New Mangalore Port
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 India
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| Location | Mangalore |
| Coordinates | 12°57′17″N 74°48′17″E / 12.95472°N 74.80472°E |
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| Opened | May 4, 1974 |
| Operated by | New Mangalore Port Trust |
| Owned by | Ministry of Shipping, Government of India |
| Available berths | 17 |
| Chairman | Shri P.C. Parida |
| Statistics | |
| Annual container volume | 62,808TEU (2014-2015) |
| Value of cargo | 36.5 million tonnes (2014-2015) |
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New Mangalore Port is a deep-water, all-weather port at Panambur, Mangalore in Karnataka state in India, which is also the deepest inner harbour on the west coast. It is the only major port of Karnataka and is currently the seventh largest port in India. This port is operated by New Mangalore Port Trust.
The name "New Mangalore Port" distinguishes it from an old harbour or port located in Mangalore city which is called "Mangalore bunder" or "Old bunder". The old harbour is located to south of New Mangalore port, and is now used for fishing and for ferrying small goods.
The port is situated at Panambur, Mangalore on the west coast of India. It is situated to north of confluence of Gurupura (Phalguni) river to Arabian sea. It is 170 nautical miles (310 km) south of Mormugao Port & 191 nautical miles (354 km) north of Kochi Port.
It was formally inaugurated on May 4, 1974 by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi. The construction began in 1962.
The national highway NH-66 (earlier NH-17) passes the port. The nearest railway station is Thokur, but passengers have to alight at Suratkal Railway station which is on Konkan railway route, approximately 6 kilometres from the New Mangalore port.
The port serves hinterland of Karnataka state and to some extent state of Kerala. The major commodities exported through the port are iron ore concentrates & pellets, iron ore fines, manganese, granite stones, coffee, cashew and containerized cargo. The major imports of the port are crude and petroleum products, LPG, wood pulp, timber logs, finished fertilizers, liquid ammonia, phosphoric acid, other liquid chemicals, and containerized cargo.
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