It was founded in 1982 to control, manage and operate the minor ports of Gujarat.
The GMB was founded in 1982 under the Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981.
[1] It controls, manage and operates total 44 minor ports of Gujarat including some with private companies.
They also handles 71.3% of all minor port traffic of India.
[5] In 2018-19, minor ports of Gujarat handled total 542 MMT of cargo.