Kerala Maritime Board
 KMB Logo | |
| Formation | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Type | Port authority |
| Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Region served | State of Kerala |
Minister for Ports | K N Vasavan[1] |
| Website | kmb |
The Kerala Maritime Board (KMB) ,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 one major port at Cochin.
History
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
KMB operates 17 minor ports of Kerala and they are listed below.
| No | Port | District | Port Type | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Major | Seaport |
| 2 | Valiyathura Port | Thiruvananthapuram | Minor | Seaport |
| 3 | Kollam Port | Kollam | Intermediate | Seaport |
| 4 | Neendakara Port | Kollam | Intermediate | Seaport |
| 5 | Kayamkulam Port | Alappuzha | Minor | Seaport |
| 6 | Alappuzha Port | Alappuzha | Intermediate | Seaport |
| 7 | Kodungallur Port | Thrissur | Minor | Seaport |
| 8 | Ponnani Port | Malapuram | Minor | Seaport |
| 9 | Beypore Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | Riverine |
| 10 | Kozhikode Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | Seaport |
| 11 | Vadakara Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | Seaport |
| 12 | Thalassery Port | Kannur | Minor | Seaport |
| 13 | Kannur Port | Kannur | Minor | Seaport |
| 14 | Azhikkal Port | Kannur | Intermediate | seaport |
| 15 | Nileshwaram Port | Kasargod | Minor | Seaport |
| 16 | Kasaragod Port | Kasargod | Minor | Seaport |
| 17 | Manjeshwaram Port | Kasargod | Minor | Seaport |
See also
References
- ^ "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.
