Ports

Andhra Pradesh has one major port at visakhapatnam and two intermediate ports at Kakinada and Machilipatnam. The State also has minor ports at Krishnapatnam, Gangavaram, Mutyalampalem, Bhavanapadu, Kalingapatnam, Bhimunipatnam, Narsapur, Nizamapatnam, and Vodarevu.

visakhapatnam is the country’s largest Major Port (44.4 mmt in 2000-01). At the state port level, Andhra Pradesh is ranked third behind Gujarat and Maharashtra and handles 9% of the total Minor port traffic (5.3 mmt of an all-India Minor port total of 62.3 mmt in 1999-2000).

Kakinada is by far the largest minor port in AP, handling 2.77 mmt of traffic in 1999-2000 and Rawa Port handled 2.53 mmt.