Navlakhi Port
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Navlakhi Port is an all-weather port in Morbi district, Gujarat, India. It is administered by the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), but its cargo is handled through several separately operated public and private jetties. Four of the port's jetties are capable of handling coal:
- Navlakhi GMB Coal Terminal
- Navlakhi United Shippers Coal Terminal
- Navlakhi Shreeji Shipping Coal Terminal
- Navlakhi Jaydeep Associates Coal Terminal
Location
The port is situated in Hansthal Creek at the southwestern end of the Gulf of Kutch, approximately 45 kilometres from Morbi. It operates as a lighterage port because the approximately 4.5-metre draft alongside the main jetties is insufficient for ocean-going bulk carriers. The inner anchorage, approximately 5.5 nautical miles from the port, has a draft of approximately 12 metres, while the outer anchorage is approximately 25 nautical miles from the port.[1] Ocean-going vessels carrying imported coal anchor offshore and discharge their cargo into barges. The barges transport the coal to the shallow-draft jetties, where it is unloaded and transferred to storage yards, railway wagons or trucks.
Background
A 2020 environmental document described Navlakhi as having approximately 8 mtpa of coal-handling capacity.[2]
A 2026 Gujarat port inventory reported total Navlakhi Port capacity of 12.5 mtpa and total cargo throughput of 8.93 million tonnes during fiscal year 2025–2026. This figure covers coal, salt, ceramics, and other cargo.[3] The Gujarat Maritime Cluster lists the following individual jetty capacities: 4.2 mtpa for the GMB jetty, 3.3 mtpa for United Shippers, 1.8 mtpa for Shreeji Shipping, 1.1 mtpa for Jaydeep Associates, and 0.2 mtpa for the Chowgule salt jetty.[1]
Modernization project
GMB proposed modernizing Navlakhi through mechanization of the existing facilities, construction of new mechanized jetties, dredging and enclosed coal-handling systems. The complete proposal would increase the port's capacity to 20 mtpa.[4]
The modernization received environmental and coastal-regulation-zone clearance in 2020. Gujarat subsequently approved a first phase consisting of a new jetty, mechanization, land reclamation and capital dredging. The first phase was estimated to cost ₹1.92 billion.[5]
Port Details
- Port authority: Gujarat Maritime Board
- Location: Navlakhi, Morbi district, Gujarat, India
- Coordinates: 22.9573, 70.4528 (exact)
- Annual capacity: 12.5 mtpa (dry bulk)
- Fiscal year 2025–2026 throughput: 8.93 million tonnes
- Status: Operating
- Type: Coal imports, salt, and other cargo exports
- Proposed total capacity: 20 mtpa (dry bulk)
- Expansion status: Partially completed / construction
- Primary coal source: Indonesia
