PORT GUIDE · FOR OFFICERS, MASTERS AND SHORE TEAMS
Redi
Pilot
updated Jul 2010- Port Redi pilot boarding Pilot boards15°45.0′N 073°36.9′E
Compulsory and carried out in daylight hours only; the port officer acts as pilot. The pilot boards in the general anchorage.
Key data
updated Aug 2026Size limits
LOA 58m, Beam 11.5m,1200DWT.
Water density
1025.
Load line zone
Arabian Sea Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Sep 1 to May 31, Summer Jun 1 to Aug 31.
Tides
Range 2.5m max.
Approach
updated Jul 2010Anchorages
On arrival vessels should anchor 2nm W of Redi Point, in a depth of 13.0m, mud. On boarding, the pilot will conduct the vessel to one of two loading anchorages NW or SW of Redi Point, known as Jetty One and Jetty Two anchorages, where vessels with a draught of up to 10.4m can load safely.
Restrictions
The port is closed during the monsoon season, mid-May to mid-Sep.
Charts and publications
BA 1509, 3464. Admiralty Pilot NP38.
Inspections
Port State Control here: Indian Ocean MOU.
ISPS
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.
Port services
updated Jun 2020Bunkers, water and stores
Fresh water: Not available.
Bunkering: Not available.
Medical
Hospital situated at Shiroda (10km).
Transport
Nearest airport: Dabolim International Airport, Goa (155km).
Working hours
Throughout 24 hours.
About Redi
updated Aug 2026Where it is
Redi is situated 3nm NW of the entrance to Terekhol River, in Maharashtra state on the W coast of India.
The port
The port consists of an open roadstead anchorage at which iron ore is loaded from barges. The port is closed during the SW monsoon from mid May to mid Sep.
Traffic
Approx 7,10,000t of cargo are handled annually..
Questions about Redi
Where does the pilot board at Redi?
The pilot boards at Port Redi pilot boarding, 15°45.0′N 073°36.9′E.
What time zone is Redi in?
Local time at Redi is UTC+5:30. No summer time.
What is the water density at Redi?
1025.
Which load line zone is Redi in?
Arabian Sea Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Sep 1 to May 31, Summer Jun 1 to Aug 31.
Who carries out Port State Control at Redi?
Port State Control at Redi: Indian Ocean MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Redi?
The UN/LOCODE of Redi is INRED.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Redi say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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