| Cochin Port | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Kochi, Kerala |
| Coordinates | 9°58′03″N 76°16′05″E / 9.96756°N 76.26816°E |
| Details | |
| Opened | 26 May 1928 |
| Operated by | Cochin Port Authority and Dubai Ports World |
| Owned by | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Govt of India |
| No. of berths | 16[1] |
| No. of wharfs | 2 |
| Chairman | B. Kasiviswanathan IRSME |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage |  34.55 million tonnes (2021–22)[2] |
| Annual container volume | 735,577 TEU (2021–2022)[2] |
| Annual revenue | ₹ 7,269.8 million (2020–21)[3] |
| Vessels handled | 1,519 (2021–2022)[4] |
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Cochin Port or Kochi Port is a major port on the Arabian Sea – Laccadive Sea – Indian Ocean sea-route in the city of Kochi in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala and is one of the largest ports in India. The Vallarpadam container terminal, part of the Cochin Port, is the first transshipment port in India. The Cochin port lies on two islands in the Vembanadu Lake; Willingdon Island and Vallarpadam, towards the Fort Kochi river mouth opening onto the Laccadive Sea.
The port is governed by the Cochin Port Authority (CoPA), a Government of India establishment. It was established in 1928 and has completed over 90 years of active service.
The Kochi Port is one of a line of maritime-related facilities based in the port-city of Kochi. The others are the Cochin Shipyard, the largest shipbuilding as well as maintenance facility in India; the SPM (single point mooring) facility of the Kochi Refineries, an offshore crude carrier mooring facility; and the Kochi Marina.
- ^ "Berth Information". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ a b "DISTRIBUTION OF CARGO TRAFFIC FOR PAST 12 YEARS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT REPORT THEREON FOR 2020-21" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "CATEGORY WISE DISTRIBUTION OF VESSELS ENTERED THE PORT DURING THE PAST 10 YEARS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.