VISAKHAPATNAM PORTVISAKHAPATNAM PORT

Prepared by : -

Satish Kambaliya (11bcl016)

Civil Engineering Department

Institute Of Technology, Nirma University,Ahmedabad

Introduction• Visakhapatnam port is one of the leading major ports of

India it is situated in Visakhapatnam city of AndhraPradesh. The Port is located on the east coast of India.

• The Port has three harbours viz., outer harbour, innerharbour and the fishing harbour. The outer harbour with awater spread of 200 hectares has 6 berths and the innerharbour with a water spread of 100 hectares has 8 berths.

Vision of Visakhapatnam Port Trust• To be the most preferred port in South Asia offering

services of global standards.

Mission of Visakhapatnam Port Trust• To be a major partner in meeting the logistics requirements

of the importers and exporters of the region.

Introduction cont.

Layout of Port

History• Visakhapatnam was an ancient Port city which had

trade relations with the Middle East and Rome. Shipswere anchored at open roads and were loaded withcargo transported from Visakhapatnam shore by meansof small Masula boats.

• It has become a settlement of a branch of East IndiaCompany in 1682. Rs. 83 lakh worth of goods weremovedthroughVizagapatam/ Bhimunipatnamin 1882-movedthroughVizagapatam/ Bhimunipatnamin 1882-83.

• Principal commodities traded at anchorage Portincluded Muslin cloth - manufactured at Uppada (EastGodavari District), Manganese ore - exports to UK andUSA, Oilseeds, jaggery, jute and indigo, hides andskins. Extensive trade relations existed with Burma.Vessels of British India Steam Navigation Companyregularly visited the Port.

History Cont.• With the advent of British Rule, in 1858, the need

for a port in this part of the country wasemphasized in a report of a British Survey Party.

• It was only after the I World War that theproposal of Col. Cartwright of British Admiraltyfor constructionof a harbourat Visakhapatnamatthe mouthof river Meghadrigeddawasapprovedfor constructionof a harbourat Visakhapatnamatthe mouthof river Meghadrigeddawasapprovedby the Government.

• The Port was opened to ocean traffic with thearrival of a passenger vessel , on the 7th October,1933.

• In the first year of operation, the Port handledtraffic of 1.3 lakh tonnes.

Construction Features of Port

• The unique feature of the harbour has been theIsland Break-water, constructed by scuttling twoold ships JANUS and WELLESDON which form theskeleton around which a rubble mound is formed.

• The location of the port is very ideal in the sensethat it affords protection from cyclones which

• The location of the port is very ideal in the sensethat it affords protection from cyclones whichstrike the east coast regularly, by a highpromontory into the sea, known as Dolphin’sNose Hill which is to the north of the entrancechannel.

• The low tidal range of a maximum of 1.82 metersis also advantageous for the location of the port.

Construction Features of Port cont.• The harbour was constructed by dredging 281.8million

cubic ft of land and soft material.• It consisted of

Outer channel, inner channel, island breakwater, sandtrap, turning basin, quay wall of 1600 ft (3 berths), twotransit sheds,three storagesheds,open storagearea,transit sheds,three storagesheds,open storagearea,four electric quay cranes, three NG Locos, one weighbridge, railway track, 15 sq. miles of acquired land andother facilities like, graving dock, dredgers, tugs,lighters, power house, work shop, roads, drains, watersupply, buildings etc.

• The Port was constructed at a cost of Rs.378 lakhs.

Construction Features of Port cont.• After Independence substantial investments were made in the

successive Five Year Plans for developing the infrastructure in thePort.

• The Port administration has passed through different departmentsand Ministries of the Government of India till its transfer to the PortTrust in February, 1964 under Major Port Trusts Act 1963 as shownbelow:

• 1933-35 RAILWAY BOARD• 1933-35 RAILWAY BOARD• 1935-37 COMMERCIAL DEPT.• 1937-42 COMMUNICATIONS DEPT• 1942-44 WAR TRANSPORT DEPT• 1944-46 DEFENCE (WAR) DEPT• 1946-56 BENGAL NAGPUR RLY• 1956-64 MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT• FEB-1964 TRUST, UNDER MPT ACT

Material Handled and its amount

Facilities

Features Inner Harbour Outer Harbour• Water Spread (Hectares) 100 200• Berths 18 6• Max. Draft(Mtrs.) 11 7• Max. length (Mtrs.) PANAMAX 280• Max. Beam(Mtrs.) 32.50 48• Max. Beam(Mtrs.) 32.50 48

Handling FacilitiesCoking Coal facilities

• A deep draft berth in outer harbour with a quay Length of 356meters to handle vessels of draft upto 14.5 meters is available forhandling imported coking coal. The berth is capable of handling10000 DWT vessels. 2 floating cranes viz., Bulk Express.

Coking Coal handling

Handling Facilities Cont.Iron Ore & Pellets

• Functioning of the Mechanical ore handling plant known asore handling complex comprises of the receiving systemand the shipping system.

• The ore received through wagons is tippled and conveyedto the stacker for stacking in the receiving system.

ore handling complex

Handling Facilities Cont.Shipping system • The shipping system reclaims the cargo from the stacks and

conveys through the conveyors to the shiploader for loadinginto the ships’ hatches. The system consists of 3 bucketwheel reclaimers 4000 tonnes per hour capacity, a longoverhead conveyor system (4.8 kms – one way).

3 bucket wheel reclaimers

Handling Facilities Cont.Alumina• A fully mechanized facility for loading Alumina is

available at the dedicated berth (WQ 5) with 241meters length and permissible draft upto 11 meters.

The facilities available at the berth include:• 3 silos of 25,000 tonnes capacity each• Mechanicalwagonunloadingsystem(1100TPH)• Mechanicalwagonunloadingsystem(1100TPH)• Conveyor system for loading(2200 TPH)• A deep draft Oil Tanker Terminal for berthing tankers of

size up to 150,000 DWT and draft upto 17 meters isavailable. the facility is equipped with three unloadingarms at the terminal direct discharge from berth to therefinery tanks @ 5500 tonnes per hour through pipelines.

Handling Facilities Cont.• An exclusive jetty with draft upto 14 meters is available to

discharge LPG. A Cavern facility for LPG first of its kind inSouth Asia – a mined rock Cavern at a depth of 200 mtrs.below sea level (capacity: 60,000 T) is available. Twoberths in the inner harbour are available for handlingpetroleum products.

Jetty & Petroleum Handling

Handling Facilities Cont.

Containers

• A container terminal is being operated byVisakha Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd. Theterminal is the deepest terminal of the countrywith a facility to accommodate main linevesselsup to 15 M draft. The terminal hasavesselsup to 15 M draft. The terminal hasadedicated rail facility to handle full rake of 45wagons. The terminal has a potential to handle5 lakh TEU in future years and is ideallysituated to serve as “Container Hub Port" onthe East Coast of India.

LogisticsPort Railways

• Railway network at Port of Visakhapatnam is the largestamongst Indian Ports with over 200km rail length.

• The Port has a close interface with Division of East CoastRailways which facilitates quick transportation of EXIMcargo from/to all the States in the Country and at time toPakistan and Bangladesh also.

• Port is equipped with 15 WDS-6 locos of 1400 HP and 3WDG-3 locos of 3100 HP capacity for carrying Train

• Port is equipped with 15 WDS-6 locos of 1400 HP and 3WDG-3 locos of 3100 HP capacity for carrying Trainoperations.

• The Rail network at Port has two systems viz., Ironore(Mechanical Tippling) and General (other than Iron oreMechanical), for handling food grains, fertilizers, thermalcoal, steel products, coking coal, Iron Ore(manualunloading) & other mineral ores, POL products etc.

Logistics Cont.

Road network• A Road running within the Port land was commonly

being used historically over a long period by the PortCargo Traffic and the City public between Port area upto NH-5.

• Realizing the need to ease congestion of the traffic andto provide alternative route including improving theto provide alternative route including improving thetravel time, a Port Connectivity Road fromVisakhapatnam Port to NH-5 with a total length of 12.5km comprising of 4.9 km of Flyovers and Ramps at atotal project cost of ` 114.00 Crores was developed.

Social Measures City’s Sewage• Major drains originating from the upper reaches of the

city are discharging the drainage water at differentlocations into the Port area before they finallydischarge into sea. These reaches of drains in Port areaare being maintained regularly by Visakhapatnam Portto ensure free flow of water and to keep cleanto ensure free flow of water and to keep cleanenvironment of harbour waters.

• One 10 MLD sewage treatment plant is in operation totreat the sewage and sullage entering into port watersfrom the city.

• An annual expenditure of about 70.00 Lakhs is beingincurred for maintenance of drains, and culverts etc.

Social Measures Cont.Sports and Cultural Complex

• In line with the policies of the Government of India forupliftment of Sports & Cultural developments and keepingin view the interest of the city public.

• A large Sports complex with various facilities for Sports &Cultural activities was developed by the Port in the early1990s at a cost about ` 20.00 Crores. This Sports & CulturalComplex was completedin VPT’s own land of about 45acres.Complex was completedin VPT’s own land of about 45acres.

• The complex is provided with an Outdoor Stadium of10,000 spectators capacity and an Indoor Stadium of 3000spectators capacity, an auditorium of 1400 audiencecapacity for theatrical performances and Open Air Theatreof 3500 audience capacity including ancillary facilities.

Awards & Achievements• The only Indian port to have three international certifications.

– ISO 900-Quality Management System.– ISO 14001-Environmental Management System.– OHSAS 18001-Occupational Health and Safety

Management System.• An ISPS compliant Port.• Complimentedby the Ministry of Shipping,Governmentof• Complimentedby the Ministry of Shipping,Governmentof

India as the BRIGHTEST JEWEL among all the major portsof India

• NATIONAL SAFETY AWARD for outstanding performancein industrial safety Winners for the year 2002,2006,2007Runner-up for years 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003.

• GREENTECH SAFETY AWARD in service sector foroutstanding achievement in Safety management Silver - 2008,2010

Current Information about the PortVISAKHAPATNAM, AUG 15• Visakhapatnam port chairman M T Krishna Babu has said that the

port has handled 20.64 million tonnes of cargo till the end ofJulyduring the current financial year against 19.72 million tonnes lastyear, registering a growth of 5 per cent.

Dredging works

• He saidtheport hadcompleteddredgingof outerharbourchannelin• He saidtheport hadcompleteddredgingof outerharbourchannelinMarch 2014 for handling capesize vessels.

• It was able to navigate the first-ever capesize vessel, m.v.MGMSailor, on March 10.

• The dredging works of inner harbour to facilitate the navigation of14 m draft vessels would be completed on schedule and the portwould be able soon be above to handle fully laden panamax vesselsin the inner harbour.

Current Information about the Port cont.• Krishna Babu said the port had taken up ambitious

projects to augment its capacity and also to modernisethe existing berths.

• The development of WQ-6 berth for handling multi-cargoes and EQ-10 for handling liquid cargoes in theinner harbour taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 170crore was progressing and they would be operational byJanuary.January.

• He said concessions would be awarded soon forupgrading iron ore handling facilities at the outerharbour and another project - extension of existingcontainer terminal - agreement would be signedshortly. These projects would bring in an investment ofRs. 1,479 crore.

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