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BY

THOMAS VARGHESE


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` A port is a location on a coast orshore containing

one or more harbors where ships can dock and

transferpeople or cargo to orfrom land. Port

locations are selected to optimize access to landand navigable water, for commercial demand, and

forshelterfrom wind and waves


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` Portswith deeperwater are rarer, but can handle

larger, more economical ships. Since ports

throughout history handled every kind of traffic,

support and storage facilities vary widely, mayextend for miles, and dominate the local economy.


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` Gangavaram port limited is a special purpose

company incorporated for the purpose of

development and operation ofGangavaram port.

The port will offers major tangible benefits toIndian exporters and importers through advanced

cargo handling equipment, highly official

operations and vast storage areasfor all types of

cargos and extensive ancillary facilities.


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` Gangavaram Port has the unique distinction of

being one of the few Greenfield projectsin India

whichhas been implemented on schedule.

Gangavaram Port has been developed as allweather, multipurpose, deepest port in India with a

depth up to 21 meters capable ofhandling Super

Cape size vessels ofup to 200,000 DWT.


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` Gangavaram Port withits deep draft berthswill act

as the gateway port to existing and Greenfield

projectsplanned in the hinterland. It ability to

handle larger vessels efficiently will result insubstantial savings to trade and port users. It will

be able to provide efficient cargo handling

servicesfor a variety ofbulk cargo groups

including Coal, Iron Ore, Fertilizer, Limestone,Food Grains, Steel products, Petrochemicals etc.


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` Gangavaram Port is located at Visakhapatnam,

the industrial nerve center ofAndhra Pradesh

around Latitude 17 37' N and Longitude 83 14'

E, about 15 kms south ofVisakhapatnam Port.The site for Gangavaram Port is the best location

for development ofa modern all weather,

deepwater, multipurpose and truly next generation

port.


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` Railway connectivity has being laid connecting the

port to the main broad gauge national network of

"Chennai-Visakhapatnam-Howrah" rail corridor.

The Port hasits own independent "RailwaySiding" with main salient features asfollows:

R&D yard with "Six interchangeable lanes" for

receipt and dispatch ofrakes


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Distance from port R&D yard rail siding will beapproximately 2.5 kms

Coal siding forplacing two full rakesformechanized wagon loading

Two in-motion weighbridgesforweighment ofrakes.

Two locomotivesforshutting ofrakeswithin therailway siding


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` Road connectivity to the port has been provided

by a 4 lane expressway of3.8 kms connecting the

port with the National Highway No.5 (Chennai-Kolkata)


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Deepwaters are very close to the shore.

National/regional road and rail transport network

run very close to the site

Around 2800 acres ofinhabited back up area. Proximity to majorindustrial and mineral belts of

eastern and central India.


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The Salient Features ofthe developmentplan

include:

Master Plan hasprovision for 29 berthswith a

capacity of200 MTPA. Plan for entire spectrum ofcargos, with berthsfor

handling dry bulk, other dry bulk, break bulk and

container cargo with dedicated cargo centric

zones


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Breakwaters to provide complete protection to

berthsfrom waves and swell to facilitate all

weather, round the yearport operations.

Navigation channel and harbor area providingadequate maneuvering room for ships.

Total land area of2800 acresforport facilities

development


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Extensive ancillary facilities and state-of-the-art

utilities/services.

Flexibility to quickly ramp up cargo handling

facilities asper demand.Rail and road access up to the stack yards,

storage sheds and container yard.

Provision to provide value added services like

Coal Blending


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Provision for Ship building and repairfacilities.

Marine Oil Terminal consisting ofSingle Point

Mooring system forhandling VLCCs, sub-sea

pipeline and Tank farm.


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Marine Facilities

Berthing Facilities (5 Berths: Iron Ore 1; Coal 1;Multipurpose 3).

Depthin harbor 19.5m below CD.

Mechanized Coal and Iron Ore discharge systemfor vessel size upto 200,000 DWT.

Mechanized Wagon Loading and Wagon TipplingSystem.

Environmental friendly operation


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` New generation Mobile Harbor Cranesfor other bulkand break bulk cargoes.

` Covered transit storage for bulk and break cargoes.

` Extensive ancillary facilities and state-of-the-art

utilities / services.` Flexibility forfuture expansion ofcargo handling

facilities asper demand.

` Round the clock Cargo handling and Marineoperations


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` THANK YOU

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