Kamarajar Port

About Kamarajar Port:

• Kamarajar Port, formerly known as Ennore Port, is located approximately 24 km north of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India.
• It is the 12th major port of India and the first port in India which is a public company. 
• It was declared as a major port under the Indian Ports Act, 1908, in March 1999.
• It is the only corporatized major port and is registered as a company.
• The port is owned by Chennai Port Trust, which also operates the Port of Chennai. 
• The port works in a landlord port model.
  • The landlord port is characterized by its mixed public-private orientation.
  • Under this model, the port authority acts as a regulatory body and as a landlord, while port operations (especially cargo handling) are carried out by private companies.
• The port has terminals for handling coal, LNG, containers, and multipurpose cargo. Coal is the main cargo shipped through Kamarajar Port.

Q1: Which are the major ports in India?

Major ports in India are Chennai Port, Kolkata Port, Haldia Port (West Bengal), Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Maharashtra), Kamarajar Port or Ennore Port (Chennai), Kandla Port (Gujarat), Kochin Port (Kerala), New Mangalore Port (Karnataka), Mormugao Port (Goa), Mumbai Port, Paradip Port (Odisha), Tuticorin Port (Tamil Nadu), Visakhapatnam Port (Andhra Pradesh).

Source: NIE