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Gangavaram Port is a port located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. [2] Inaugurated in July 2009, it has a depth of 21m. [ 3 ] It is managed by Gangavaram Port Ltd., a special-purpose company floated by Mr. DVS Raju and cousin Mr.Datla Sreenu.
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 .
The port was formally inaugurated in July 2009, by the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. The port is called Gangavaram Port which was named after the beach. Fishermen in the villages of Gangavaram and Dibbapalem, who were directly affected by the construction of the port, demanded construction of an alternative jetty ...
Gangavaram port view. Gangavaram Port, located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is India's deepest port. Inaugurated in July 2009, it has a depth of 21m. It is managed by Gangavaram Port Ltd. The first client of the Gangavaram Port Ltd. is the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd., which runs the Vizag Steel Plant, and earlier used the Visakhapatnam Port.
Another major port in Visakhapatnam is Gangavaram port which is considered as deep port. It can handle vessels up to 2,00,000 DWT. The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) which runs the Vizag Steel Plant had shifted base to this port, taking with it a large chunk of the coal and iron ore traffic.
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]
Visakhapatnam port handled 68.04 million tonnes of cargo in 2010–11, which was the second highest in India after Kandla. Visakhapatnam port is being upgraded to handle ships up to 200,000 DWT. [4] [5] Gangavaram Port came up in 2008 and is claimed to be deepest port in India, which can handle ships up to 200,000 DWT. [6]
Gangavaram Port; K. Kakinada Port; Krishnapatnam Port; M. Machilipatnam Port; ... Visakhapatnam Port This page was last edited on 5 October 2021, at 01:00 (UTC). ...