Infrastructure

Port owned Dry Storage Facilities in Lakh Sq. Mtrs.

National Aluminium Company

Central Warehousing Corporation

Food Corporation of India

Coal India Limited

Covered Storage for

Connectivity & Storage

The project works that are to be incorporated are

Development of 4 lane connectivity from East breakwater road to Convent Junction (3.958 KM)
Improving / up-gradation of 4 lanes to 6 lane road from the port Connectivity from Convent Junction to Sheelanaar Junction
Development of World Class Truck Parking Terminal in 20 acres by port (O&M by the third party)
Construction of Covered Storage in Port area of size 400 X 40 X 17M including necessary drains, road and water supply.
electrification of VPA Railway lines 38.00 TKM.
Upgradation of track in East yard of VPA (6.70 KM)
Provision of Electronic Interlocking by clubbing four cabins ( North, South, Northwest and Southwest ) of R&D yard and panel interlocking at 14 lever goomty in VPA.
Improvement to VPA railway tracks and rectification of Sharp curves.
Improvement works for Visakhapatnam Port Road (Rehabilitation of Ambedkar and Nehru Centenary flyover).
Construction of flyover / underpass at Vizag Airport junction to ensure free flow of container trailers to /from MMLP set up at NH-16.
Construction of Grade separator from H7 area to Port connectivity Road by passing convent junction.
Construction of Covered Storage Shed no. 2 of size (300m x 40m x 17m) at R-11 area in Port area
Construction of covered storage shed No. 4 of size 200x30x17m at R2 area in Port.
Construction of covered storage shed of 104mx30mx17m at East of T-5 shed in Dock Area
Construction of covered storage shed No. 3 of size 200x40x17m at R-10 area in Port.

Container Transhipment Hub

All weather port with deepest natural depth of 16M
Visakhapatnam is the closest established container terminal to the Malacca Starts.
Vast Hinterland with large industries in pharma, Steel, Alumina, Ferro minerals, Sea Food etc.
Closest to the feeder ports on the upper Bay of Bengal.
Growing main line Container vessel services offering global connectivity.
poised to be the largest container terminal on the East Coast with 1.3 million TEUs capacity.
VRC discounts of 70% for above 50,000 GRT vessels and 50% discounts for below 50,000 GRT vessel
Additional concession for vessels carrying minimum inward 250 TEUs for transhipment.

Mobile X-Ray Container Scanning System (MXCS) reducing physical examination and dwell time of containers at VCTPL.

Industrial Lighting System

Radio Navigation Equipment (MBES)

Replaced the Existing Single Beam Echo Sounder on survey Launch with The Latest Multi beam Echo Sounder Duly Complying With Ministry Guidelines to Improve The Operational Efficiency.

VPA has deployed wireless sets for uninterrupted wireless communication among staff for shipping/handling/railway operations.
Further Repeater stations are installed for better communication.
In addition to this, Digital VHF sets were provided to Marine wing for effective communication to safely manoeuvring the vessels during anchorage pilotage, berthing. Digital VHF sets are deployed for port security (CISF Patrolling and crime) for effective monitoring the port security and surveillance.

Cargo Handling Equipment

03 No of 100 Ton Electronic Railway Weigh Bridges for weighment of all cargo through Railway rake movements.

ISPS Equipment

VPA has installed high resolution cameras throughout port area for effective surveillance of shipping operations duly complying ISPS requirement. Also a command control centre has been established for effectively monitoring cargo handling operations, environmental parameters and security aspects.
VPA has also commissioned Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE) to detect Nuclear materials and Radioisotopes for the purpose of stopping illicit shipment of special Nuclear material.

Harbour Pilot System (HPS)

Harbour Pilot System introduced in VPA to meet challenges of bringing CAPE and Baby CAPE (Bigger size) vessels in the narrow congested waters of Inner Harbour.
It aids pilots in safe navigating, docking the vessels by taking precise position of vessels using PPU (Portable Pilot Unit) for measurement of speed, Heading and accurate Rate of Turn of vessel while manoeuvring.

Maintain of fire fighting facilities at O.S.T.T/ LPG/ OR-I, II& III berths for ensuring safety at berths as per PESO requirements.
Maintenance of various capacities of Generator sets for lighting and power supply for the handling of cargos at berths.