Port of Visakhapatnam (Vizag)

Overview

• India's largest east-coast port by volume
• Max draft ~17 m at offshore berth (150,000 DWT)
• Eastern Naval Command HQ at Vizag
• VTMS with VHF Ch.12 & 16
• All-weather port — no tidal constraints

Port Identity & Location

Alternate Name

Vizag

State

Andhra Pradesh

City

Visakhapatnam

VTS & Communications

VTS

VTMS (Vizag Port / Vizag Control)

VHF

Ch.12 & 16

Reporting

ETA 48h & 24h

Pilotage

Pilotage

Compulsory (>100 GRT) 24h

Pilot Boarding

1.3 nm SE of South Breakwater Light

Anchorages

General Anchorage

~1.5 nm E of Dolphin's Nose Light; 22 m depth

Tanker

1.5 & 3 nm SE

Gas/Explosives

3.5 nm SSE

Channel Depths & Approach

Outer Harbour Max Draft

~16.35 m

Offshore Berth

Up to 150,000 DWT / 280 m / 17 m draft

Hazards

Year-round swell, cyclones

Berths & Terminals

Berths

Inner & outer harbour; oil berth 19 m

Cargo

Iron ore, coal, crude, containers, general

Documentation & Customs

Customs

Indian Customs; Nepal EXIM gateway

Weather & Tidal

Tidal

Mean ~1 ft; all-weather

Cyclone Risk

Cyclone-prone; rainy Jun–Nov

Security & Hazards (ISPS)

ISPS

Compliant

Restricted

Naval areas (Eastern Naval Command)

Hazards

Cyclone, swell