India now as 13 major ports and 200 minor ones, of which 20-30 are privately owned. Port Blair was recently declared India’s 13th Major port.
The other major ports are Kolkata (including the dock complex at Haldia), Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Tuticorin, Cochin, New Mangalore, Mormugao, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mumbai, Kandla and Ennore.
Port Blair will have territorial jurisdiction over 23 ports, including the East Island Port, Diglipur Port (Port Cornwalis), Mayabunder Port, Elphinston Harbour Rangat Port, Havelock Port and Neil Island Port.
All major provisions of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, have become applicable to the major port of Port Blair from June 1, 2010.
With this decision, Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works was also bifurcated in the Andaman Harbour works and Lakshadweep Harbour Works. Capacity: At present, the combined capacity of the existing 12 major ports is about 580 million tons per annum while the total capacity of minor ports is around 250 million tons per annum.