Hazira
port and LNG regassification terminal
Introduction
The royal dutch/shell group of companies (Shell)
is developing an all-weather port and liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG) regassification terminal at
Hazira - Gujarat, north-west India. The Port will
be ready to import LNG by the end of Quarter 1,2004,
offering a cost effective solution to the end
customer of LNG importation. The development plans
also include solid cargo handling facilities (both
bulk and general) for use by port customers.
Technical studies indicate that conditions at
Hazira allow an all-weather port to be implemented
at a minimum cost while providing round-the-year
operations.
Porbandar port
Latitude : 21° 38'N
Longitude : 69° 37'E
Introduction
Porbandar is an all-weather port with direct berthing
facilities. It is situated on the west coast of
saurashtra facing the Arabian sea.
Commodities handled
Import: Fertilisers, Coal & LPG
Export:
Oil cakes, groundnuts, HPS, Salt, cement/Clinker,
Chemicals, Raw Cotton, Clay Bauxite, Huilding
Materials, reefer cargo, onions and fruits.
Jafrabad port
Latitude : 20° 51' 56''N
Longitude : 71° 21'50'' E
Introduction
Jafrabad is an all-weather direct berthing Port
for small oceangoing vessels. It is situated in
the Gulf of Cambay on the south west coast of
Saurashtra, inside the Jafrabad Creek on the west
coast of India.
Okha port
Latitude : 22° 28'N
Longitude : 60° 05'E
Introduction
Okha is an all-weather port with direct berthing
facilities. It is situated on the north-west coast
of Saurashtra Peninsula, at the mouth of the Gulf
of Kutch on the west coast of India.
Import
Mineral Oil, coal, wheat, sulphur, coke, fertiliser
Export
Raw bauxite, calcium Bauxite, chemicals, salt,
clinker.
Mundra port (GAPL)
Latitude : 22° 44' 24'' N
Longitude : 69° 47' 13'' E
Introduction
Mundra Port dons a mantle of a 4000-year historical
legacy of Gujarat's maritime glory. Today, Mundra
once more opens up India's most natural gateway
to the world.
Mundra Port is a fully commercial and professionally
managed multi-purpose port making the optimum
utilisation of all the resources, potential and
abilities available. Its comprehensive range of
maritime services are continuously enhanced to
serve customers satisfactorily.
Mundra Port has practised a comprehensive and
integrated development philosophy in the areas
of marine structures, backup storage area, cargo
handling facilities, and logistics, within the
port with a single window operating system for
the customer's satisfaction.
Mundra Port, the most advanced customer specialist
port, is the only port in the country which offers
state-of-the-art port services, including stevedoring,
storage and cargo transfer (mechanised cargo handling),
etc. under one umbrella.
Mandvi port
Latitude : 22° 49'N
Longitude : 69° 21'E
Introduction
Mandvi is a fair-weather lighterage Port. It is
situated on the right bank of river Rukmavati
in the Gulf of Kutch. On the west coast of India.
Import
Fertilisers, Building Materials, Dates, General
Cargo.
Export
Clay, Bentonite, Bauxite, cotton seeds, salt,
oil cakes, general cargo.
Alang Ship-Breaking
Yard
Latitude : 21° 21'N
Longitude : 72° 12'E
Introduction
The ship-breaking yard at Alang is situated 50
kms from the district headquarters of Bhavnagar
on the Bhavnagar-veraval coastal highway.
Equipment
A total of 183 plots are being developed for ship-breaking
activities 92 in alang yard and 91 in sosiya Yard.
Of these, 10 plots each of 6,000 sq. mtrs. Area
have been earmarked for breaking VLCCs/ ULCCs.
Commodities Handled
Import of scrap vessels.
Important Features
- Largest
ship-breaking yard in the world.
- Largest
vessel beached was of 51,450 LDT.
- Direct
employment to about 25,000 akilled and unskilled
labourers.
- Indirect
employment through downstream industries,
viz. Re-rolling mills, foundries, oxygen plants,
transporters, scarp yard, etc. Capacity to
break about 4.0 million MT per annum.
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