Port Pipavav

Port Pipavav, India’s first port in the private sector, is a port on the West Coast of India for containers, bulk and liquid cargo. Its lead promoter is APM Terminals, one of the largest container terminal operators in the world. The services include pilotage/towage, cargo handling and logistics support. Port Pipavav is located in Saurashtra, Gujarat, at a distance of 90 km South of Amreli, 15 km South of Rajula and 140 km South West of Bhavnagar. The port handles both bulk, container and liquid cargo.

History

In 1998, concession was awarded to Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited by Gujarat Maritime Board. In 2000, the port formed a Joint Venture with Indian Railways to start Pipavav Rail Corporation Limited. Commercial operations started in 2002.

In 2005 APM Terminals acquired majority stake. Major projects were completed in 2009 and the company came out with an IPO and was listed on Indian Stock Exchange in 2010.

Shialbet Island

The port has a natural breakwater facing the wharves called Shialbet Island. The Island is inhabited by a small fishing community and is connected to the mainland.

Pipavav

Pipavav is located at latitude 20°54'N and longitude 71°30'E on the coast of Gujarat, India. By road it is 2 hours (85 km) from Amreli, 30 minutes (20 km) from Rajula city, 2.5 hours (130 km) from Bhavnagar on the east and 1.5 hrs (89 km) from Diu in the west.

Pipavav is the location of Port Pipavav, the first private sector port in India (). Pipavav port is capable of handling container as well as bulk vessels and many shipping lines are currently using the port facilities. The cargo throughput for the port is available on their website. In 2008 Port Pipavav handled around 200,000 TEUs of container cargo.

Pipavav started operations in 1996, primarily to cater to the refrigerated cargo market of Veraval. Over the years it has developed into a port handling various bulk, break bulk and dry container cargo moving in from various nearby and north/west India locations. It has scheduled connectivity to all major Internal Container Depots. Recently, Pipavav Shipyard received the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance for foreign direct investment (FDI), paving the way for it to bid for defence sector deals in India. The clearance will help the company to bid for all future warship projects like frigates, destroyers, aircraft carriers, LPDs, submarine, corvettes etc. of Indian Navy.