Kerala Maritime Board
The Kerala Maritime Board based at Trivandrum is a governmental organisation in the state of Kerala, India. It was founded in 2017 to control, manage and operate the minor ports of Kerala. The state of Kerala has a 590km long coastline with 17 notified non major ports and Two major port Cochin Port and Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram.
History
The Kerala Maritime Board was founded in 2017 under the Kerala Maritime Board Act, 2017. It was created by merging the Directorate of Ports, Kerala State Maritime Development Corporation Limited, and the Kerala Maritime Society. It controls, manage and operates total 17 minor ports of Kerala.Ports
KMB operates 17 minor ports of Kerala and they are listed below. 3 of them have Immigration checkpoint facility.| No | Port | District | Port Type | Immigration Checkpoint | Remarks |
| 1 | Vizhinjam Port (Not to be confused with Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Minor | Yes | Seaport |
| 2 | Valiyathura Port | Thiruvananthapuram | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 3 | Kollam Port | Kollam | Intermediate | Yes | Seaport |
| 4 | Neendakara Port | Kollam | Intermediate | No | Seaport |
| 5 | Kayamkulam Port | Alappuzha | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 6 | Alappuzha Port | Alappuzha | Intermediate | No | Seaport |
| 7 | Kodungallur Port | Thrissur | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 8 | Ponnani Port | Malapuram | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 9 | Beypore Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | No | Seaport |
| 10 | Kozhikode Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | Yes | Seaport |
| 11 | Vadakara Port | Kozhikode | Intermediate | No | Seaport |
| 12 | Thalassery Port | Kannur | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 13 | Kannur Port | Kannur | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 14 | Azhikkal Port | Kannur | Intermediate | No | Riverine |
| 15 | Nileshwaram Port | Kasargod | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 16 | Kasaragod Port | Kasargod | Minor | No | Seaport |
| 17 | Manjeshwaram Port | Kasargod | Minor | No | Seaport |