AD 825; 1199 years ago (825) 2007; 17 years ago (2007) (renovation)
Operated by
Kerala Maritime Board, Government of Kerala
Owned by
Government of Kerala
Land area
10.6 acres (0.043 km2)
Size
44 acres (0.18 km2)
No. of berths
2
No. of wharfs
1 (178 metres) 2 (101 metres)
Port Officer
Captain Hari Achutha Warrier[1]
World Port Index Number
49160[2]
Electronic Data Interchange Code(EDI)
INKUK1[3]
Cranes
2
Statistics
Vessel arrivals
163 (after 2007)
Value of cargo
2.2 million tonnes
Annual revenue
62 million[4]
Main imports
Sand, Cashew, Tiles
Passenger Terminal
288m
Website www.keralaports.gov.in
Kollam Port is one of the historic ports situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) away from Downtown Kollam (formerly Quilon)[5] It is the second largest port in Kerala by volume of cargo handled and facilities. Located on the south-west coast of India, under the name of Quilon Port it became one of the country's most important trade hubs from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries. Kollam was one of the five Indian ports visited by Ibn Battuta.[6][7][8]
^"Contact Us - Kerala Maritime Board". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^"World Port Index". National Geospatial Intelligence Agenct. 2015.
^"Kollam Port SEA(INKUK1) - e Commerce Portal Central Board of Excise & Customs". Central Board of Excise & Customs. 2015.
^http://www.keralaports.gov.in/doc/Kollam%20Final%20DFR/Annexures%20to%20DFR/Annexure%2013/Annexure%2013.1%20-%20Scenario%201%20Option%201.pdf Profit & Loss statement of Kollam Port
^Kollam, Ashtamudi Lake - great alternatives to Kochi, Vembanad Lake
^The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century. Ross E. Dunn. 2010. ISBN 9780520931718.
^"A requiem for Ashtamudi". Deccan Chronicle. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^"Ibn Battuta: International Trade at the Malabar Coast". Routledge. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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