Kandla port

Overview of Kandla Port

1. TOPIC: KANDLA PORT PREPARED BY : GOPLESH PONKIYA J. (9504) BADATIYA PINTU J. (9538) C.K. PITHAWALLA COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TECH, SURAT .

2. KANDLA PORT KANDLA , also KANDLA PORT or NEW KANDLA ( GUJARAT ) is a seaport in Kutch D istrict of Gujarat state in Western India, near the city of Gandhidham. Located on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of major ports on west coast. Kandla was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India, after the partition of India from Pakistan left the port of Karachi in Pakistan. The port of Kandla is located on the Gulf of Kutch on the north-western coast of India some 256 nautical miles southeast of the port of Karachi in Pakistan and over 430 nautical miles north-west of the port of Mumbai.

3. KANDLA PORT at the time of construction

4. KANDLA PORT

5. It is a Kandla Port Trust’s Administrative office

6. Loaded crane coming to load and unload packets and other material at Vessel Kandla Port Trust C rane uses to unload the vessel It is a place where fertilizers for farm usage are packed to export. Containers are being loaded in Vessel Crane are loading the vessels It is a berth (data storage), contains the details of the loaded and unloaded vessels KPT has total 12 berths.

7. Qualities and specialities of KANDLA PORT Highest Revenue taking Port in India. Kandla mainly imports and exports the products from the states such as : Jammu and Kashmir Punjab Himachal Pradesh Rajasthan Haryana Gujarat

8. Type of berths Length (a) Cargo Jetty 178.3 m (b) Oil Jetties 91. 40 m Oil Jetty I (Sensitive Liquid) 84.50 m Oil Jetty II (General Liquid) 91. 40 m

9. Export import at Kandla port 25% of Indian economy depends on export import from other nations. 19 % of the total export import done through Kandla port. 70 % of cargos and 75% of crude oil welcomed by this port. 55 types different chemical are stored and processed at the port .

10. India’s 12 states are depend on the Kandla port and they exporting and importing by this port only and Kandla port is permitted by 12 states International Permit craft of India. Because of this with compare of last year this year 9% cargo import is increase. Kandla port not face any financial and world recession effect. Here liquid charges Is RS.12 per K.G and dry charges is RS.36.80 Which are too lower than other port because in Other ports these s hares are RS. 35 and RS. 100 Respectively .

11. After the partition of Karachi Kandla growth is 3200% done. Government of India also provide 5800 crore In India’s 11th year plan.

12. Kandla port have 10 berths, 6 oil jetties, 1 maintenance jetty, 1 dry dock and small jetties for small vessels, which can accommodate from large to small vessels. Near all these terminals and jetties there are storage facilities for cargo from containers to petroleum . The port is equipped to store and handle bulk quantities of iron ore, coal, containers, fertilizers, oil, granites and general cargo items.

13. Kandla ports has been awarded “Management Efficiency” ISO-9001-2001 Award by the INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ORGANISATION KANDLA GETS ISO-9001-2001 AWARD

14. ECONOMY The Port of Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) was the first special economic zone to be established in Indian and in Asia. Established in 1965, the port of Kandla SEZ is the is the biggest multiple-product SEZ in the country. Covering over 310 hectares, the special economic zone is just nine kms. From the Port of Kandla. Today, the Port of Kandla is India’s hub for exporting grains and importing oil and one of the highest-earning ports in the country. Major imports entering the port of Kandla are petroleum, chemicals, and iron and steel machinery, but it also handles salt, textiles and grain. A town has grown up on the port with a school and hotel etc. Kandla is also the first Export Processing Zone in nIndia (1965).

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