Enayam Port
- It will be India’s 13th major port
- Situated near Colachel in Tamil Nadu
- Major port at Enayam will act as a major gateway container port for Indian cargo that is presently trans-shipped outside the country
- It will help to reduce the logistics cost for exporters/importers in South India who currently depend on trans-shipment other foreign ports, incurring additional port handling charges
- India has 12 major ports at present. They are Kandla, Mumbai, JNPT, Marmugao, New Managlore, Cochin, Chennai, Ennore, V.O. Chidambarnar, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Kolkata (including Haldia)
What are major ports?
- Ports are under concurrent list.
- The Major Ports are administered by the central government’s shipping ministry.
- They handle nearly 75% of India’s cargo traffic.
