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Which one of the following sea ports gained significance for handling iron-ore exports to Japan?

Which one of the following sea ports gained significance for handling iron-ore exports to Japan? Correct Answer Mormugao

The correct answer is Mormugao.

Key Points

  • Marmagao Port, situated at the entrance of the Zuari estuary, is a natural harbor in Goa.
  • It gained significance after its remodeling in 1961 to handle iron-ore exports to Japan.
  • Major exporters of Iron Ore saw the highest ever exports during the financial year 2010-11 through Mormugao Port.
  • The entrance to the bay is encumbered with shoals. The Grandi Islands lie in the S approach to the bay.
  • Marmagao is one of the oldest ports on the west coast of India, protected by a breakwater as well as a mole constructed E of the seaward end of the breakwater.
  • Winds & Weather:
    • ​Occasional strong NE winds from about the middle of February to the end of March cause a heavy swell in Marmagao Bay.
    • These winds usually last from 3 days to a week and decrease in strength from sunset to sunrise.
  • Tides Currents:
    • ​The tidal rise at Marmagao is 2.3m at MHWS and 1.6m at MHWN.
    • Tidal currents in the outer anchorage off Marmagao Bay are weak.
  • Depths & Limitations:
    • ​The channel, which leads to the inner anchorage and the berthing area, is about 4.6 miles long and 250m wide.
    • The channel has been dredged to a depth of 14.4m although lesser depths have been reported (2002).
    • Vessels up to 70,000 DWT, with a maximum draft of 12m, can berth alongside.
    • Vessels up to 275,000 DWT can be accommodated in midstream.

Additional Information

Major ports of India.
Name State
Deendayal Port Trust Gujarat
Paradip Port Trust Odisha
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Maharashtra
Visakhapatnam Port Trust Andhra Pradesh
Mumbai Port Trust Maharashtra
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust West Bengal
Chennai Port Trust Tamil Nadu
New Mangaluru Port Trust Karnataka
Kochi Port Trust Kerala

 

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