| Regional Economic Profile |
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| No. of industrial estates |
10 |
| Total no. of industrial units |
10,192 |
| Major industries |
Diamond cutting & polishing, Salt, Marine chemicals, Plastics, Glass & Ceramics, Ship building and ship recycling |
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| Geographical Location |
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- Location: Bhavnagar, all weather berthing port, is located in the Gulf of Cambay on the west coat of India.
- Longitude: 72° 14' E
- Latitude: 21° 45' N
- Port area: 156.16 ha.
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| Commodity Handled |
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IMPORT: Rock Phosphate, Coal and Coke, Fertiliser, Iron Scrap and Sulphur, Wood, Timber.
EXPORT: Oil Cakes, Salt, Scrap, Onions, Clay and rape seeds. |
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| About the port |
| Bhavnagar port is an all-weather direct berthing port for smaller vessels. It has a draught of up to 4 m and is located in the Gulf of Cambay on the West Coast of India. The port is having a Lock gate for tidal advantage |
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| Port Connectivity |
- State Highway (SH-36) is about 8 km away from the port
- Broad gauge rail link is connected with the port
- National Highway (NH-8E) is about 9 km away from the port
- Nearest urban center Bhavnagar is about 10 km away from the port
- Nearest airport, Bhavnagar is about 5 km away
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| Proposed Development |
- A Marine Shipbuilding Park at Bhavnagar is under development. Total 7 nos. of projects are in the pipeline. This would augment the existing capacity by an additional 1.30 lakh DWT in the next five years.
- The work for new bridge across Bhavnagar creek to provide short bye-pass route, to Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad coastal highway and road linkages to villages, is under progress.
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| Present facilities |
The port has a dry dock for repair of tugs, launches and barges. The port has two workshops-general workshop and running workshop. Flotilla units can be repaired at both these workshops. The general workshop is used to carry out repairs on flotilla units and mechanical instruments. The running workshop takes care of the day-to-day repairs and maintenance requirements. Both workshops have different sizes of lathe machines, drilling machines and shaping machines. Electric and gas welding facilities, a cutting machine, foundry shop, etc. are also available at the workshops.
The port has a tug boat, Jai Somnath that would be deployed for patrolling of the Bhavnagar-Alang section under the ISPS code. Survey work for the tug boat has already been completed. Electrification in the port area has been completed. Five high-mast towers have been installed at the port and for emergency power supply; 75 KVA DG set is also available.
All the godowns at the port have been repaired and are now available for use. Internal roads of the port are being paved. Recently, the port has also been connected with a broad gauge railway line for which GMB has requested the Railways to continue the line as per the cargo guarantee action plan to be submitted by the trade and the chambers of commerce.
Dry Dock : 1 no.
Tugs : 2 nos.
Barges : 1 each of 250 tonnes
Water Barges: 1no of 600 tonnes
Harbour Structures
The concrete jetty is 270 m in length and 12.8 m in width. There is no swell or current of any kind. High tide at concrete jetty is 22 minutes earlier than the time given in tide table for Bhavnagar.
Vessels that are to berth alongside the concrete jetty must pass through the Lock Gate. Vessels up to 19.8 m width and 143.8 m in length can pass through the gate, but permissible draught is only 4 m. The North quay on the North of the basin is 141 m long and has adequate backup and storage area.
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| Proposed additional facilities/Investment plans |
| Revival of Bhavnagar port: The Lock Gate at Bhavnagar port has been repaired and is functional. The jetty work is in progress and is likely to be completed by May 2010 . |
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