
Kakinada Deep Water Port
Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh operates a deep-water port alongside an older anchorage port, serving agricultural bulk, fertiliser and offshore energy traffic. Which facility a vessel uses changes both the access procedure and how stores must be delivered.
Operational Notes for Kakinada Deep Water Port
Deep-water and anchorage facilities operating side by side
Agricultural bulk, fertiliser and offshore energy traffic
Delivery method depends on which facility the vessel works
How We Supply This Port
We confirm which Kakinada facility the vessel is working before dispatch, because alongside and anchorage calls need entirely different delivery arrangements.
Customs & Port Formalities in India
- 1
The vessel's agent files arrival documents through the Port Community System (PCS 1x); stores cannot be delivered before customs entry is granted.
- 2
Bonded and duty-free stores for foreign-going vessels are cleared with Indian Customs against a stores shipping bill — allow 24 to 48 hours.
- 3
ISPS port entry passes are required for all delivery personnel; photo identification and, at most Major Ports, prior verification apply.
- 4
Supplies to foreign-going vessels are zero-rated for GST against valid export documentation, which Marella issues with every invoice.
- 5
Garbage and sludge landing must be handled by a pollution-control-board authorised vendor against a signed MARPOL receipt.
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Operational Data
- Coordinates
- 16° 59' N, 82° 17' E
- Draft Limit
- 13.0m
- Status
- Operational 24/7