# Kakinada Port

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Port in India

Kakinada Port View of Kakinada port from the Beach Interactive map of Kakinada Port Location Country India Location Andhra Pradesh Coordinates 16°58′30″N 82°16′44″E / 16.975°N 82.279°E / 16.975; 82.279 Details Opened 1st April 1999 No. of berths 4 + 2 (under construction) Statistics Annual cargo tonnage 14.50 million tonnes(2016-17) Website www.kakinadaseaports.in

**Kakinada Port** is located at [Kakinada](/source/Kakinada) off the east coast of India. It is 170 km (106 mi) south of [Visakhapatnam Port](/source/Visakhapatnam_Port).[1]

Kakinada Port is a large complex comprising Kakinada Anchorage Port, Kakinada Deep Water Port, Kakinada Fishing Harbour and Ship-Breaking Unit. Kakinada Anchorage Port has a century-long tradition.[2]

Kakinada Deep Water Port is an all-weather deep water port, and the channel has a depth of 12 metres (39 ft). The port can handle vessels up to 50,000 DWT. The port handled 10.81 million tonnes of cargo in 2010–2011. The AP Govt developed [Kakinada beach](/source/Kakinada) in 2013 and it has 100 acres of land covered from port to Uppada area.[1]

New [Kakinada Port railway station](/source/Kakinada_Port_railway_station) was opened in 2011.[3]

A new port named, Kakinada Gateway port is underconstruction in Kakinada district, This will be the third port in Kakinada district, with a proposed cargo handling capacity of 16 million tonnes of cargo.[4]

## History

Kakinada (then known as Cocanada) was a significant port in the [Godavari district](/source/Godavari_district) during the British colonial period. In early 20th century, it served as a crucial centre for trade, facilitating commerce within the district, its neighboring regions to the north and south, and an extensive hinterland that included parts of the [Nizam's Dominions](/source/Hyderabad_State).[5]

By 1915, the port had two operational lighthouses at Vakalapudi and the Sacramento Shoal, with earlier lighthouses at Cocanada and Hope Island decommissioned. The port was managed by the Cocanada Port Conservancy Board, chaired by the district Collector. The board maintained port infrastructure, including dredgers and groins, using funds from landing and shipping dues, as well as rents collected within port limits. Despite efforts to control silt deposition, the harbour faced challenges from sediment inflow from the Godavari River and a northern drainage creek.[5]

Cocanada’s port activities attracted a number of vessels, including [British India Steam Navigation Company](/source/British_India_Steam_Navigation_Company) steamers, which made six to seven calls weekly, Asiatic Steam Navigation Company boats, Clan Line steamers, and occasional ships from [Austrian Lloyd](/source/Austrian_Lloyd_Ship_Management) and Venetian companies. The export of rice and cheroots formed a significant part of the trade conducted at the port.[5]

## See also

- [Kakinada City](/source/Kakinada)

- [Hope Island](/source/Hope_Island_(India))

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-port_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-port_1-1) ["Kakinada Deep Water Port"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130126192846/http://www.apports.in/in/content/view/52/71). Department of Ports, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from [the original](http://www.apports.in/in/content/view/52/71/) on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Kakinada Anchorage Port"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130515145954/http://www.andhraports.com/kkdanchrp.htm). Department of Ports, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from [the original](http://www.andhraports.com/kkdanchrp.htm) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kakinada Port new railway station opened finally"](http://scrailways.blogspot.in/2011/12/kakinada-port-new-railway-station.html). South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Naidu, T. Appala (30 October 2022). ["Aurobindo Realty steps up construction of ₹3,000-crore seaport off Kakinada coast in Andhra Pradesh"](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/aurobindo-realty-steps-up-construction-of-3000-crore-seaport-off-kakinada-coast-in-andhra-pradesh/article66069156.ece). *The Hindu*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0971-751X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_5-2) Hemingway, F. R. (1915). [*Godavari District Gazetteer*](https://archive.org/details/godavaridistrict01frhe/page/112/mode/2up?q=cocanada). Vol. 1. Public Resource. pp. 113–115. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-81-206-1462-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-206-1462-8). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date))

v t e Ports in Andhra Pradesh Major port Visakhapatnam Minor port Gangavaram Kakinada Krishnapatnam Ravva Under construction Mulapeta Machilipatnam Ramayapatnam Proposed Mutyalammapalem Narasapur Nizampatnam Vodarevu Project Sagar Mala project

v t e Hydrography of Andhra Pradesh Coastal Bay of Bengal Coromandel Beaches RK Beach Yarada Beach Vodarevu Beach Uppada Beach Suryalanka Beach Baruva Beach Mypadu Beach Kalingapatnam Beach Bheemili Beach Manginapudi Beach Rushikonda Beach Estuaries/creeks Krishna estuary Narava Gedda creek Marshes Coringa Krishna delta mangrove Rivers Arani Bendi Gedda Borramma Gedda Budameru Bahuda Champavathi Cheyyeru Chitravathi Galeru Garibula Gedda Godavari Gosthani Gundlakamma Jhanjavati Kaivalya Kandaleru Kandivalasa Kalangi Kinnerasani Koringa Krishna Kundu Madala Mahendratanaya Maldevi Mandavya Manneru Munneru Murredu Nadari Nagari Nagavali Narava Gedda Palar Paleru Papagni Pedda Gedda Peddavagu Penna Ponnaiyar Sabari Sileru Sarada Swarnamukhi Tammileru Tandava Tungabhadra Vamsadhara Varaha Vedavathi Yeleru Yerrakaluva Waterfalls Duduma Ethipothala Kailasakona Mallela Theertham Talakona Ubbalamadugu Lakes Pulicat Lake Kolleru Lake Kondakarla Ava Dams Alaganoor Balimela Brahmamsagar Dowleswaram Gandikota Gotta barrage Gundlakamma Jalaput Jeedipalli Kalyani Kandaleru Kanithi Meghadri Mudasarlova Mid Penna Mylavaram Nagarjuna Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond Nellore anicut Penna Ahobilam Polavaram Prakasham Pulichinthala Raiwada Rajolibanda Sangam anicut Somasila Srisailam Sunkesula Tatipudi Thotapalli Veligallu Veligonda Veligodu Yeleru Inland waterways National Waterway 4 Ports (existing/proposed) Dugarajapatnam Port Gangavaram Port Kakinada Port Krishnapatnam Port Machilipatnam Port Visakhapatnam Port Islands Sriharikota Nagarjunakonda Bhavani Hope island

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