Vizag General Cargo Berth
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The Vizag General Cargo Berth (VGCB) is an operating mechanized bulk terminal at Visakhapatnam Port in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. is operated by Vizag General Cargo Berth Private Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited.
Location
Vizag General Cargo Berth is located in the outer harbour of Visakhapatnam Port, located on the east coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh, along the Bay of Bengal.
Background
VGCB was developed under a 30-year design-build-finance-operate-transfer concession to upgrade the port's former General Cargo Berth for mechanized handling of imported coking and steam coal.[1] The upgraded terminal was commissioned in April 2013.[2]
The berth was assessed as having an annual cargo capacity of 10.18 million tonnes. The operator describes its rated capacity as approximately 11 million tonnes per year.[2][3]
The terminal has an alongside depth of approximately 18.1 metres and can accommodate vessels of up to 200,000 deadweight tonnes. Its mechanized system includes three grab unloaders, stacker-reclaimers, conveyors and an automated wagon-loading system.[2]
Although VGCB was constructed as an import coal terminal, it has diversified into other bulk commodities. In April 2025, Vedanta reported the handling of a 199,500-tonne bauxite shipment at the terminal.[4]
Terminal Details
- Operator: Vizag General Cargo Berth Private Limited
- Parent: Vedanta Limited
- Port owner: Visakhapatnam Port Authority
- Location: Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Coordinates: 17.6886, 83.2890 (exact)
- Berth: Vizag General Cargo Berth, Outer Harbour
- Annual Capacity (Million tonnes per annum): 11 (dry-bulk)[2][3]
- Status: Operating
- Start year: 2013[2]
- Type: Import
- Coal type: Coking coal and steam coal
- Other cargo: Bauxite, manganese ore and other dry-bulk commodities
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ "Profile". Vizag General Cargo Berth Private Limited. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Master Plan for Visakhapatnam Port: Final Report . Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, 7-3. Report.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About Us". Vizag General Cargo Berth Private Limited. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ "Vedanta's Vizag General Cargo Berth receives India's largest bauxite vessel at Visakhapatnam Port". Vedanta Aluminium. 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
