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Visakhapatnam, India
Medium coastal (breakwater) on the Bay of Bengal. Channel depth 19.0 m, cargo pier depth 16.5 m, cranes: fixed, mobile. A port of our fixtures.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Vishakhapatnam". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 19.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- 34.0 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 19.0 m
- Max vessel length
- 390 m
- Max vessel beam
- 50 m
- Max vessel draft
- 18.1 m
- Tidal range
- 1.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Good
- Tide restriction
- yes
- Heavy swell restriction
- yes
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- yes
- Breakbulk
- yes
- Ro-Ro
- no
- Liquid bulk
- yes
- Container
- yes
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile
- Lifts
- 100 t and more, 50–100 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Large
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 17.683333, longitude 83.3.
Sea distances from Visakhapatnam
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 5,517 | 23 | 19.2 | 16.4 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 5,368 | 22.4 | 18.6 | 16 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 5,437 | 22.7 | 18.9 | 16.2 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 4,989 | 20.8 | 17.3 | 14.8 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 5,970 | 24.9 | 20.7 | 17.8 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 7,685 | 32 | 26.7 | 22.9 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 3,703 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 11 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 2,824 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 8.4 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 3,776 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 11.2 | Open |
Our fixtures at Visakhapatnam
| When | Vessel | Cargo | Quantity | Load → discharge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | M/V Bohwa Amoy | Bagged silicomanganese | 2,750 mt | Visakhapatnam, India → Djen-Djen, Algeria | 5 photos, 2 videos |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Sohar, Oman about 1,546 nm as the crow flies
- Khor Fakkan, UAE about 1,570 nm as the crow flies
- Hamriyah, UAE about 1,624 nm as the crow flies
- Jebel Ali, UAE about 1,636 nm as the crow flies
- Hamad, Qatar about 1,822 nm as the crow flies
- Mina Salman, Bahrain about 1,884 nm as the crow flies