Mumbai Port

Mumbai port was established in '26th June, 1873 as Bombay port trust with 135
years of prominent service to the nation. It is the 2mi oldest port in India aRer
Kolkata and is natural deep water port. Today, Mumbai port is a multipurpose
port maintaining all types of cargo, liquid bulk, dry bulk, break bulk and
containers. The port provides all services in house with its skilled and
experienced work force. Mumbai port handles about 11 percent of the total sea-
borne traffic all over India. It has three together with these wet docks along with
63 anchorage points. During apri12009 to march 2010 it has handled 5, 45,
43000 tons of cargo. The chairman of the Mumbai port is Sri Y.A.Wanage. \

Paradip Port

Paradip is one of the major ports of India working in the eastern and central part
of India. It is situated 210 miles from south of Kolkata and 260 miles north and it
is the only major port in Orissa. Late chief minister of Orissa was the founder
person of Paradip port, 1962. the govemment'of India later took over the
management of the port from government of Orissa in 1965 and declared it as
the eighth major port of India, making it as first major port of east of
independent India. Sri Movva Tirumala Krishna Babu is the chairman of Paradip
port.

Vishakhapatnam Port

It is country's one of the largest port and is home to eastern navy command of
Indian navy. It has supplied 6, 55, 01, 000 tons of cargo from April 2009 to March
2010. It is one among the busy working ports in India and it has similarities with
the Durban ports of Africa, because of the surrounded by a hill in the southern
side of the port. This port is a natural Harbor; it was opened to commercial
shipping on 7th of October 1933. It has grown up today into a multi commodity

port with variegated cargo. 2.2.9 SWOT ANALYSIS

NMPT has a number of strength and weak points in terms of its position in Indian
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mternational port facility and service markets. Along with that anther it face a
number of 7 opportunities and threats.