Visakhapatnam Port

 

Visakhapatnam Port has played a prominent role in fostering accelerated growth in the region and significantly contributing to the country's trade & development. The Port was originally conceived in 1933 as an outlet for Manganese Ore Exports. It progressed from strength to strength through planned infrastructural development in successive five-year plans and evolved itself to the everchanging requirements of sea transportation systems. The Port comprises (i) Inner Harbour with 15 Berths and one mooring, (ii) Outer Harbour with 5 (including one mooring) Berths to accomodate deep drafts vessels. The LPG Berth for handling LPG/LNG Tankers and a Multipurpose Berth in the Outer Harbour are under the construction stage.

The Port has three harbours viz., outer harbour, inner harbour and the fishing harbour. The outer harbour with a water spread of 200 hectares has 6 berths and the inner harbour with a water spread of 100 hectares has 18 berths. Bestowed with natural deep water basins, the outer harbour is capable of accommodating 150,000 DWT vessels and draft upto 17 meters. The inner harbour is capable of accommodating vessels upto 230 meters LOA and draft upto 11 meters.