General Description
Location: Port Okha is situated in western India, at the NW extremity of the Saurashtra Peninsula, Gulf of Kutch.
General overview: The port provides some alongside berths and an anchorage which is exposed to the NE.
Terminals:
- Sayaji Pier E (Handling Bauxite, Coal, Limestone)
- DCB Pier (Handling Soda Ash in bags / Cement in bags)
- Sayaji Pier W (Handling Soda Ash, Cement)
Handling Equipment:
- MHC (12.5t)
- Floating Crane
Cargoes:
- Imports include sulphur, wheat, fertilizer, coke and coal.
- Exports are bauxite, clinker, chemicals and soda ash.
Storage:
- Open Sheds
- Warehouses
Traffic figures: Approx. 1,251,000t cargo handled annually.
Load line zone:
Arabian Sea Seasonal Tropical Area
Tropical Sep 1 to May 31
Summer Jun 1 to Aug 31.
Max size:
LOA 180m // Draught 8.0m // Beam 28.4m (Due to narrow entrance).