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View of Kakinada port from Beach. The state's ports handled 73 million tons of cargo in financial year 2015–16. [3] The state of Andhra Pradesh is the second maritime state (after Gujarat) in terms of cargo handled by Non-Major Ports and the third maritime state (after Gujarat and Maharashtra) in terms of overall cargo handled including Visakhapatnam port trust .
Visakhapatnam port inner harbour view. Although 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 inauguration of the Gangavaram Port, located 15 km away from the Visakhapatnam Port, has led to a significant diversion of traffic away from Visakhapatnam. It has the capacity of accommodating ocean liners of 200,000–250,000 DWT. The Visakhapatnam Port Trust plans to develop a satellite port at Bheemunipatnam to reduce the traffic. [16]
Ennore Port is a public company limited by guarantee, and fully owned by the national government. The ports with a Port Trust Board are: Mumbai [2] Kolkata [3] Chennai [4] Kandla [5] Jawaharlal Nehru Port (near Mumbai) [6] Mormugao [7] New Mangalore [8] Cochin [9] V.O. Chidambaranar Port [10] Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar islands ...
The main seaports in which DCI does business are Visakhapatnam Port, Haldia, Kandla, Cochin Port and Ennore Port. DCI is headquartered at Visakhapatnam and has project offices at many seaports in India. It reports to the Ministry of Shipping. [11] It is ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 9001:2008 certified.
Indian Port: Agency overview; Jurisdiction: Government of India: Headquarters: Parivahan Bhavan 1, Parliament Street New Delhi: Annual budget ₹ 1,881.83 crore (US$220 million) (2018-19 est.) [1] Minister responsible
Broken up among four ports: Vishakhapatnam Port Trust, Paradeep Port Trust, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Kandla Port Trust: 21: HSCC: 2018: acquired by NBCC: 22: Rural Electrification Corporation Limited: 2018: acquired by Power Finance Corporation: 23: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited: 2018: acquired by Oil and Natural Gas ...
Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour is a harbour in Visakhapatnam. It opened in 1976 beside Visakhapatnam Port. [1] The harbour spreads over 26 hectares. It is operated by the Visakhapatnam Port Trust. Its capacity is 700 mechanised boats and 300 beach landing crafts, with an annual turnover of ₹ 7,500 crores. [2]