Visakhapatnam
Port is strategicaaly located between Calcutta and Madras on the
East Coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. A natural
phenomena in the form of two massive rock hills; Dolphin's Nose
on the south and Rose Hill on its North protect the Port
from the cyclones that trike the East Coast of India. These two
hills shelter a bay, which possess a sufficient depth for ocean
going vessels.
| Latitude |
17°241'N |
| Longitude |
83°18'E |
| Indian Naval
Hydrographic |
3002 |
Approaches to Mormugao
and Panaji |
| 3012 |
Visakhapatnam Harbour
|
|
Round
the clock.
| Designation |
Visakhapatnam Port
Trust |
| Depth |
~25 Meters |
| Shelter Afforded |
Nil |
Compulsary,
Authority for request: Deputy conservator Embarkation Position; At
roads about 1 nautical mile south east of fair way buoys.
Regulations; in respect of every vessel desiring to enter the
Port, an application shall be made in advance in the form
prescribed by the board, to Dy. Conservator and Traffic Manager by
the Master, Owner or Agent, stating the name of the vessel, cargo
carried, or whether in ballast etc.
| Radio Wireless Station |
Visakhapatnam Port
Control |
| Operates |
24 Hours |
| VHF Channels |
16 @ 156.8 MHz and
156.6 MHz |
| Inner Harbour |
Outer Harbour |
| Water
Spread |
100
hectares |
Water
Spread |
200
hetares |
| Land Area |
3,881
hectares |
Area
reclaimed of fore shore |
25 hetares |
| Total Water Spread |
300 hectares |
| Total Land Area |
3,881 hectares |
| Total Reclaimed Area |
25 Hectares |
| Total Port Area |
4206 Hectares |
| Water
Spread |
24
hectares |
| Area
reclaimed of fore shore |
11
hectares |
The Outer Harbour has a protected Basin of about 200 hectares
encompassed by a set of Break waters: North, South and East
break-waters are 412 meters 1543 meters and 1070 meters
respectively.
| Length |
Outer Channel |
1300 meters |
| Inner Channel |
1630 meters |
| Depth |
Outer Harbour |
17.5 meters |
| Inner Harbour |
10.7 meters |
| Width |
Outer Channel |
200 meters |
| Inner
Channel varies between 94.4 meters and 121.9 meters. |
| |
Outer Harbour |
Inner Harbour |
| Diameter |
610 meters |
365 meters |
| Depth |
16.5 meters |
11.6 meters |
| |
LOA |
Beam |
Darft |
| Inner Harbour |
193.50 meters |
30.50 meters |
10.21 meters |
| Outer Harbour |
270.00 meters |
42.00 meters |
16.00 meters |
| Office |
|
09.30 to 16.30 hrs. |
| Port
Operations |
I Shift |
06.30 to 14.30 hrs. |
| II Shift |
15.00 to 21.30 hrs. |
| III
Shift |
22.00 to 04.30 hrs. |
| Ore
Handling Labour, Mobile Crane, Electric crane staff, Pilots,
tug Master-staff. |
I Shift |
06.00 to 14.00 hrs. |
| II Shift |
14.00 to 22.00 hrs. |
| III
Shift |
22.00 to 06.00 hrs. |
| |
Inner Harbour |
Outer Harbour |
| No. of alongside |
15 |
4 |
| No. of Moorings |
1 |
1 |
|
Inner
Harbour
|
| Berth |
LOA meters |
Beam meters |
Draft meters |
Cargo |
| East Quay-1 |
167.64 |
31.50 |
10.06 |
Fertilisers, Foodgrains, Rock Phosphate, Sulphur,
Manganese ore and other dry bulk Cargoes, Timber, General
cargo, Heavy lifts, Iron and Steel. |
| East Quay-2 |
167.64 |
31.50 |
10.06 |
| East Quay-3 |
167.64 |
31.50 |
10.06 |
| East Quay-4 |
234.64 |
31.50 |
10.06 |
| East Quay-5 |
167.64 |
31.50 |
10.06 |
| East Quay-6 |
167.64 |
31.50 |
10.21 |
Liquid
Ammonia, Phosphoric Acid... Thermal Coal, Scrap etc. |
| East Quay-7 |
182.90 |
31.50 |
10.21 |
| West Quay-1 |
160.00 |
31.50 |
10.06 |
| West Quay-2 |
214.00 |
31.50 |
10.06 |
Coking
Coal, Thermal Coal, Limestone and other bulk cargo. |
| West Quay-3 |
214.00 |
31.50 |
10.06 |
| West Quay-4 |
220.00 |
31.50 |
10.21 |
Coking
Coal, Thermal Coal, Alumina, Caustic Soda & Coking soda. |
| West Quay-5 |
220.00 |
31.50 |
10.21 |
| Fertiliser Berth |
167.64 |
30.50 |
10.06 |
Sulphur and
Rockphosphate for CFL. |
| Oil Refinery berth-1 |
182 |
30.50 |
10.06 |
Import/Export of
petroleum products, L.P.G. and Bunkering. |
| Oil Refinery berth-2 |
182.88 |
30.50 |
9.75 |
|
| Fertiliser berth |
167.64 |
30.50 |
10.06 |
Sulphur, Rockphosphate
and Fertiliser. |
| mooring-1 |
213.16 |
30.50 |
10.06 |
Idle Berth. |
| Outer
Harbour |
| Berth |
LOA meters |
Beam meters |
Draft meters |
Cargo |
| Ore Berth-I |
263.00 |
42.00 |
16.00 |
Iron Ore |
| Ore Berth-I |
263.00 |
42.00 |
16.00 |
Iron Ore |
| Oil Mooring |
270.00 |
42.00 |
14.00 |
Transhipment of POL |
| General Cargo Berth |
232.00 |
42.00 |
13.00 |
Coking Coal and bulk
cargoes |
| Offshore Tanker
Terminal |
280.00 |
42.00 |
15.00 |
Crude oil imports |
| No. |
name of the equipments |
Capacity |
Nos. |
| 1. |
Locos
(Diesel) |
700 HP |
6 |
| 1400 HP |
18 |
| 2. |
Mobile
Crane |
10 Ton |
1 |
| 25 Ton |
2 |
| 45.07 Ton |
2 |
| 3. |
Rail
Mounted crane |
60 Ton |
|
| 4. |
Forklifts
Trucks |
3 Ton |
32 |
| 10 Ton |
3 |
| 12 Ton |
3 |
| 5. |
Payloaders
(BEML)Hydraulic |
1.7 cu. m. |
4 |
| 3.1 cu. m. |
1 |
| 6. |
Wharf
cranes (Electrically operated) |
3 Ton |
6 |
| 6 Ton |
5 |
| 10 Ton |
11 |
| 7. |
Tractors |
20 Ton |
3 |
| 44.05 Ton |
4 |
| 30 Ton |
1 |
| 8. |
Trailors |
20 Ton |
1 |
| 30 Ton |
6 |
| 9. |
Grabs |
1.5 cu. m. |
6 |
| 2.0 cu. m. |
12 |
| 2.5 cu. m. |
3 |
| 1. Priority
brthing for container vessels. |
| 2. Open
storage area of about 80,000 sq. m. in the close proximity to
the berth for storage of containers and chassis. |
| 3. 3000 sq.
m. covered storage space for cargo storage, stuffing,
stripping and palletisation. |
| 4. 150-ton
floating crane with flat top pontoons for stacking containers. |
| 5. Two
50-ton grantry cranes in the container park area for stacking
containers. |
| 6. A fleet
of Mobile cranes and forklifts trucks. |
| 7. Three
12-ton/10 ton forklift trucks for handling empty containers. |
| 8. Power
points for handling reefer containers. |
| 9.
Container parking-served with rail track. |
| 10.
Competent well-trained and disciplined labour force. |
| 11. Regular container feeder services by |
M/s American President
Lines |
| M/s Sealand Services |
| M/s Maersk Lines |
| 1.
Covered |
| |
Type |
Area |
No. |
| (a) |
Ware House |
10,462 Sq. M. |
1 |
| (b) |
Transit sheds |
30,394 Sq. M. |
7 |
| (c) |
Storage sheds |
12,305 Sq. M. |
4 |
| 2. Open |
| |
Type |
Area |
|
| (a) |
With in customs unit |
3,16568 Sq. M. |
|
| (b) |
Outside customs limits |
6,29,333 Sq. M. |
|
| (c) |
Iron ore stacking area |
85,000 Sq. M. |
|
| (d) |
Other open space |
89,626 Sq. M. |
|
| |
Total |
11,73,698 Sq. M. |
|
|
|
| Broadguage 225
Kms. |
| Railway line is owned
operated and maintained by the port. |
| Dry Dock |
| Hindustan Shipyard Dry
Dock |
| Dry Docking for Port
Craft (137*18*5.6
m.) |
| Dry Docking for
Trawlers (65*21*6
m.) |
|
|
| Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam-403 803 |
| Telephone: 64801 to 64809 & 64841 to 64849, |
| Fax: 565023 Telex: 0495-235 PORT IN |
| Cable: PORTRUST |
| Designation |
Phone |
| Chairman |
62758/63202 |
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