New Mangalore Port

small goods.

The national highway 17 ( NH-17 )passes adjoining the port. The nearest railway station is Thokur, but passengers have to alight at Suratkal Railway station which is on Konkan railway route .The Surathkal railway station is approximately 6 kilometres from the New Mangalore port.

The port serves hinterland of Karnataka state and to some extent state of Kerala. The major commodities exported through the port are Iron Ore concentrates & pellets, Iron Ore fines, manganese,granite stones, coffee,cashew and containerized cargo. The major imports of the port are crude and petroleum products, LPG, wood pulp, timber logs, finished fertilizers, liquid ammonia, phosphoric acid, other liquid chemicals, containerized cargo, etc.

External links

* [http://www.newmangalore-port.com. New Mangalore Port Trust]