New Mangalore Port

Berthed there as part of our Indian cruise. The port is not really geared for cruise ships. Although it is on the cruise itinerary. It is a working port for coal and steel and containers so as such possibly not top of the list for a cruise ship. Very dirty and noisy. Took the shuttle bus into town which was the same as any town in any country in the world. The difference being the culture and people. It was interesting to see what is everyday life of the people in New Mangalore, as opposed to the tourist places you usually visit. In this respect it was worth going. Other than that I could have been in a number of towns in any industrial country...

New Mangalore Port is an all-weather port at Panambur, Mangalore in Karnataka state in India, the total land area of the port is approximately 480 hectares or 1,186 acres. The New Mangalore Port is the deepest inner harbour on the west coast.It is the only major port of Karnataka and the seventh largest port in India. It is operated by New Mangalore Port Authority. The Mangalore Harbour Project was set up in the year 1962. The maritime works on the project commenced in 1968. The New Mangalore Port, the only Major Port of Karnataka was declared as the 9thMajor Port on 4thMay 1974 and was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Smt.Indira Gandhi on 11thJanuary 1975.The provisions of the Major Port Trust Act 1963 were applied to NMPT with effect from 1.4.1980.Since then the Port has been functioning as a centre of activities for Importers and Exporters of this region. The land evacuees who donated land to seaport at panambur were rehabilitated at Katipalla mostly on land belonging to Krishnapura Matha near Surathkal. The port is in Panambur, Mangalore on the west coast of India. It is north of the confluence of Gurupura (Phalguni) river to Arabian sea. It is 170 nautical miles (310 km) south of Mormugao Port and 191 nautical miles (354 km) north of Kochi Port.