15 Nov 2024        15:18:16 pm

Geography

Kandla Port

Tags : Kandla Port

Topic: Ports and Harbors

Why in the news?

• Kandla Port plans a new container terminal and multipurpose berth with ₹27,000 crore investment. Positioned strategically between Tuna Tekra and the entry point of Kandla, the proposed site could help vessels avoid an 11-kilometer trek through the creek, providing cost advantages.

Source: The Hindu Business Line

About Kandla Port:

• It is presently known as Deendayal Port.
• It is situated in the Kandla Creek and is 90 kms from the mouth of the Gulf Of Kachchh in Gujarat.
• It is a protected natural harbor.
• It is recognized as one of major ports in India.
• It was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India, after the partition of India from Pakistan left the port of Karachi in Pakistan. 
• It is a hub for major imports like petroleum, chemicals and iron and also export grains, salt and textiles.
• It remains India’s biggest state-owned cargo handler by volume, but it has steadily lost market share to privately owned Mundra Port (India’s largest private port) 60km to the southwest.

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