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21-500: Visakhapatnam Port is one of twelve major working ports in India and the only major port of Andhra Pradesh . It is India's third largest state-owned port by volume of cargo handled and largest on the Eastern Coast. It is located 880 km from Kolkata Port and 780 km from Chennai Port , almost midway between the two other major ports along the coast of Bay of Bengal . Although
42-821: A coastline of 7517 kilometres, forming one of the largest peninsulas in the world. According to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, around 95 percent of India's trading by volume and 70 percent by value is done through maritime transport. India's major ports handled highest ever cargo of 795 million tonne in FY23. Port Blair which was notified as major port in 2010 was removed later. The ports are spread across Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Andhra Pradesh , Goa , Gujarat , Karnataka , Kerala , Maharashtra , Odisha , Puducherry , Tamil Nadu , and West Bengal . Government of India plans to build new greenfield ports and also built associated infrastructure such as railway lines through
63-627: A cost of Rs. 60 crores with a power generation of about 178 lakh units per annum and connected to the grid. The plant is meeting the entire power requirement of the port making it self sufficient. The power generated over and above the requirement of the port is being supplied to the pooled bank. Port also installed 190 KW Solar Power Plants utilizing the roof top spaces at a cost of Rs. 1.28 crores. The two Plants are also generating 800 units per day. M/s. ReNew Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd., installed power Plants on rooftop spaces of VPA buildings for generation of 580 KW Solar Power. In addition to power generation, VPA
84-505: Is a signatory to Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships . India plans to pass the "Recycling of Ships Act, 2019" to ratify the Hong Kong treaty. This will allow India to capture its targeted 60% in the global ship breaking business while doubling the annual to US$ 2.3 billion target. India's Alang-Sosiya Ship Breaking Yard is world's largest ships' graveyard . Other ship graveyards in India
105-550: Is being maintained. The Port is connected to National Highway – 16 (formerly called as NH-5) by 4 lane link road of 12 kms. developed and maintained by a SPV constituted by NHAI as a JV with VPA. Port is contemplating augmentation of the connectivity into a 6 lane road. A grade separator from H-7 area of VPA to the takeoff point of Port Connectivity Road at Convent junction separates port traffic from city traffic at Convent junction and makes vehicle transport more efficient. Port of Visakhapatnam commissioned 10 MW Solar Power project at
126-588: Is taking initiatives towards conservation by reducing power consumption.About 1008 nos. of 250 W SV/Metal Halide street lamps are replaced with 120 W LED street lights (energy saving of nearly 6.22 lakhh units or Rs. 42 lakhs per annum).High Speed Diesel blended with 5% Bio diesel with low sulphur content is used for locomotives Ports in India In India, ports are categorised into major ports and non-major ports (informally called minor ports). As of 2024, there are 13 major ports and 217 non-major ports across
147-561: Is the Steel Industrials Kerala Limited breaking unit. The port's under central Government of india are known as Major port and other ports in India are classified as minor ports.The following are the major ports of India: [REDACTED] Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (India) The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is the Indian ministry responsible for formulation and administration of
168-707: The 2015 established Sagar Mala project , and National Maritime Development Program. According to Constitution of India , maritime transport is to be administered by both the Central and the State governments. While the central government's shipping ministry administers the major ports, the minor and intermediate ports are administered by the relevant departments or ministries in the nine coastal states of Andhra Pradesh , Goa , Gujarat , Karnataka , Kerala , Maharashtra , Odisha , Tamil Nadu and West Bengal . Several of these 187 minor and intermediate ports have been identified by
189-605: The Central Provinces. The port was built at a cost of ₹ 378 lakhs. The Port opened to ocean traffic with the arrival of a passenger vessel, S.S. Jaladurga of the Scindia Steam Navigation Co., on 7 October 1933 and was inaugurated by Lord Willingdon on 19 December 1933. During the Second World War , the military significance of the port increased. After India's independence, the port witnessed growth under
210-555: The Indian Navy. The outer harbour has a protected tranquil basin of 200 hectares surrounded by a set of breakwaters (length of 3.025 km) on the eastern, southern and northern sides of the basin. The outer harbour has eight berths, a single point mooring (SPM), and a fishing harbour. M/s.Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. and the Headquarters of Eastern Naval Command also exist adjacent to Visakhapatnam Port. The Dolphin's Nose Hill to
231-483: The Ministry of Shipping. In 2004, The Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Road Transport were again merged and renamed as Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways. There are two Department viz. Department of Shipping and Department of Road Transport & Highways. In 2009, The Ministry of Shipping was again formed by bifurcating the Ministry Of Shipping, Road Transport, and Highways Further, in 2020
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#1733114270480252-503: The Outer Harbour consisting of 8 berths. The inner harbour encompasses a water area of about 100 hectares and has three arms—northern, western, and north western—and is shared by the Port, Shipyard, and Eastern Naval Command. The northern arm is the main commercial arm of the inner harbour and has 19 berths. The western arm has three berths. The north western arm is entirely occupied by
273-575: The country. Major ports are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways of the Government of India , while non-major ports fall under the jurisdiction of State Maritime Boards of respective state governments —this also includes private ports running under the public–private partnership (PPP) model. Among the 217 non-major ports, cargo is handled only at 68 ports, others are used by fishing vessels and ferries . India has
294-563: The main commodities handled at this port. The port is connected to trunk railways directly through the railway yards to the Chennai-Howrahmain lines of East Coast Railway. Port owns and operates a railway system with track length of about 186 km within port area. In 1971 the port owned 16 locomotives. The entire port railway system is upgraded to the Railway standards. Electronic interlocking of lines and EI (electronic interlocking) cabin
315-646: The need for building a port on the east coast to access Central Provinces was felt by the British in the 19th century, the proposal of Col. H.Cartwright Reid of British Admiralty for constructing a harbour at Visakhapatnam was approved by the Government only after the First World War. The Inner Harbour was built by the Bengal Nagpur Railway between 1927 and 1933 to facilitate the export of manganese ore from
336-462: The north of the entrance channel protects the harbour from cyclones that strike the east coast. The port is located on the area of a creek through which the coastal river Narava Gedda joins the sea. The hinterland of the Visakhapatnam Port extends to north eastern Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh , southern Orissa . Iron ore, manganese ore, steel products, general cargo, coal and crude oil are
357-577: The period 2020. India has been building large ships after the independence using public sector companies like Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers estb in 1884, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders , Hindustan Shipyard , Goa Shipyard and Cochin Shipyard . SS Jala Usha , a steamship built by Hindustan Shipyard in 1948 and the first of its kind to be built within the Indian subcontinent after WW-II.The first oil tanker built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL)
378-529: The respective governments to be developed, in a phased manner, a good proportion of them involving public–private partnership . The maritime boards of state governments administer control of minor ports owned by state governments. In 2018–19, minor ports of Gujarat alone handled total 542 MMT of cargo. Maharashtra Maritime Board sets record of handling 71 mn tons of cargo in 2022–23. The capacity of Indian ports currently stands at 2,604.99 mtpa. The container throughput of Indian ports stood at 17 million TEUs for
399-476: The rules, regulations and laws relating to ports, shipping and waterways. The minister is Sarbananda Sonowal . In 1999, the Ministry of Surface Transport was re-organized into two departments, namely the Department of Shipping and the Department of Road Transport and Highways. In 2000, the Ministry of Surface Transport was bifurcated into two Ministries namely the Ministry of Surface Transport and Highways and
420-606: The various Five Year Plans . Over time, the port has grown from one with 3 berths handling 1.3 lakh tonnes per annum to one with 24 berths and annual traffic of 65 million tonnes. The port was notified as a major port in 1964 under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Under the act, the Visakhapatnam Port Trust is in charge of running the port. The port has two harbours: the Inner Harbour consisting of 22 berths and
441-601: Was the MV Rani Padmini , which was delivered in July 1981. India launched 93,000 DWT oil tanker in 2002 under Third Vajpayee ministry , The ship named Maharshi Parashuram built by Cochin Shipyard was 237 meter long double vessel was fitted with 14,300 HP engine. Abul Kalam Azad is another similar-size oil tanker ship built by Cochin Shipyard in 1999 which has been scrapped. As of January 2020 , India has 30% share of ship breaking with annual US$ 1.1 billion revenue. India
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