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Main Criteria:
Sikka Port is an all-weather direct berthing
Port on the northern side of Saurashtra peninsula in the Gulf of Kutch
Current port capacity:
20.7 mln tonnes;
Trade estimate 2010:
22.2 mln tonnes;
Marine Features:
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MHWS – 5.36 meters
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MLWS – 0.70 meters
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MLWN – 1.74 meters
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MSL – 3.04 meters
Charts
Admiralty : 1521
Indian Naval. Hydrographic : 2032
MHWS - 5.36 Meters MHWN - 4.36 Meters
MLWS 0.70 Meters - Pilotage - Compulsory.
Harbour Structures
Facilities:
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Private Barges, tugs and launches are provided from Bedi Bunder
as and when required on request from shippers.
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A new Jetty at Sikka Port has been constructed for discharging
GSFC’s imports of Liquid Ammonia and Phospheric Acid through pipelines.
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At present, Sikka’s new jetty accommodates vessels up to 8
meters draft and 165 m L.O.A. Efforts are being made to increase the draft and
L.O.A.
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The Jetty position is at Latitude
22° 27' 19" N and Longitude : 69° 45' 4" E.
Planned Activities:
At Sikka, M/s Reliance Petroleum Ltd., has constructed an oil
refinery with a capacity of 27 million tones per annum. They have already
constructed Ro-Ro and Lo-Lo jetties for handling project cargo required by
Reliance Petroleum. They have also created facilities for discharging crude oil
through pipelines, i.e., SPM 1&2 in seawater and also constructed tanker berths
A,B,C & D for direct berthing of vessels at Sikka.
Also cement/clinker/coal ships of Shree Digvijay Cement Co. Ltd.
are handled at Sikka Port and salt ships are handled at Singach Salt Works Jetty
at Singach
Infrastructure:
Sikka is rail and road connected to Jamnagar.
Industries:
GSFC jetty (Gujarat State Fertiliser Co.). –
ammonia, phosphoric acid (0.55 mln tonnes) and LPG; Digvijay Cement executes cement
lighterage to small wharf; All these cargoes are captive. Around 0.5 mln tonnes
general products may be non-captive;
Commodities Handled:
Import:Phospheric Acid, Liquid Ammonia, Coal, Machinery,
Crude Oil, Propylene etc.
Export:Clinker, Cement, Salt.
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