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Visakhapatnam port inner harbour view. Although the need for building a port on the east coast to access Central Provinces was felt by the British in the 19th century, the proposal of Col. H.Cartwright Reid of British Admiralty for constructing a harbour at Visakhapatnam was approved by the Government only after the First World War.
View of Kakinada port from Beach. The state's ports handled 73 million tons of cargo in financial year 2015–16. [3] The state of Andhra Pradesh is the second maritime state (after Gujarat) in terms of cargo handled by Non-Major Ports and the third maritime state (after Gujarat and Maharashtra) in terms of overall cargo handled including Visakhapatnam port trust .
Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour is a harbour in Visakhapatnam. It opened in 1976 beside Visakhapatnam Port. [1] The harbour spreads over 26 hectares. It is operated by the Visakhapatnam Port Trust. Its capacity is 700 mechanised boats and 300 beach landing crafts, with an annual turnover of ₹ 7,500 crores. [2]
Visakhapatnam Port is one of 13 major ports in India and the only major port of Andhra Pradesh. It is India's second largest port by volume of cargo handled in the nation. [23] It is located on the east coast of India and is located midway between the Chennai and Kolkata Ports. [24] Visakhapatnam Port has three harbors - the outer harbor, inner ...
The City, overlooking seaport. Visakhapatnam Port is one of the largest cargo handling ports in India.It can accommodate 150,000 DWT vessels and draft up to 17 m (56 ft). [11] [12] The port during 2013–14 period, handled 58 million tonnes of cargo and also a cape size vessel in the outer harbour.
In 1958, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal for establishing a naval base and dockyard in Visakhapatnam. In 1962, a new jetty and a workshop building were sanctioned, as well as the acquisition of 550 acres of land from the Port Trust. In 1972, the BRO was renamed to Naval Dockyard.
The first client of the Gangavaram Port Ltd. is the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd., which runs the Vizag Steel Plant, and earlier used the Visakhapatnam Port. [2] The Gangavaram Port Ltd. plans to build conveyors for taking imported raw materials directly to the Vizag Steel plant, in order to reduce the railway transportation costs.
Visakhapatnam is a major metropolitan city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, and it holds the distinction of being the largest city in the state. The rich history of Visakhapatnam dates back over 2,500 years, with its present name potentially given by the Eastern Chalukyas king to their family deity Visakha in 1010 CE. [ 1 ]