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Kochi (Cochin)
UN/LOCODE INKOC · Scale rank #287 worldwide
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- coastal (natural)
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.0 m
- Largest vessel
- 366.5 m
Overview
Kochi (Cochin) is a medium seaport in India – harbour type: coastal (natural). Cargo pier depth up to 15.0 m; channel depth 14.0 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 366.5 m, beam 52.0 m, draft 14.5 m. Water body: Laccadive Sea; Indian Ocean.
- Country
- India
- Water body
- Laccadive Sea; Indian Ocean
- UN/LOCODE
INKOC- WPI number
- 49130
- Coordinates
- 9.9667, 76.2333
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- coastal (natural)
- Harbour use
- Cargo
- Shelter
- Good
Location
Infrastructure & depths
Berths & cargo facilities
- ✓ Wharves
- ✓ Anchorage
Cranes & lifts
- ✓ Fixed cranes
- ✓ Mobile cranes
- ✓ Floating cranes
- ✓ Lifts 50–100 t
- ✓ Lifts 25–49 t
- ✓ Lifts 0–24 t
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Railway
- Medium
Services & access
Pilotage, tugs & traffic
- ✓ Pilotage compulsory
- ✓ Pilotage available
- ✓ Tug assistance
- ✗ Salvage tugs
- ✓ First port of entry
Services & supplies
- ✓ Longshoremen
- ✓ Electricity
- ✓ Electrical repair
- ✓ Navigation equipment
- ✓ Medical facilities
- ✓ Garbage disposal
- ✓ Dirty ballast disposal
- ✓ Provisions
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fuel oil
- ✓ Diesel oil
- ✓ Deck supplies
- ✓ Engine supplies
- ✓ Airport nearby
- ✓ Rail connection
Entrance restrictions
- ✓ Tide: no
- ! Heavy swell: yes
- ✓ Ice: no
- ! Other: yes
- ✓ Overhead limits: no
✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).
Vessel schedules
No liner service calling at Kochi (Cochin) in the schedule data yet.
Schedules & tracking of major carriers:
Trade with Vietnam
Vietnam and India share 1 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:
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Nearby ports
| Port | Country | Harbour size | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo |  LK | Medium | 520 km |
| Chennai (Madras) | IN | Large | 564 km |
| Kattupalli Port | IN | Large | 582 km |
| Trincomalee Harbor | LK | Medium | 569 km |
| New Mangalore | IN | Medium | 363 km |
| Nagappattinam | IN | Small | 405 km |
| Kamarajar Port | IN | Small | 578 km |
| Karaikal Port | IN | Small | 409 km |
Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 173 (Enroute) - India and the Bay of Bengal ↗