FIRMLY ANCHORED : KAKINADA DEEP WATER PORT

    Kakinada Sea Ports Limited is a Special Purpose Company set up in 1999 as a part of its privatization initiatives by the government.

It is promoted by Kakinada Infrastructure Moldings Pvt. Ltd., group and Konsortium Logistic Berhad of Malaysia with an objective of developing and operating a truly world class Hub.

This deep-water port is located on the east coast of India with a graphical position of latitude 16°58.37’ N and longitude of 82°17.06’ E. It is situated 170 km south of Visakhapatnam and 650 km north of Chennai. Kakinada forms the main gateway port for the rich agricultural belt of East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna Districts of Andhra Pradesh.

IMPORTS

• Liquid Cargo – Edible oil, Fertiliser raw material;
• POL – Naphtha; HSD; SKO; Furnace Oil;
• Bulk Cargo – Iron Ore; Coal; Wood Pulp; Machineries;
• Chemicals – Phosphoric Acid; Sulphuric Acid;
• Gases – Ammonia;

Exports:

On the export front, the Kakinada hub port is capable of bulk cargo handling viz. iron ore, cement clinker, white minerals such as Bentonite and Feldspar and an import/export potential of Bauxite, Alumina and containers.

THE KEY FEATURES

• All weather, deep water.
• It has a channel depth of 12 metres.
• The waiting berthing time is the minimum in the country of 0.31 hours as against 5.0 hours in major port.
• The vessel turnaround time is one day as against 3.5 days in major ports.
• It has secured warehouses and spacious storage yards.
• It is blessed with an efficient evacuation corridor and rail/road linkage.
• It is an ISO and ISPS certified port.

PRESENT STAGE:

• Commercial operations are started from 1-4-1999
• Berths availability
  • Cargo Berth – 910 Mts. … 4 Nos.
  • Multi cargo berth – 635 Mts. … 1 No.
  • Offshore supply vessels Berth … 1 No.
  • Coast Guard Berth … 1 No.
• Depth availability is 14.00 Mts.
• Vessel handling capacity is 50,000 DWT.
• ISPS compliant port.
• During 2010-11 cargo handled is 10.81 Million Tons.
• Ship to ship transport facility is available.

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