Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India
No. of berths
31 [1]
Chairperson
Madhaiyaan Angamuthu, IAS
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage
73.75 Million Tonnes (FY 2022–23)[2]
Annual container volume
8.40 Million Tonnes
Website https://vpt.shipping.gov.in/
Visakhapatnam Port is one of twelve major working ports in India and the only major port of Andhra Pradesh. It is India's third largest state-owned port by volume of cargo handled and largest on the Eastern Coast. It is located 880 km from Kolkata Port and 780 km from Chennai Port, almost midway between the two other major ports along the coast of Bay of Bengal.[3]
27861°E / 17.69833; 83.27861 VisakhapatnamPort is one of twelve major working ports in India and the only major port of Andhra Pradesh. It is India's...
Satavahanas, Vengi, the Pallava and Eastern Ganga dynasties. Visakhapatnam was an ancient Port city which had trade relations with the Middle East and Rome...
Gangavaram Port is a port located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Inaugurated in July 2009, it has a depth of 21m. It is managed by Gangavaram Port Ltd.,...
one major port at Visakhapatnam under the administrative control of Central government and 15 notified ports inclusive of 3 captive ports under the control...
Visakhapatnam is a major metropolitan city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, and it holds the distinction of being the largest city in the state. The rich...
Visakhapatnam Junction (station code: VSKP) is an important railway station located in Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is on the...
West East North West Northern Suburbs Southern Suburbs Western Suburbs Visakhapatnam is a city of South Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. old MCV is considered...
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Visakhapatnam, largest city of the Indian state of Andhra...
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is the integrated steel plants of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited in Visakhapatnam. Founded in 1982, the plant focuses on producing...
In India, ports are categorised into major ports and non-major ports (informally called minor ports). As of 2022, there are 12 major ports and 217 non-major...
Kakinada Port is located at Kakinada off the east coast of India. It is 170 km (106 mi) south of VisakhapatnamPort. Kakinada Port is a large complex...
Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour is a harbour in Visakhapatnam. It opened in 1976 beside VisakhapatnamPort. The harbour spreads over 26 hectares. It is operated...
The Visakhapatnam gas leak, also referred to as the Vizag gas leak, was an industrial accident that occurred at the LG Polymers chemical plant in the...
Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district) is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh...
Visakhapatnam, also known as Vizag, is a city and port in the South India state of Andhra Pradesh. Visakhapatnam has long history since 1068 AD inscriptions...
known as R K Beach is situated on the east coast of Bay of Bengal in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is located near Dolphin's Nose. RK Beach gets its...
many sea ports, it flourishes in sea trade as well. The state has one of the largest railway junctions at Vijayawada and VisakhapatnamPort being one...
Transport in Visakhapatnam is the network of roads, railways, rapid transit system in the largest city of Andhra Pradesh . The city of Visakhapatnam also serves...
Bheemunipatnam (also known as Bheemili), is a suburb of Visakhapatnam, India. The town was named after Bhima, a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata...
Corporation Limited, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and Gangavaram Port lie in close proximity of Gajuwaka, its growth has mirrored that of Visakhapatnam. Gajuwaka is...
Chhattisgarh, India. Hematite ore is found here, which is exported from Visakhapatnamport to Japan and South Korea.[citation needed] The range is located in...
Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region is the metropolitan area covered by the city of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The entire region...
travelling from mines around Kirandul and Bailadila in Chhattisgarh to VisakhapatnamPort. Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State...
state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Duvvada, the southern outskirts of Visakhapatnam. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line. Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km...