Q. Consider the following pairs :

Port : Well known as
Kamaraj Port : First major port in India registered as a company
Mundra Port : Largest privately owned port in India
Visakhapatnam : Largest container port in Port India

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

  • Only one pair
  • Only two pairs
  • All three pairs
  • None of the pairs

Answer: (b) Only two pairs

Kamarajar Port
  • Kamarajar Port, located on the Coromandel Coast about 24 km north of Chennai Port, Chennai, it is the 12th major port of India, and the first port in India which is a public company.
  • The Kamarajar Port is the only corporatized major port and is registered as a company. 
  • Today, the landlord port is the dominant port model in larger and medium sized ports.
Mundra Port
  • Mundra port is the largest private port in India.  
  • The port of Mundra is located on the north shores of the Gulf of Kutch near Mundra, Kutch district, in the state of Gujarat.
  • Mundra is a major hub for containers and bulk cargo. It is run by Adani Ports and SEZ Limited (APSEZ) and began operations in 2001.
  • Mundra Airport is undergoing major developments to convert it into an international airport for air cargo.
Visakhapatnam Port
  • Visakhapatnam Port is one of 13 major ports in India and the only major port of Andhra Pradesh.
  • It is India’s third largest state-owned port by volume of cargo handled and largest on the Eastern Coast.
  • It is located midway between the Chennai and Kolkata Ports on the Bay of Bengal.
JNPT
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust – Nhava Sheva (JNPT) is the largest container port in India and one of the most essential subcontinents harbours on the Western coast.
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