The shipping platform

Location: Kakinada lies on the E coast almost midway between Kolkata and Chennai, approx 3nm NE of the entrance to Kakinada River. General overview: The port comprises Kakinada Anchorage Port, Kakinada Deep Water Port, Fishing Harbour and Ship Breaking unit. Kakinada Anchorage Port is under control of State Government and Deep Water Port operated by Kakinada Seaports Ltd. The all weather anchorage area of almost 25km² available for working cargo to barges up to 60t capacity. Ten vessels can be handled simultaneously. Transfer of cargo between the anchorage and the wharves in the town of Kakinada, 7nm SW, is by lighter through a canal. STS operations for crude oil lightering from VLCC's to Suezmax / Aframax vessels available off port in position 16°57.0'N 082°27.0'E. Berths: - Main Jetty - OSV Jetty - NRW Extension Handling Equipment: - Alumina Conveyor - 3 Cranes (10t) - 3 Cranes (20t) - 1 Crane (50t) - 6 Cranes (70t) - Movable Dry Dock Crane (50t) Cargoes: - Exports are iron ore, rice, tobacco, palmyra fibre, castor oil, crushed bones, sugar and ground nuts, etc. - imports are timber, kerosene oil, wheat, cement, magnesia clinker, rock phosphate, urea. Traffic figures: Approx. 16,710,000t of cargo and 620 vessels handled annually. Load line zone: Bay of Bengal Seasonal Tropical Area Tropical Dec 1 to Apr 30 Summer May 1 to Nov 30.