| Kollam Port കൊല്ലം തുറമുഖം | |
|---|---|
 Kollam Port | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Location | City of Kollam |
| Coordinates | 8°52′55″N 76°34′26″E / 8.881899°N 76.573781°E |
| UN/LOCODE | IN KUK |
| Details | |
| Opened | AD 825 Renovated in 2007 |
| Operated by | Kerala Maritime Board, Government of Kerala |
| Owned by | Government of Kerala |
| Land area | 10.6 acres (0.043 km2) |
| Size | 44 acres (0.18 km2) |
| No. of berths | 2 |
| No. of wharfs | 1 (178 metres) 2 (101 metres) |
| Port Officer | Captain Hari Achutha Warrier[1] |
| World Port Index Number | 49160[2] |
| Electronic Data Interchange Code(EDI) | INKUK1[3] |
| Immigration checkpost | Yes |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 163 (after 2007) |
| Value of cargo | 2.2 million tonnes |
| Annual revenue | ₹3 crore (2024) ₹62 lakhs (2013)[4] |
| Cranes | 2 |
| Main imports | Sand, Cashew, Tiles |
| Passenger Terminal | 288m |
| Website www | |
Kollam Port or Port of Quilon is one of the oldest ports (established in AD 825) situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) away from Downtown Kollam (formerly Quilon)[5] It is the second largest port in Kerala by volume of cargo handled and facilities and one of the four Kerala ports having immigration checkpoint (ICP) facility.[6] Located on the south-west coast of India, it was an important port from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries. Kollam was one of the five Indian ports visited by Ibn Battuta.[7][8][9]
- ^ "Contact Us - Kerala Maritime Board". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "World Port Index". National Geospatial Intelligence Agenct. 2015.
- ^ "Kollam Port SEA(INKUK1) - e Commerce Portal Central Board of Excise & Customs". Central Board of Excise & Customs. 2015.
- ^ http://www.keralaports.gov.in/doc/Kollam%20Final%20DFR/Annexures%20to%20DFR/Annexure%2013/Annexure%2013.1%20-%20Scenario%201%20Option%201.pdf Profit & Loss statement of Kollam Port
- ^ Kollam, Ashtamudi Lake - great alternatives to Kochi, Vembanad Lake
- ^ "Kollam port gets ICP clearance". The Hindu. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century. Ross E. Dunn. 2010. ISBN 9780520931718.
- ^ "A requiem for Ashtamudi". Deccan Chronicle. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Ibn Battuta: International Trade at the Malabar Coast". Routledge. Retrieved 1 November 2017.