Visakhapatnam port

It is presentation about Visakhapatnam port.

1. VISAKHAPATNAM PORT VISAKHAPATNAM PORT
Prepared by : -
Satish Kambaliya (11bcl016)
Civil Engineering Department
Institute Of Technology, NirmaUniversity,Ahmedabad

2. Introduction
•Visakhapatnam port is one of the leading major ports of
India it is situated in Visakhapatnam city of Andhra
Pradesh.ThePortislocatedontheeastcoastofIndia.
•The Port has three harbours viz., outer harbour, inner
harbour and the fishing harbour. The outer harbour with a
water spread of 200 hectares has 6 berths and the inner
harbourwithawaterspreadof100hectareshas8berths.
VisionofVisakhapatnamPortTrust
•To be the most preferred port in South Asia offering
servicesofglobalstandards.
MissionofVisakhapatnamPortTrust
•To be a major partner in meeting the logistics requirements
oftheimportersandexportersoftheregion.

3. Introduction cont.
Layout of Port

4. History
•Visakhapatnam was an ancient Port city which had
trade relations with the Middle East and Rome. Ships
were anchored at open roads and were loaded with
cargotransportedfromVisakhapatnamshorebymeans
ofsmallMasulaboats.
•It has become a settlement of a branch of East India
Company in 1682. Rs. 83 lakh worth of goods were
moved
through
Vizagapatam
/
Bhimunipatnam
in
1882
-
moved
through
Vizagapatam
/
Bhimunipatnam
in
1882
-
83.
•Principal commodities traded at anchorage Port
included Muslin cloth - manufactured at Uppada (East
GodavariDistrict),Manganeseore-exportstoUKand
USA, Oilseeds, jaggery, jute and indigo, hides and
skins. Extensive trade relations existed with Burma.
Vessels of British India Steam Navigation Company
regularlyvisitedthePort.

5. History Cont.
•WiththeadventofBritishRule,in1858,theneed
for a port in this part of the country was
emphasizedinareportofaBritishSurveyParty.
•It was only after the I World War that the
proposalofCol.CartwrightofBritishAdmiralty
for
construction
of
a
harbour
at
Visakhapatnam
at
the
mouth
of
river
Meghadrigedda
was
approved
for
construction
of
a
harbour
at
Visakhapatnam
at
the
mouth
of
river
Meghadrigedda
was
approved
bytheGovernment.
•The Port was opened to ocean traffic with the
arrivalofapassengervessel,onthe7thOctober,
1933.
•In the first year of operation, the Port handled
trafficof1.3lakhtonnes.

6. Construction Features of Port
•Theuniquefeatureoftheharbourhasbeenthe
Island Break-water, constructedby scuttling two
oldshipsJANUSandWELLESDONwhichformthe
skeletonaroundwhicharubblemoundisformed.
•
The
location
of
the
port
is
very
ideal
in
the
sense
that
it
affords
protection
from
cyclones
which
•
The
location
of
the
port
is
very
ideal
in
the
sense
that
it
affords
protection
from
cyclones
which
strike the east coast regularly, by a high
promontory into the sea, known as Dolphin’s
Nose Hill which is to the north of the entrance
channel.
•Thelowtidalrangeofamaximumof1.82meters
isalsoadvantageousforthelocationoftheport.

7. Construction Features of Port cont.
•Theharbourwasconstructedbydredging281.8million
cubicftoflandandsoftmaterial.
•Itconsistedof
Outer channel, inner channel, island breakwater, sand
trap,turningbasin,quaywallof1600ft(3berths),two
transit
sheds,
three
storage
sheds,
open
storage
area,
transit
sheds,
three
storage
sheds,
open
storage
area,
four electric quay cranes, three NG Locos, one weigh
bridge,railwaytrack,15sq.milesofacquiredlandand
other facilities like, graving dock, dredgers, tugs,
lighters, power house, work shop, roads, drains, water
supply,buildingsetc.
•ThePortwasconstructedatacostofRs.378lakhs.

8. Construction Features of Port cont.
•After Independence substantial investments were made in the
successive Five Year Plans for developing the infrastructu re in the
Port.
•The Port administration has passed through different depar tments
and Ministries of the Government of India till its transfer t o the Port
Trust in February, 1964 under Major Port Trusts Act 1963 as sh own
below:
•
1933
-
35
RAILWAY
BOARD
•
1933
-
35
RAILWAY
BOARD
•1935-37 COMMERCIALDEPT.
•1937-42 COMMUNICATIONSDEPT
•1942-44 WARTRANSPORTDEPT
•1944-46 DEFENCE(WAR)DEPT
•1946-56 BENGALNAGPURRLY
•1956-64 MINISTRYOFTRANSPORT
•FEB-1964 TRUST,UNDERMPTACT

9. Material Handled and its amount

10. Facilities
Features InnerHarbour OuterHarbour
•WaterSpread(Hectares) 100 200
•Berths 18 6
•Max.Draft(Mtrs.) 11 7
•Max.length(Mtrs.) PANAMAX 280
•
Max
.
Beam
(Mtrs
.
)
32
.
50
48
•
Max
.
Beam
(Mtrs
.
)
32
.
50
48

11. Handling Facilities
Coking Coal facilities
•A deep draft berth in outer harbour with a quay Length of 356
meters to handle vessels of draft upto 14.5 meters is available for
handling imported coking coal. The berth is capable of handling
10000DWTvessels.2floatingcranesviz.,BulkExpress.
Coking Coal handling

12. Handling Facilities Cont.
IronOre&Pellets
•FunctioningoftheMechanicalorehandlingplantknownas
ore handling complex comprises of the receiving system
andtheshippingsystem.
•The ore received through wagons is tippled and conveyed
tothestackerforstackinginthereceivingsystem.
ore handling complex

13. Handling Facilities Cont.
Shipping system
•Theshippingsystemreclaimsthecargofromthestacksand
conveysthroughtheconveyorstotheshiploaderforloading
into the ships’ hatches. The system consists of 3 bucket
wheel reclaimers 4000 tonnes per hour capacity, a long
overheadconveyorsystem(4.8kms–oneway).
3 bucket wheel reclaimers

14. Handling Facilities Cont.
Alumina
•A fully mechanized facility for loading Alumina is
available at the dedicated berth (WQ 5) with 241
meterslengthandpermissibledraftupto11meters.
Thefacilitiesavailableattheberthinclude:
•3silosof25,000tonnescapacityeach
•
Mechanical
wagon
unloading
system
(
1100
TPH)
•
Mechanical
wagon
unloading
system
(
1100
TPH)
•Conveyorsystemforloading(2200TPH)
•AdeepdraftOilTankerTerminalforberthingtankersof
size up to 150,000 DWT and draft upto 17 meters is
available.thefacilityisequippedwiththreeunloading
armsattheterminaldirectdischargefromberthtothe
refinery tanks @ 5500 tonnes per hour through pipe
lines.

15. Handling Facilities Cont.
•An exclusive jetty with draft upto 14 meters is available to
dischargeLPG.ACavernfacilityforLPGfirstofitskindin
South Asia – a mined rock Cavern at a depth of 200 mtrs.
below sea level (capacity: 60,000 T) is available. Two
berths in the inner harbour are available for handling
petroleumproducts.
Jetty & Petroleum Handling

16. Handling Facilities Cont.
Containers
•A container terminal is being operated by
Visakha Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd. The
terminalisthedeepestterminalofthecountry
with a facility to accommodate main line
vessels
up
to
15
M
draft
.
The
terminal
has
a
vessels
up
to
15
M
draft
.
The
terminal
has
a
dedicatedrailfacilitytohandlefullrakeof45
wagons.Theterminalhasapotentialtohandle
5 lakh TEU in future years and is ideally
situated to serve as “Container Hub Port" on
theEastCoastofIndia.

17. Logistics
Port Railways
•Railway network at Port of Visakhapatnam is the largest
amongstIndianPortswithover200kmraillength.
•The Port has a close interface with Division of East Coast
Railways which facilitates quick transportation of EXIM
cargo from/to all the States in the Country and at time to
PakistanandBangladeshalso.
•
Port
is
equipped
with
15
WDS
-
6
locos
of
1400
HP
and
3
WDG
-
3
locos
of
3100
HP
capacity
for
carrying
Train
•
Port
is
equipped
with
15
WDS
-
6
locos
of
1400
HP
and
3
WDG
-
3
locos
of
3100
HP
capacity
for
carrying
Train
operations.
•The Rail network at Port has two systems viz., Iron
ore(Mechanical Tippling) and General (other than Iron ore
Mechanical), for handling food grains, fertilizers, therm al
coal, steel products, coking coal, Iron Ore(manual
unloading)&othermineralores,POLproductsetc.

18. Logistics Cont.
Roadnetwork
•A Road running within the Port land was commonly
being used historically over a long period by the Port
CargoTrafficandtheCitypublicbetweenPortareaup
toNH-5.
•Realizingtheneedtoeasecongestionofthetrafficand
to
provide
alternative
route
including
improving
the
to
provide
alternative
route
including
improving
the
travel time, a Port Connectivity Road from
VisakhapatnamPorttoNH-5withatotallengthof12.5
km comprising of 4.9 km of Flyovers and Ramps at a
totalprojectcostof`114.00Croreswasdeveloped.

19. Social Measures
City’s Sewage
•Majordrainsoriginatingfromtheupperreachesofthe
city are discharging the drainage water at different
locations into the Port area before they finally
dischargeintosea.ThesereachesofdrainsinPortarea
arebeingmaintainedregularlybyVisakhapatnamPort
to
ensure
free
flow
of
water
and
to
keep
clean
to
ensure
free
flow
of
water
and
to
keep
clean
environmentofharbourwaters.
•One10MLDsewagetreatmentplantisinoperationto
treatthesewageandsullageenteringintoportwaters
fromthecity.
•An annual expenditure of about 70.00 Lakhs is being
incurredformaintenanceofdrains,andculvertsetc.

20. Social Measures Cont.
Sports and Cultural Complex
•In line with the policies of the Government of India for
upliftment of Sports & Cultural developments and keeping
inviewtheinterestofthecitypublic.
•Alarge Sports complex with various facilities for Sports &
Cultural activities was developed by the Port in the early
1990satacostabout`20.00Crores.ThisSports&Cultural
Complex
was
completed
in
VPT’s
own
land
of
about
45
acres
.
Complex
was
completed
in
VPT’s
own
land
of
about
45
acres
.
•The complex is provided with an Outdoor Stadium of
10,000 spectators capacity and an Indoor Stadium of 3000
spectators capacity, an auditorium of 1400 audience
capacity for theatrical performances and Open Air Theatre
of3500audiencecapacityincludingancillaryfacilities.

21. Awards & Achievements
•TheonlyIndianporttohavethreeinternationalcertifications.
–ISO900-QualityManagementSystem.
–ISO14001-EnvironmentalManagementSystem.
–OHSAS 18001-Occupational Health and Safety
ManagementSystem.
•AnISPScompliantPort.
•
Complimented
by
the
Ministry
of
Shipping,
Government
of
•
Complimented
by
the
Ministry
of
Shipping,
Government
of
India as the BRIGHTEST JEWELamong all the major ports
ofIndia
•NATIONAL SAFETY AWARD for outstanding performance
in industrial safety Winners for the year 2002,2006,2007
Runner-upforyears1999,2000,2001and2003.
•GREENTECH SAFETY AWARD in service sector for
outstanding achievement in Safety management Silver - 2008,
2010

22. Current Information about the Port
VISAKHAPATNAM, AUG 15
•Visakhapatnam port chairman M T Krishna Babu has said that th e
port has handled 20.64 million tonnes of cargo till the end of July
during the current financial year against 19.72 million ton nes last
year,registeringagrowthof5percent.
Dredgingworks
•
He
said
the
port
had
completed
dredging
of
outer
harbour
channel
in
•
He
said
the
port
had
completed
dredging
of
outer
harbour
channel
in
March2014forhandlingcapesizevessels.
•It was able to navigate the first-ever capesize vessel, m.v. MGM
Sailor,onMarch10.
•The dredging works of inner harbour to facilitate the naviga tion of
14 m draft vessels would be completed on schedule and the port
would be able soon be above to handle fully laden panamax vess els
intheinnerharbour.

23. Current Information about the Port cont.
•Krishna Babu said the port had taken up ambitious
projects to augment its capacity and also to modernise
theexistingberths.
•The development of WQ-6 berth for handling multi-
cargoes and EQ-10 for handling liquid cargoes in the
inner harbour takenup at an estimated cost ofRs.170
crorewasprogressingandtheywouldbeoperationalby
January
.
January
.
•He said concessions would be awarded soon for
upgrading iron ore handling facilities at the outer
harbour and another project - extension of existing
container terminal - agreement would be signed
shortly.Theseprojectswouldbringinaninvestmentof
Rs.1,479crore.

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