Question

Name them on the basis of the given information.

Ports along the coast of Maharashtra

Answer 1

Maharashtra is the busiest state, with many ports along the coast of the state. Maharashtra has two major ports and they are:

• Mumbai port: It is a major port in Mumbai, Maharashtra, handling 10.44% of the total seaborne cargo dealt with major ports in India.
• Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP): It is the important port in the Mumbai harbour. It was established in the 1990s and has emerged as a premier container handling port. It accounts for almost 55% of the container traffic movement among the ports in India.

There are some non-major ports that are under Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) handling cargo include ports at Dahanu, Tarapur, Trombay, Ratnagiri, Jaigad, Redi…etc.