Infrastructure

ShippingTugs

  • Port owned-3
  • Private - 3

Port owned Dry Storage Facilities in Lakh Sq. Mtrs.

  • Open area outside Customs 10.47
  • Open area within Customs 1.97
  • Covered 0.48

National Aluminium Company

  • Silo 75000 Tonnes

Central Warehousing Corporation

  • Warehouse 20170 Tonnes

Food Corporation of India

  • Godowns 12 Nos.

Coal India Limited

  • Silo 2

Covered Storage for

  • Rock Phosphate 4700 Sq. Mtrs.
  • Urea 800 Sq. Mtrs
  • Rock Phosphate 60000 Sq. Mtrs.
  • Sulphur 25000 Sq. Mtrs
  • Urea/MOP/MAP 25000 Sq. Mtrs.
  • Rock Phosphate 25000 Sq. Mtrs.

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.

VPA Mobile X-ray Container Scanner

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

VPA 10 MWp Solar Project

  • VPA has developed grid based 10MW Solar PV plant and harnessed.

Industrial Lighting System

  • Entaire lighting system isEnergy saving LED lights


RFID ( Radio Frequency Identification system ) based Gate pass entry>

  • General Cargo Berth gate.
  • East Quay-7 gate.
  • Dock main gate.
  • West Ore berth gate.
  • West Quay 7 and 8 gates.
  • North West gate.

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.

Wireless Communication System

  • 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.

B. G. Locos

  • WDS-6 Model Diesel-Electric Locomotives 1350 HP - 3 Nos.
  • WDG-3A Model Diesel-Electric locomotives 3100 HP - 3 Nos.

O S T T & L P G

  • 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.

10 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)

      • The STP collects/receives Sewagewaterfrom the City Municipality.
      • The Sewage water is recycled/treated at plant and stored in the Pond
      • The Sewage water is recycled treated at various loctions fordust.

    Sweeping Machines

    • Hired Sweeping Machie-03

    Fog Cannons

    • Truck mounted Fog Machine - 03.
    • Trolley mounted Fog Machine - 07 


    Dry Dock Details

    • Length - 140.24 Mtrs.
    • Breadth - 18.28 Mtrs.
    • Draft - 5.6 Mtrs.

    Mechanical Dust suppression system

    • VPA has implemented MDSS Automation using PLC and SCADA at WOB, WQ7, NH yard, FCI gowdowns, Tina Gowdowns areas and automated all the sprinklers opertions.

    Truck Parking terminal

    • VPA has implemented Smart Gate Management system at the newly developed Truck Parking Terminal and furhter provided state of art technology facilities like CCTV, Fire alarm, WIFI system as a part of moderanization.