Kerala Maritime Board
 KMB Logo | |
| Formation | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Type | Port authority |
| Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Region served | Kerala |
Minister for Ports | K N Vasavan[1] |
| Website | kmb |
The Kerala Maritime Board (KMB) based at Trivandrum is a governmental organisation in the state of Kerala, India. It was founded in 2017 to control, manage and operate the minor ports of Kerala. The state of Kerala has a 590km long coastline with 17 notified non major ports and Two major port Cochin Port and Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram .
History
[edit]The Kerala Maritime Board was founded in 2017 under the Kerala Maritime Board Act, 2017.[2] It was created by merging the Directorate of Ports, Kerala State Maritime Development Corporation Limited, and the Kerala Maritime Society.[3] It controls, manage and operates total 17 minor ports of Kerala.[4]
Ports
[edit]KMB operates 17 minor ports of Kerala and they are listed below. 3 of them have Immigration checkpoint facility.
| No | Port | District | Port Type | Immigration Checkpoint | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vizhinjam Port (Not to be confused with Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Minor | Yes | Seaport |
| 2 | Valiyathura Port | Thiruvananthapuram | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 3 | Kollam Port | Kollam | Intermediate | Yes | Seaport[5] |
| 4 | Neendakara Port | Kollam | Intermediate | No | Seaport |
| 5 | Kayamkulam Port | Alappuzha | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 6 | Alappuzha Port | Alappuzha | Intermediate | No | Seaport |
| 7 | Kodungallur Port | Thrissur | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 8 | Ponnani Port | Malapuram | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 9 | Beypore Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | No | Riverine |
| 10 | Kozhikode Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | Yes | Seaport |
| 11 | Vadakara Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | No | Seaport |
| 12 | Thalassery Port | Kannur | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 13 | Kannur Port | Kannur | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 14 | Azhikkal Port | Kannur | Intermediate | No | seaport |
| 15 | Nileshwaram Port | Kasargod | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 16 | Kasaragod Port | Kasargod | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 17 | Manjeshwaram Port | Kasargod | Minor | No | Seaport |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Leadership Team". Kerala Maritime Board. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "About KMB". Kerala Maritime Board. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Maritime Board with skeletal staff struggles to ensure legal, safety compliance". The Hindu. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Maritime Board forms land management unit to protect port land". The Hindu. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Kollam port gets ICP clearance". The Hindu. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.