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 The Kerala Maritime Board was founded in 2017 under the Kerala Maritime Board Act, 2017. It was created by merging the Directorate of Ports, Kerala State Maritime Development Corporation Limited, and the Kerala Maritime Society. It controls, manage and operates total 17 minor ports of Kerala.
Ports 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 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 Seaport 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 Riverine 15 Nileshwaram Port Kasargod Minor No Seaport 16 Kasaragod Port Kasargod Minor No Seaport 17 Manjeshwaram Port KasargodMinor No Seaport
See also Department of Ports, Government of Kerala Ports in Kerala Vizhinjam International Seaport
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