Cochin Port
E208521
Cochin Port is a major Indian seaport on the Arabian Sea, serving as a key maritime trade and container hub for the state of Kerala.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cochin Port canonical | 14 |
| Port of Kochi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1862840 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cochin Port Context triple: [Kerala, hasPort, Cochin Port]
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A.
Kamarajar Port
Kamarajar Port is a major deep-water seaport near Chennai on India’s east coast, serving as a key hub for cargo and industrial maritime trade.
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B.
Kakinada Port
Kakinada Port is a significant commercial seaport on the eastern coast of India, serving as a key maritime gateway for trade in Andhra Pradesh and the Bay of Bengal region.
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C.
Krishnapatnam Port
Krishnapatnam Port is a major deep-water seaport on India’s eastern coast, serving as a key hub for cargo and maritime trade in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
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D.
Mormugao Port
Mormugao Port is a major natural harbor and one of India’s leading iron ore exporting ports, located in the state of Goa on the Arabian Sea.
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E.
Visakhapatnam Port
Visakhapatnam Port is one of India’s largest and busiest seaports on the eastern coast, serving as a major hub for maritime trade and industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cochin Port Target entity description: Cochin Port is a major Indian seaport on the Arabian Sea, serving as a key maritime trade and container hub for the state of Kerala.
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A.
Kamarajar Port
Kamarajar Port is a major deep-water seaport near Chennai on India’s east coast, serving as a key hub for cargo and industrial maritime trade.
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B.
Kakinada Port
Kakinada Port is a significant commercial seaport on the eastern coast of India, serving as a key maritime gateway for trade in Andhra Pradesh and the Bay of Bengal region.
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C.
Krishnapatnam Port
Krishnapatnam Port is a major deep-water seaport on India’s eastern coast, serving as a key hub for cargo and maritime trade in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
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D.
Mormugao Port
Mormugao Port is a major natural harbor and one of India’s leading iron ore exporting ports, located in the state of Goa on the Arabian Sea.
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E.
Visakhapatnam Port
Visakhapatnam Port is one of India’s largest and busiest seaports on the eastern coast, serving as a major hub for maritime trade and industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
container port
ⓘ
major port ⓘ seaport ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Indian Railways network
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Railways
National Highway network ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
Cochin Port Trust
ⓘ
linked to:
Cochin Port Authority
|
| governingBody |
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
|
| handlesCargo |
break-bulk cargo
ⓘ
containerized cargo ⓘ dry bulk cargo ⓘ liquid bulk cargo ⓘ |
| handlesTraffic | cruise ships ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
LNG terminal (nearby at Puthuvypeen)
ⓘ
bulk cargo terminal ⓘ container terminal ⓘ cruise terminal ⓘ dry dock ⓘ liquid cargo terminal ⓘ ship repair facilities ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Cochin Port Authority ⓘ |
| hasTerminal | Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal ⓘ |
| hasTerminalOperator |
DP World (at ICTT Vallarpadam)
ⓘ
linked to:
DP World
|
| hasUNLocode | INCOC ⓘ |
| isFirst | India’s first exclusive international container transshipment terminal (Vallarpadam) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ Kochi ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland |
Vallarpadam Island
ⓘ
Willingdon Island ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterBody |
Lake of Kochi (Vembanad Lake backwaters)
ⓘ
linked to:
Vembanad Lake
|
| nearbyAirport | Cochin International Airport ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kochi ⓘ |
| nearbyStateCapital |
Thiruvananthapuram (state capital of Kerala)
ⓘ
linked to:
Thiruvananthapuram
|
| operatedBy | Cochin Port Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| portType |
all-weather port
ⓘ
artificial harbour ⓘ |
| regionImportance | major port on India’s southwest coast ⓘ |
| serves |
Kochi metropolitan area
ⓘ
state of Kerala ⓘ |
| servesAs |
key maritime trade hub
ⓘ
major container transshipment hub ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
gateway for trade of Kerala
ⓘ
hub for shipping routes between the Middle East and Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| waterway |
Arabian Sea
ⓘ
Laccadive Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cochin Port Description of subject: Cochin Port is a major Indian seaport on the Arabian Sea, serving as a key maritime trade and container hub for the state of Kerala.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cochin Port