Gujarat Maritime Board
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Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) is an agency of the Government of Gujarat, a state of India. It was founded in 1982 to manage and operate the minor ports of Gujarat.
The GMB was founded in 1982 under the Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981.[1] It controls, manage and operates total 44 minor ports of Gujarat including some with private companies.[2][3][4]
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.[5] In 2018-19, minor ports of Gujarat handled total 542 MMT of cargo.[6]
Ports
GMB operates 44 minor ports of Gujarat and they are operated under 10 port offices listed below:[3]
- New Bedi
- Sikka
- Salaya
- Jodia
- Sachana
- Jafrabad Port
- Navlakhi Port
- Vadinar Port
- Veraval Port
- Bhavnagar Port
- Magdalla Port
- Okha Port
- Dahej Port
- Mandvi Port
- Porbandar Port
- Greenfield ports operated by private companies
- Other ports