Kerala Maritime Board
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| Formation | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Type | Port authority |
| Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Region served | Kerala |
Minister for Ports | V.N. Vasavan[1] |
Parent organization | Department of Fisheries and Ports, Government of Kerala |
| Website | kmb |
The Kerala Maritime Board (KMB) based at Trivandrum is a governmental organisation in the state of Kerala, India. It was founded in 2017 to control, manage and operate the minor ports of Kerala. The state of Kerala has a 590km long coastline with 17 notified non major ports and Two major port Cochin Port and Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram .
The Kerala Maritime Board was founded in 2017 under the Kerala Maritime Board Act, 2017.[2] It was created by merging the Directorate of Ports, Kerala State Maritime Development Corporation Limited, and the Kerala Maritime Society.[3] It controls, manage and operates total 17 minor ports of Kerala.[4]