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35 port guides found in South Asia
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Port of Chittagong (Chattogram)
Handles ~90% of Bangladesh's international trade
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Port of Mongla
2nd-largest Bangladesh seaport
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Port of Payra
Bangladesh's 3rd seaport, inaugurated 2016
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Port of Khulna
BIWTA river port on Rupsa / Bhairab River
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Port of Barisal (Barishal)
Major BIWTA river port on Kirtankhola River
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Port of Narayanganj
Major jute / textile river port
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Port of Dhaka (Sadarghat)
One of the world's largest river passenger terminals
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Pangaon Inland Container Terminal
First inland container river port in Bangladesh (opened 2013)
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Port of Cox's Bazar
Primarily fishing and tourism port
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Port of Chalna
Former site of Mongla Port (1950–1953)
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Port of Chandpur
Major BIWTA river port
🇮🇳 India
Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT / Nhava Sheva)
Busiest container port in India
🇮🇳 India
Mumbai Port (Bombay Port)
69 anchorage points
🇮🇳 India
Deendayal Port (Kandla)
Largest Indian port by cargo tonnage
🇮🇳 India
Port of Paradip
Handled 150.41 Mt in FY2024-25
🇮🇳 India
Kolkata Port (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port)
India's only riverine major port
🇮🇳 India
Haldia Dock Complex
Subsidiary dock of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port
🇮🇳 India
Port of Visakhapatnam (Vizag)
India's largest east-coast port by volume
🇮🇳 India
Port of Cochin (Kochi)
India's first container transshipment port
🇮🇳 India
V.O. Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin)
Near East-West sea route
🇮🇳 India
Port of Chennai (Madras)
27 berths across 3 docks
🇮🇳 India
Kamarajar Port (Ennore)
India's only corporatized major port
🇮🇳 India
New Mangalore Port
Only major port in Karnataka; 7th largest in India
🇮🇳 India
Port of Mormugao (Goa)
Natural deep harbour at Goa
🇮🇳 India
Port of Mundra (Adani APSEZ)
India's largest commercial/private port (Adani APSEZ)
🇮🇳 India
Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar)
Gateway to Andaman & Nicobar Islands
🇵🇰 Pakistan
Port of Karachi
Handles ~60% of Pakistan's cargo (~25 Mt/yr)
🇵🇰 Pakistan
Port Qasim (Port Muhammad Bin Qasim)
2nd-busiest Pakistan port (~17 Mt/yr)
🇵🇰 Pakistan
Port of Gwadar
CPEC / Belt & Road Initiative flagship port
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Port of Colombo
Top global transshipment hub; busiest port in Sri Lanka
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Hambantota International Port
~10 nm from E-W shipping lane
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Port of Galle
Sri Lanka's oldest port
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Port of Trincomalee
One of the world's largest natural harbours (Koddiyar Bay)
🇲🇻 Maldives
Port of Malé Commercial Harbour
Principal commercial port of the Maldives
🇲🇻 Maldives
Port of Gan (Addu Atoll)
Southernmost Maldivian regional port
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Comprehensive port guides for 35 major ports across Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives — pilotage, VTS, channels, authority contacts, and more.
Bangladesh
11 port guidesHandles ~90% of Bangladesh's international trade
Guide →2nd-largest Bangladesh seaport
Guide →Bangladesh's 3rd seaport, inaugurated 2016
Guide →BIWTA river port on Rupsa / Bhairab River
Guide →Major BIWTA river port on Kirtankhola River
Guide →Major jute / textile river port
Guide →One of the world's largest river passenger terminals
Guide →First inland container river port in Bangladesh (opened 2013)
Guide →Primarily fishing and tourism port
Guide →Former site of Mongla Port (1950–1953)
Guide →Major BIWTA river port
Guide →India
15 port guidesBusiest container port in India
Guide →69 anchorage points
Guide →Largest Indian port by cargo tonnage
Guide →Handled 150.41 Mt in FY2024-25
Guide →India's only riverine major port
Guide →Subsidiary dock of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port
Guide →India's largest east-coast port by volume
Guide →India's first container transshipment port
Guide →Near East-West sea route
Guide →27 berths across 3 docks
Guide →India's only corporatized major port
Guide →Only major port in Karnataka; 7th largest in India
Guide →Natural deep harbour at Goa
Guide →India's largest commercial/private port (Adani APSEZ)
Guide →Gateway to Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Guide →Pakistan
3 port guidesHandles ~60% of Pakistan's cargo (~25 Mt/yr)
Guide →2nd-busiest Pakistan port (~17 Mt/yr)
Guide →CPEC / Belt & Road Initiative flagship port
Guide →Sri Lanka
4 port guidesTop global transshipment hub; busiest port in Sri Lanka
Guide →~10 nm from E-W shipping lane
Guide →Sri Lanka's oldest port
Guide →One of the world's largest natural harbours (Koddiyar Bay)
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