Main Criteria:
Mandvi is a fair weather
lighterage Port. It is situated on the right bank of river Rukmavati
in the Gulf of Kutch, on the west coast of India.
Current port capacity:
0.3 mln tonnes;
Trade estimate 2010:
0.3 mln tonnes;
Marine Features:
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MHWA – 4.10 meters
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MHWN – 3.60 meters
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MLWS –1.70 meters
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MLWN – 1.00 meters
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MSL – 2.60 meters
Latitude : 22° 49' N'
Longitude: 69° 21' E'
Charts
Admiralty : 43 and 39
Indian Naval Hydrographic : 203
Harbour Structures
A wharf wall of 245 Mtrs. in Length is
available, where sailing vessels and Lighters Load and discharge. During
high tide, the sailing vessels and lighters alongside Leave the wharf wall.
Anchorage
About 2 Kms. Southward of Albert Edward break
water with Rawal Pir Light House with a depth of 10 Meters. Further offshore
according to the draft of the vessels.
Facilities:
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2 berths at the lighter wharf’s (245m) with drafts 2.5/3m, (1,000 DWT).
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One (120m) is from Ashapura for bentonite activi-ties, the other (salt)
for Halar Shipping & Transport.
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16 barges for lighterage operations available.
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Tug – 1 No. of 277 BHP.
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Warehousing and Storage – 780 sq. mtrs.
Infrastructure:
Road connections through the ‘coastal highway’;
Industries:
Ashapura Minechem for the local bentonite production.
Commodities Handled:
Import : Fertilizers, Building Materials, Dates, General Cargo.
Export : Clay, Bentonite, Cotton Seeds, Salt, Oil Cakes, General
Cargo
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Contact
Details |
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Name |
Office
No |
Address |
Shri R N Damor
Port Officer |
02834-223033(O) 223040 ® |
Shri R N Damor
Port
Officer, Gujarat Maritime Board,
Mandvi(Kutch) |
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