The shipping platform

Location: Port Okha is situated in western India, at the NW extremity of the Saurashtra Peninsula, Gulf of Kutch. General overview: The port provides some alongside berths and an anchorage which is exposed to the NE. Terminals: - Sayaji Pier E (Handling Bauxite, Coal, Limestone) - DCB Pier (Handling Soda Ash in bags / Cement in bags) - Sayaji Pier W (Handling Soda Ash, Cement) Handling Equipment: - MHC (12.5t) - Floating Crane Cargoes: - Imports include sulphur, wheat, fertilizer, coke and coal. - Exports are bauxite, clinker, chemicals and soda ash. Storage: - Open Sheds - Warehouses Traffic figures: Approx. 1,251,000t cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Arabian Sea Seasonal Tropical Area Tropical Sep 1 to May 31 Summer Jun 1 to Aug 31. Max size: LOA 180m // Draught 8.0m // Beam 28.4m (Due to narrow entrance).