \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 4\|\| [[~~Kasaragod~~]]\|\| ~~[[Kasargod District\|Kasargod]]~~ \|\| Minor \|\| Seaport		\| 5\|\| [[Kayamkulam]]\|\| Alappuzha\|\| Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 5\|\| [[~~Nileshwaram~~\|~~Neeleswaram~~]]\|\| ~~Kasargod~~ \|\|~~Minor~~ \|\| Seaport		\| 6\|\| [[Aleppy\|Aleppey]]\|\| [[Alappuzha District\|Alappuzha]]\|\| Intermediate \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 6\|\| [[~~Azhikode and Azhikkal~~\|~~Azhikkal~~]]\|\| ~~Kannur~~ \|\| ~~Intermediate~~ \|\| ~~Riverine~~		\| 7\|\| [[Manakkodam Lighthouse\|Manakkodam]]\|\| Alappuzha\|\|Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 7\|\| [[~~Kannur~~]]\|\| ~~Kannur~~ \|\|Minor \|\| ~~Seaport~~		\| 8\|\| [[Kottayam Port\|Kottayam]]\|\| [[Kottayam District\|Kottayam]] \|\|Minor \|\| Inland Port
	\|-		\|-
	\| 8\|\| [[~~Thalassery~~]]\|\| [[~~Kannur~~ District\|~~Kannur~~]] \|\| ~~Minor~~ \|\| Seaport		\| 9\|\| [[Cochin Port]] \|\| [[Ernakulam District\|Ernakulam]] \|\| Major \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 9\|\| [[~~Koyilandy~~]]\|\| ~~Kozhikode~~ \|\| Minor \|\| Seaport		\| 10\|\| [[Kodungallur]] \|\| [[Thrissur District\|Thrissur]]\|\| Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 10\|\| [[~~Calicut~~]]\|\| ~~Kozhikode~~ \|\| ~~Intermediate~~ \|\| Seaport		\| 11 \|\| [[Ponnani]] \|\| [[Malappuram District\|Malapuram]] \|\|Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 11\|\| [[Beypore]]\|\| [[Kozhikode District\|Kozhikode]] \|\| Intermediate \|\| Riverine		\| 12\|\| [[Beypore]]\|\| [[Kozhikode District\|Kozhikode]] \|\| Intermediate \|\| Riverine
	\|-		\|-
	\| 12 \|\| [[~~Ponnani~~]] \|\| ~~[[Malappuram District\|Malapuram]]~~ \|\|~~Minor~~ \|\| Seaport		\| 13\|\| [[Calicut]]\|\| Kozhikode \|\| Intermediate \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 13\|\| [[~~Kodungallur~~]] \|\| ~~[[Thrissur District\|Thrissur]]~~\|\| Minor \|\| Seaport		\| 14\|\| [[Koyilandy]]\|\| Kozhikode \|\| Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 14\|\| [[~~Kottayam Port\|Kottayam~~]]\|\| [[~~Kottayam~~ District\|~~Kottayam~~]] \|\|Minor \|\| ~~Inland Port~~		\| 15\|\| [[Thalassery]]\|\| [[Kannur District\|Kannur]] \|\| Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 15\|\| [[~~Manakkodam Lighthouse\|Manakkodam~~]]\|\| ~~Alappuzha~~\|\|Minor \|\| Seaport		\| 16\|\| [[Kannur]]\|\| Kannur \|\|Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 16\|\| [[~~Aleppy~~\|~~Aleppey~~]]\|\| ~~[[Alappuzha District\|Alappuzha]]~~\|\| Intermediate \|\| ~~Seaport~~		\| 17\|\| [[Azhikode and Azhikkal\|Azhikkal]]\|\| Kannur \|\| Intermediate \|\| Riverine
	\|-		\|-
	\| 17\|\| [[~~Kayamkulam~~]]\|\| ~~Alappuzha~~\|\| Minor \|\| Seaport		\| 18\|\| [[Nileshwaram\|Neeleswaram]]\|\| Kasargod \|\|Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 18\|\| [[~~Neendakara~~]]\|\| ~~Kollam~~ \|\| ~~Intermediate~~ \|\| Seaport		\| 19\|\| [[Kasaragod]]\|\| [[Kasargod District\|Kasargod]] \|\| Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	\| 19\|\| [[~~Kollam Port~~\|~~Quilon(Kollam)~~]] \|\| ~~[[Kollam district\|Kollam]]~~ \|\| ~~Intermediate~~ \|\| Seaport		\| 20\|\| [[Manjeshwar\|Manjeswaram]]\|\| Kasargod \|\|Minor \|\| Seaport
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 20\|\| [[Valiathura\|Valiyathura]]\|\| [[Thiruvananthapuram]] \|\| Minor \|\| Seaport~~
	\|}		\|}

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
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[[Kerala]] has 1 Major port, 7 intermediate ports and 12 minor ports and . Kerala has a coastline of around 590 km.

[[File:Vallarpadam Container Terminal.JPG|right|thumb|Kochi Port is the one of the major port in Kerala.]]

[[File:Mappila Bay Fishing Harbour3.jpg|right|thumb|[[Mappila Bay|Port of Cannanore (Kannur)]] ]]

[[File:Port of Kollam, Mar 2016.jpg|right|thumb|[[Kollam Port]] as seen from [[Tangasseri Lighthouse]]]]

[[Cochin Port|Kochi Port]], which is an all-weather natural harbour, is the major port present in Kerala. It is one of the largest commercial ports in India and the closest to international shipping routes(as well as safest for ships to dock). [[Kochi]] is an important hub of maritime commerce in [[India]] with a string of facilities like a [[International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi|container transshipment terminal]](the only Indian port with this facility), [[Cochin Shipyard|shipyard]] for ship manufacturing and maintenance(largest in India), [[Kochi LNG Terminal|LNG terminal]], oil terminal of [[Kochi Refineries]], [[Kochi Marina|marina]] for yacht-totters(only facility in India).

Beypore Port handles most of the non-major port traffic in the state. It has both cargo and passenger services.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No !! Port Location !! District !! Port Type !!Remarks
|-
| 1|| [[Cochin Port]] || [[Ernakulam District|Ernakulam]] || Major || Seaport
|-
| 2|| [[Vizhinjam International Seaport | Vizhinjam Port]] || [[Thiruvananthapuram District|Thiruvananthapuram]] || Major( Under construction ) || Seaport
|-
| 3|| [[Manjeshwar|Manjeswaram]]|| Kasargod ||Minor || Seaport
|-
| 4|| [[Kasaragod]]|| [[Kasargod District|Kasargod]] || Minor || Seaport
|-
| 5|| [[Nileshwaram|Neeleswaram]]|| Kasargod ||Minor || Seaport
|-
| 6|| [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikkal]]|| Kannur || Intermediate || Riverine
|-
| 7|| [[Kannur]]|| Kannur ||Minor || Seaport
|-
| 8|| [[Thalassery]]|| [[Kannur District|Kannur]] || Minor || Seaport
|-
| 9|| [[Koyilandy]]|| Kozhikode || Minor || Seaport
|-
| 10|| [[Calicut]]|| Kozhikode || Intermediate || Seaport
|-
| 11|| [[Beypore]]|| [[Kozhikode District|Kozhikode]] || Intermediate || Riverine
|-
| 12 || [[Ponnani]] || [[Malappuram District|Malapuram]] ||Minor || Seaport
|-
| 13|| [[Kodungallur]] || [[Thrissur District|Thrissur]]|| Minor || Seaport
|-
| 14|| [[Kottayam Port|Kottayam]]|| [[Kottayam District|Kottayam]] ||Minor || Inland Port
|-
| 15|| [[Manakkodam Lighthouse|Manakkodam]]|| Alappuzha||Minor || Seaport
|-
| 16|| [[Aleppy|Aleppey]]|| [[Alappuzha District|Alappuzha]]|| Intermediate || Seaport
|-
| 17|| [[Kayamkulam]]|| Alappuzha|| Minor || Seaport
|-
| 18|| [[Neendakara]]|| Kollam || Intermediate || Seaport
|-
| 19|| [[Kollam Port|Quilon(Kollam)]] || [[Kollam district|Kollam]] || Intermediate || Seaport
|-
| 20|| [[Valiathura|Valiyathura]]|| [[Thiruvananthapuram]] || Minor || Seaport
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{Cite book|title=Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus - 2019 (Malayalam Edition)|publisher=P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode|year=2018|location=Kozhikode|last=Chandran |first=VP}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
*[http://keralaports.gov.in/ Kerala ports]
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[[Category:Ports and harbours of Kerala]]
[[Category:Lists of buildings and structures in Kerala|ports and harbours]]