Is kamarajar port private?

Is kamarajar port private?

Kamarajar Port, located on the Coromandel Coast about 24 km north of Chennai Port, Chennai, it is the 12th major port of India, and the first port in India which is a public company.

Who owns Ennore port?

Kamarajar Port Limited, designed as Asia’s energy port, is the first corporatised port in India and has only 86 employees….

Kamarajar Port Limited
Location
Employees 106
Chairman cum Managing Director Sunil Paliwal, IAS
Capacity 30.00 million tonnes (2012–13)

What is the new name of Ennore port?

Kamarajar Port
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for renaming Ennore Port Ltd (EPL) after freedom fighter and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Kamaraj.

When did Ennore port start?

2001
It is one of the 12 major ports in India which started functioning in 2001 and is a ‘schedule B’ Mini Ratna Company. The capacity of the port at present is 31 million tonnes. It has six berths including three for coal and one for iron ore.

Who owns Chennai port?

Chennai Port Trust

Chennai Port
Owned by Chennai Port Trust, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India
Type of harbor Coastal breakwater, artificial, large seaport
Size of harbor 169.97 ha (420.0 acres)
Land area 237.54 ha (587.0 acres)

Which is the oldest port in India?

Kolkata Port Trust
Kolkata Port Trust, India’s oldest port, to lease area as big as London Docklands.

Which is the smallest port in India?

Important Ports in India

Zone State Port
Western Coast Maharashtra Mumbai Port Trust
Western Coast Maharashtra Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) also known as Nhava Sheva, Navi Mumbai
Eastern Coast Odisha Paradip
Eastern Coast Tamil Nadu Tuticorin