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Ports in India

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NaviBoss has port guides for 56 ports in India, 48 of them with the pilot boarding place on the chart. Its coast lies in NAVAREA VIII, buoyage follows IALA region A and ships are inspected under the Indian Ocean MOU.

Port guides5648 with a pilot boarding place
NAVAREAVIIInavigational warnings area
IALA regionAred to port entering
Local timeUTC+5:30no summer time
Port State ControlIndian Ocean MOUinspection regime
Deepest berth25.5 mJaigarh

All 56 ports in India

Each name opens its port guide: where the pilot boards, local time and summer time, water density, load line zone, the maximum draft per terminal, reporting before arrival and inspections.

PortUN/LOCODEPilotDeepest berthWarnings area
AlangINALAYes—NAVAREA VIII
Bedi BunderINBEDYes12.6 mNAVAREA VIII
BeyporeINBEYYes—NAVAREA VIII
BhavnagarINBHUYes4.0 mNAVAREA VIII
ChennaiINMAAYes16.5 mNAVAREA VIII
CochinINCOK—22.5 mNAVAREA VIII
CuddaloreINCDLYes9.0 mNAVAREA VIII
DabholINDHPYes11.0 mNAVAREA VIII
DahanuINDHU——NAVAREA VIII
DahejINDAHYes14.0 mNAVAREA VIII
DeendayalINIXYYes15.0 mNAVAREA VIII
DhamraINDMQYes17.5 mNAVAREA VIII
DharamtarINDMT—4.0 mNAVAREA VIII
DighiINDIGYes8.2 mNAVAREA VIII
GangavaramINGGVYes18.0 mNAVAREA VIII
GopalpurINGPRYes14.5 mNAVAREA VIII
HaldiaINHALYes8.5 mNAVAREA VIII
HaziraINHZAYes15.0 mNAVAREA VIII
HonavarINHONYes—NAVAREA VIII
JafarabadINJBDYes12.5 mNAVAREA VIII
JaigarhINJGD—25.5 mNAVAREA VIII
JakhauINJAK——NAVAREA VIII
Jamnagar TerminalINJGAYes—NAVAREA VIII
Jawaharlal Nehru PortINNSAYes16.5 mNAVAREA VIII
KakinadaINKAKYes14.5 mNAVAREA VIII
KamarajarINENRYes15.0 mNAVAREA VIII
KaraikalINKRKYes14.0 mNAVAREA VIII
KarwarINKRWYes8.3 mNAVAREA VIII
KattupalliINKATYes—NAVAREA VIII
KrishnapatnamINKRIYes19.5 mNAVAREA VIII
MagdallaINMDAYes3.1 mNAVAREA VIII
MandviINMDVYes—NAVAREA VIII
MayabunderINMYB—6.1 mNAVAREA VIII
MormugaoINMRMYes15.0 mNAVAREA VIII
MuldwarkaINMDKYes9.5 mNAVAREA VIII
MumbaiINBOMYes17.0 mNAVAREA VIII
MundraINMUNYes25.0 mNAVAREA VIII
NagapattinamINNPTYes10.0 mNAVAREA VIII
NavlakhiINNAVYes9.9 mNAVAREA VIII
New MangaloreINNMLYes21.0 mNAVAREA VIII
PanajiINPAN——NAVAREA VIII
ParadipINPPTYes23.0 mNAVAREA VIII
PipavavINPAVYes14.8 mNAVAREA VIII
PondicherryINPNYYes—NAVAREA VIII
PorbandarINPBDYes9.0 mNAVAREA VIII
Port OkhaINOKHYes8.0 mNAVAREA VIII
RatnagiriINRTCYes—NAVAREA VIII
RediINREDYes—NAVAREA VIII
RevdandaINRVD——NAVAREA VIII
SalayaINSALYes17.7 mNAVAREA VIII
SikkaINSIKYes22.1 mNAVAREA VIII
Sri Vijaya PuramINIXZYes8.4 mNAVAREA VIII
Syama Prasad Mookerjee PortINCCUYes10.5 mNAVAREA VIII
TuticorinINTUTYes14.2 mNAVAREA VIII
Vadinar TerminalINVADYes22.5 mNAVAREA VIII
VisakhapatnamINVTZYes21.4 mNAVAREA VIII

Navigational warnings

India's waters are in NAVAREA VIII. A ship there keeps the in-force warnings of that area, and of any NAVAREA it passes on the way.

Before you call at India

Pre-arrival reporting

Gulf of Kutch: Vessels arriving in the Gulf of Kutch must anchor within the port limit if requiring clearance. If a vessel is anchored awaiting instructions within the Gulf of Kutch but outside port limits they will not be given port clearance for that area. The vessels requesting permission to anchor whilst awaiting instructions for next port of call will be instructed to anchor west of straight base line joining coordinates 23°11.05N 068°36.55'E (near Bari Bari) and

22°18.6'N 068°55.95'E (near Kachchigarh).

India uses the Port Community Systems (PCS) for pre-arrival electronic submission. Vessels are expected to provide information regarding vessel particulars, voyage details, crew/passenger information, cargo manifests, health and security declarations. Please see pre-arrival information of individual ports for more details.

ISPS (ship and port security)

ISPS Designated Authority: Director-General of Shipping.

Position: Nautical Adviser to the Government of India.

Address: Jahaz Bhavan, Walchand Hirachand Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai 400 001, India.

Tel: +91 22 2261 0606

Fax: +91 22 2269 4352

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.dgshipping.com

For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org.

Dialling code +91. · The unit of currency is the Rupee which is made up of 100 paise.

These country notes come from public port references and some may be several years old. Check with your agent.

Questions about ports in India

How many ports in India have a NaviBoss port guide?

56 ports, 48 of them with at least one pilot boarding place on the chart. Each guide gives the pilot station, local time, water density, load line zone, maximum draft per terminal, pre-arrival reporting and inspections.

Which NAVAREA is India in?

India's ports lie in NAVAREA VIII (8). Navigational warnings for those waters are broadcast by that area's coordinator.

Which IALA buoyage region does India use?

IALA region A: red to port when entering harbour.

Who carries out Port State Control in India?

Ships calling at India are inspected under the Indian Ocean MOU.

What time zone are India's ports in?

UTC+5:30, with no summer time.

Which port in India takes the deepest draft?

Of the ports with a figure, Jaigarh: its deepest listed berth takes 25.5 m. Check the terminal and the latest port notices before you plan to it.

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