Kollam Port
| Kollam Port കൊല്ലം തുറമുഖം | |
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Kollam Port | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Location | City of Kollam |
| Coordinates | 8°52′39″N 76°34′59″E / 8.87749°N 76.58314°E |
| UN/LOCODE | IN KUK |
| Details | |
| Opened | AD 825 Renovated in 2007 |
| 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 | Arun Kumar P K |
| World Port Index Number | 49160 |
| Electronic Data Interchange Code(EDI) | INKUK1 |
| Immigration checkpost | Yes |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 163 (after 2007) |
| Value of cargo | 2.2 million tonnes |
| Annual revenue | ₹3 crore (2024) ₹62 lakhs (2013) |
| Cranes | 2 |
| Main imports | Sand, Cashew, Tiles |
| Passenger Terminal | 288m |
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Kollam Port or Port of Quilon is one of the oldest ports (established in AD 825) situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) away from Downtown Kollam (formerly Quilon) It is the third largest port in Kerala by volume of cargo handled and facilities and one of the four Kerala ports having immigration checkpoint (ICP) facility. Located on the south-west coast of India, it was an important port from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries. Kollam was one of the five Indian ports visited by Ibn Battuta.