Okha Port
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Okha Port is a small port on India's west coast, owned and operated by the state-owned Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB).[1]
The port imports coal and coke, as well as bauxite, limestone, soda ash, cement, wheat, sulphur and fertilizer.[2][3]
Location
The all-weather port is located on the north-west coast of Saurashtra Peninsula, at the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat state.
Background
Okha Port unloaded 1.147 million tonnes of overseas coal in fiscal year 2024–25, compared with 1.126 million tonnes in 2023–24.[4]
The port's existing capacity was reported as 6 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) for all cargoes. An expansion to 10 mtpa has been proposed.[5]
Pollution
In 2018, the Okha Port was forced to shut down for violating pollution regulations by openly storing coal and bauxite.[6]
Project Details
- Operator: Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB)
- Location: Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat state, India
- Annual Capacity (Tonnes): 6 million (all cargoes); 10 million proposed
- Status: Operating
- Type: Coal imports
- Coal source:
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ "Port of Okha" World Port Source website, accessed February 2015.
- ↑ "Okha Port" Gujarat Maritime Board website, accessed February 2015.
- ↑ "Okha Port" Samsara Shipping website, accessed February 2018.
- ↑ Basic Port Statistics of India 2024–25 . Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India. Report.
- ↑ (2020) Environmental and CRZ clearance for development of Coast Guard jetty and allied facilities within existing Okha Port . Gujarat Maritime Board. Report.
- ↑ GPCB orders closure of Okha Port over air pollution, The Times of India, July 8, 2018
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External Articles
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