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Deendayal Port (Kandla)
IndiaUNLOCODE: INIXYBulk / Tanker / Container
Largest Indian port by cargo tonnage
Max draft 14.5 m (tide-assisted)
Container vessels up to 350 m LOA
Nepal transit trade gateway
Overview
- Largest Indian port by cargo tonnage
- Max draft 14.5 m (tide-assisted)
- Container vessels up to 350 m LOA
- Nepal transit trade gateway
- Gulf of Kutch — high tidal range
Largest Indian port by cargo tonnage. Nepal transit trade gateway.
Port Identity & Location
- Alternate Name
- Kandla
- State
- Gujarat
- City
- Gandhidham / Kandla
VTS & Communications
- VTS
- Available
- Reporting
- ETA required
Pilotage
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Restrictions
- Vessels <9 kt manoeuvring speed not moved in dark; buoy berthing daylight only
Anchorages
- Anchorage
- Outer anchorage; Kandla Creek emergency only
Channel Depths & Approach
- Channel
- Kandla Creek ~90 km from Gulf mouth
- Max Draft
- 14.5 m (min 6 m tide required)
- Max LOA
- Container vessels up to 350 m (tide-assisted)
- Hazards
- Tidal; protected natural harbour
Berths & Terminals
- Berths
- 14 multipurpose + 6 oil jetties in creek; 4 deep-draft bulk berths at Tuna Tekra; 3 SPM + 2 product jetties at Vadinar
Documentation & Customs
- Customs
- Indian Customs; Nepal transit gateway
Weather & Tidal
- Tidal
- High tidal range; min 6 m tide required for deepest draft
Security & Hazards (ISPS)
- ISPS
- Compliant
- Hazards
- Cyclone (Arabian Sea), tidal creek
Port Authority
- Authority
- Deendayal Port Authority (formerly Kandla Port Trust)
- Website
- deendayalport.gov.in
SAR & Emergency
SAR Authority
Indian Coast Guard
Ship Services
- Bunkering
- Via barges / agents
- Fresh Water
- At berths on requisition
- Tugs
- Available
- Repairs
- Approved workshops
Port Details
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Region
- South Asia / Gulf of Kutch
- UNLOCODE
- INIXY
- Type
- Bulk / Tanker / Container
- Website
- deendayalport.gov.in
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