PORT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

TOPIC-GANGAVARAM PORT

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GANGAVARAM PORT LIMITED Ultra Modern Deepest Port of India

1.1 EXISTING SCENARIO OF PORTS IN INDIA

1) India has not been able to emerge as forerunner in International Trade despite : Strategic location in Indian Ocean Extensive Coast line of over 7000 Kms Strong maritime tradition Mineral rich hinterland

2) Major ports are not efficient due to draft restrictions, low mechanization/ technology orientation & labor unrest, resulting in inefficiencies like Smaller parcel size Pre-berthing delays Conventional handling of cargo resulting in cargo loss High turn-around times

3) Up gradation, expansion & development of new ports is vital to handle growing cargo volumes and strengthen India’s position in world trade

4) Limited dedicated cargo handling capacity5) Inadequate drafts resulting in smaller parcel sizes6) Some constraints limiting efficiency at ports

Congestion at Ports Pre-berthing delays Conventional handling of cargo resulting in higher cargo losses

Thus, Infrastructural constraints and operational inefficiencies at Indian Ports result in higher cost of handling, cargo loss, increased turnaround time and penal demurrage charges adding up to cost of imported / exported cargo

1.2 BASIC DETAILS OF GANGAVARAM PORT Gangavaram Port Limited : A Special Purpose Company for executing Gangavaram Port

Project Granted Build GPL has been a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer ("BOOT") 50 yr

concession by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Gangavaram Port is located 6 Nautical Miles SW of Visakhapatnam Port Adjacent to

existing steel plant of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

Port has been developed as : All weather port , deepest port in India With round the clock port operations With state of the art cargo handling equipments Environmental friendly port Truly next generation port

1.3 GANGAVARAM PORT LIMITED: DEVELOPERS

Mr. D V S Raju – Lead Promoter With successful and demonstrated track record of starting companies from scratch

and taking them to a global level Government of Andhra Pradesh – Equity Partner

Equity Contribution from Government of Andhra Pradesh (GOAP)

1.4 GANGAVARAM PORT : DEVELOPMENT PLAN

1.4.1 GANGAVARAM PORT : MASTER PLANKeeping in view of future requirements of industry, Gangavaram Port Master Plan has been designed with facilities to handle up to 300,000 DWT vessels, flexibility for phased development and room for expansion for plan period of 50 years.The Salient features of the development plan include:

Master Plan has provision for 29 berths with a Capacity of 200 MTPA Plan for entire spectrum of cargos with berths for handling dry bulk, other dry bulk,

break bulk and container cargo with dedicated cargo centric zones Breakwaters to provide complete protection to berths from waves and swell to facilitate

all weather, round the year port operations Navigation channel and harbor area providing adequate maneuvering room for vessels Marine Oil Terminal consisting of Single Point Mooring system for handling VLCCs,

sub-sea pipeline and Tank farm Adequate backup area for developing stack yards, coal blending facilities, covered

storage sheds, tankages, container freight station, etc. Provision for Ship building and repair facilities Rail and road access up to the stack yards, storage sheds and container yard

1.5 GANGAVARAM PORT : PHASE – I FACILITIES Berthing Facilities: 5 berths with upto 19.5 m water depth Breakwaters: to provide tranquility within the harbor Depth in harbour: 20.2 m

Maximum vessel size: upto 200,000 DWT State-of-the-art material handling system Adequate Storage Area Operational efficiency to match world standards

BERTH CONFIGURATION : PHASE-1

Berths Dimensions Water1.5.1 COAL BERTH:

Depth alongside at Coal Berth 19.5 m Capable of handling Super Cape Size vessels Fully mechanized cargo handling system Cargo unloading using Coal unloaders (2 nos with rated capacity of 2400 TPH)

Conveyors from berth to stackyards (with rated capacity of 4000 TPH) Coal Stackyard Capacity 2 MMT Stackers / reclaimers Wagon Loader (rated capacity 1500 TPH)

Dedicated state-of-the-art PLC controlled conveying system

1.5.2 IRON ORE BERTH : Depth alongside at Iron Ore Berth 19.5 m Capable of handling Super Cape Size vessels Fully mechanised cargo handling system Cargo loading using loaders (1 no with rated capacity of 4500 TPH) Conveyors from stackyards to berth (with rated capacity of 4500 TPH) IR BERTH

Iron Ore Stackyard Capacity 1 MMT Stackers / reclaimers Wagon Tippler (rated capacity 24 tips per hr)

1.5.3 COVERED STORAGE SHED :

Five covered storage sheds with total capacity of almost 2.5 Lakh MT

1.6 GANGAVARAM PORT RAILWAY : SAILENT FEATURES Gangavaram Port connected to the main broad gauge national network of “Chennai–

Visakhapatnam– Howrah” rail corridor. GPL railway system falls under the purview of East Coast Railway Division GPL port (MGPV-12318721) commenced of Port railway operations on 24th September

2008 Total track length of around 18 km with six interchangeable lanes” for receipt and

dispatch of rakes. Two locomotives (SAN make, 1300 HP each) for shunting of rakes within the railway

siding One Wagon Loader (Rated Capacity 1500 TPH per Hour) One Wagon Tippler (Rated capacity of 24 Tips per hour) for Iron Ore unloading Two in-motion weighbridges has been installed for weighment of rakes Operational with seven sidings (2 Iron Ore; 3 Coal, 1 Fertilizer / bagged cargo, 1 other

bulk) Handled more than 3000 rakes cargo till date Handled almost 13 MMT of rail bound cargo till date Hinterland of GPL spread across 50 sidings / locations spread across Maharashtra,

Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh ,Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa

1.7 GANGAVARAM PORT : OPERATIONAL MILESTONES

Gangavaram Port handles First Capesize vessel MV Ocean Dragon (151,049 dwt) on 15th January 2009, the largest coal vessel to call at any Indian Port carrying imported coking coal for Vizag Steel Plant.

Subsequently GPL handled RINL’s Capesize vessel “MV Rubin Artiems” (151,396 dwt) which is the largest Coal vessel to be handled at any Indian Port.

MV Ocean Dragon (151,049 DWT ; Parcel Size : 144627 MT being berthed at Gangavaram Port)

1.7.1 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES : Handled almost 22 MMT of cargo till date Handled Coking Coal, Steam Coal, Iron Ore, Urea, MOP, DAP, Limestone,

Bauxite ,Steel Cargo, Raw Sugar, Project Cargo, Slag, Scrap since commencement of operations

Handled more than 3000 rakes Cargo to and from various destinations in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh ,Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa

Historic milestone of handling the largest Coal vessel to call at any Indian Port Handled more than 485 vessels till date ; 36 Capesize Vessels ; and more than 175

Panamax Vessels with average parcel size of 73,000 DWT Historic Milestone of discharging 80,514 Metric Tonnes (MT) of Coal cargo in 24

hours from Capesize vessel “MV China”. The port surpassed its earlier record of discharging 71,808 MT of Coal in a single day from Cape size vessel “MV Go Patoro” (150,108 dead weight tonnes) on 30 May, 2009.

Consistently achieving load and discharge rates of more than 30,000 MT and 40,000 MT per day respectively.

1.8 GANGAVARAM PORT : STRATEGIC ADVANTAGESGangavaram Port provides a sustainable and optimum solution to Importers and Exporters in the region resulting in the following advantages and savings :

Reduced ocean freight owing to larger parcel sizes at deep draft berths (19.5 m depth, which is the Deepest in India) and improves FOB realization for export cargo

Ocean freight savings by shifting completely to gearless vessels No draft restrictions, all cargo loaded / unloaded at one berth in single operation,

resulting in faster turnaround of vessels Minimal pre-berthing delays and savings on demurrage charges. High load and discharge rates for bulk and break bulk cargoes. Advanced material handling system resulting in efficient operations and minimum cargo

handling losses Vast storage area Smooth and fast evacuation of cargo from port using world class Port Railway Terminal.

Gangavaram port has redefined port operational standards in India. It is the only port in India capable of handling super capesize ships carrying Coal and Iron Ore of even 200,000DWT. The Cargo loading and unloading systems are among the best in Asia and haverevolutionized the manner cargo is handled at Indian Ports.