Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) is a government agency of the
Government of Gujarat
The Government of Gujarat, also known as Gujarat Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Gujarat and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive of the legislators appointed by the Governor of Gujarat, a judiciary ...
, a state of India. It was founded in 1982 to control, manage and operate the minor ports of Gujarat.
History
The GMB was founded in 1982 under the Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981. It controls, manage and operates total 44 minor ports of Gujarat including some with private companies.
From 3% of the total national port traffic handled by minor ports of Gujarat in 1982-83, they grown to handle 31% of total national port traffic in 2016-17. They also handles 71.3% of all minor port traffic of India. In 2018-19, minor ports of Gujarat handled total 542 MMT of cargo.
Ports
GMB operates 44 minor ports of Gujarat and they are operated under 10 port offices listed below:
[https://gmbports.org/gmb-owned-ports]
* Bedi Group:
Bedi,
Sikka,
Salaya
Salaya is a city and a municipality in Devbhumi Dwarka district, headquartered Jamkhambhaliya in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Geography
Salaya is located at . It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet).
Demographics
India c ...
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Jodia, Sachana
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Jafrabad Port
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Navlakhi Port
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Veraval
Veraval also known as Somnath is a municipality and the headquarters of Gir Somnath district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is also known for the hub of fishing industries in India.
Geography
Veraval is located at . It has an average ele ...
Port
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Bhavnagar Port
Bhavnagar Port is a seaport in Saurashtra region of Gujarat state in Western India. Bhavnagar has had trade links with Southeast Asia, Africa, Arabia and ports of Red Sea since the early 18th century.
The original port Bhavnagar Harbor located a ...
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Magdalla Port
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Okha Port
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Dahej Port
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Mandvi
Mandvi is a Beach town with municipality in the Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was once a major port of the region and summer retreat for Maharao (king) of the Cutch State. The old city was enclosed in the fort wall and remai ...
Port
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Porbandar
Porbandar is a city in the States and territories of India, Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It is the administrative center of the Porbandar District and it was the former capi ...
Port
; Greenfield ports operated by private companies
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Mundra Port
Mundra Port is the largest private port of India located on the north shores of the Gulf of Kutch near Mundra, Kutch district, Gujarat. Formerly operated by Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited (MPSEZ) owned by Adani Group, it was late ...
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Dahej Port
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Hazira Port
Hazira Port or Surat Port is a deep-water liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and multi-cargo deep-water port about 20 miles southwest of Surat, India built by Hazira Port Private Limited (HPPL). The LNG facility is operational, while the cargo ...
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Pipavav Port
Port Pipavav, India's first port in the private sector, is a port on the West Coast of India for containers, bulk and liquid cargo. Its lead promoter is APM Terminals, one of the largest container terminal operators in the world. The services in ...
;Other ports
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Jakhau
Jakhau (''Ja-kha-oo'', pronounced as Ja-kho by locals) is a village in Gujarat, western India. Administratively, it is under Abdasa Taluka, Kutch District, of Gujarat. Jakhau is 17 km by road west-southwest of Naliya, the taluka headquarter ...
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Victor Port
Victor Port is located near village Victor village in Rajula, Rajula Taluka of Amreli district in Gujarat, India.
Victor Port is situated approximately 4.5 km south of Victor village on NH-8E near Pipavav port on Western side of Gulf of Khamb ...
See also
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Gujarat Maritime University
Gujarat Maritime University (GMU) is an initiative of Government of Gujarat through Gujarat Maritime Board located in transitory campus of GNLU, Attalika Avenue, Knowledge Corridor, Koba, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
India, officially t ...
- operated by GMB Education Trust
GMB Polytechnic, Rajula- operated by GMB Education Trust
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DG Sea Connect
DG Sea Connect is a RORO/ROPAX ferry service connecting Ghogha and Hazira in Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat state of India. The original route to Dahej was opened in 2017 and suspended in early 2020 due to lack of financial feasibility in dredgin ...
- ferry service
References
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External links
Official website
Government agencies established in 1982
State agencies of Gujarat
Economy of Gujarat
Maritime organizations
Ports and harbours of Gujarat
1982 establishments in Gujarat