# Keni Port > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Keni_Port > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Keni_Port.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keni_Port > Source revision: 1349950188 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}} {{Citations needed|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox port | name = Keni Port | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Karnataka | country = [India](/source/India) | location = Keni, [Uttara Kannada](/source/Uttara_Kannada), [Karnataka](/source/Karnataka) | coordinates = {{coord|14|42|N|74|15|E|display=inline,title}} | opened = | operated = JSW Infrastructure | owner = Karnataka Maritime Board | type = [Deep-sea port](/source/Deep-sea_port) | sizewater = | sizeland = | size = | berths = | wharfs = | piers = | employees = | leadershiptitle = | leader = | blankdetailstitle2 = Navigational channel | blankdetails2 = 1st phase: {{convert|7.3|km|mi}}
2nd phase: {{convert|12|km|mi}} | blankdetailstitle1 = Water depth at harbour basin | blankdetails1 = | draft_depth = 1st phase: {{convert|14.5|m}}
2nd phase: {{convert|18|m}} | arrivals = | cargotonnage = | containervolume = | cargovalue = | passengertraffic = | revenue = | profit = | website = }} '''Keni Port''' is a proposed deep-sea port at Keni village in [Uttara Kannada](/source/Uttara_Kannada) district of [Karnataka](/source/Karnataka).{{efn|In 2016, a techno-economic feasibility report was prepared by AECOM India Private Limited for Ministry of Shipping / Indian Ports Association to build a deep-sea port at Keni village,{{sfn|AECOM|2016|loc=2.2 Port Location at Belekeri|p=4}} which was referred to as the ''Port at Belekeri'' in the report. However, the Karnataka Maritime Board established Keni port limits at location of the proposed Belekeri port in 2022.}} The Karnataka Maritime Board signed an agreement with [JSW Infrastructure](/source/JSW_Infrastructure) in November 2023 to build the port. It is estimated that the port will be constructed at a cost of more than ₹4 thousand crore.{{cite news |title=JSW Infrastructure to develop Keni port in Karnataka for ₹4,119 crore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/jsw-infrastructure-to-develop-keni-port-in-karnataka-for-4119-crore/article67540899.ece |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=16 November 2023 |location=Bengaluru}}{{cite news |title=JSW Infrastructure receives letter of award to develop Keni port in Karnataka for Rs 4,119 cr |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/jsw-infrastructure-receives-letter-of-award-to-develop-keni-port-in-karnataka-for-rs-4119-cr/articleshow/105266989.cms?from=mdr |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=The Economic Times |date=16 November 2023}} The port will consist of a [harbor](/source/harbor) protected by [Breakwaters](/source/Breakwater_(structure)), and deep channel. Cargo will be handled through port's [container terminal](/source/container_terminal), dry [bulk cargo](/source/bulk_cargo) terminal and multipurpose cargo terminal. It will have a maximum depth of 20 meters and will be able to accommodate [panamax](/source/panamax) and [capesized](/source/Capesize) vessels. A statement from the state government estimated that the port's net draft 18 meters, allowing Capesize vessels with 200,000 [DWT](/source/deadweight_tonnage) ([deadweight tonnage](/source/deadweight_tonnage)) to enter the proposed port. == Port details == === Harbour === The harbor of the Keni deep sea port will be an artificial harbor, which is protected by Breakwaters. The prescribed water depth for the harbor basin is {{convert|16.5|m|ft}} (1st phase), which will accommodate large ships; the maneuvering basin between the harbor basin and the approach channel will be {{convert|15.4|m|ft}} deep. The land required for the construction of infrastructure for cargo handling will be [land reclaimed](/source/Land_reclamation) from the sea by filling with [sediment](/source/sediment).{{sfn|AECOM|2016|loc=6.9 Phasing of the Port Development|p=15}} === Approach channel === An {{convert|7.3|km|mi}} (1st phase) long approach channel at open sea will be used for the movement of ships to the port's harbor. The approach channel has a depth of {{convert|16.1|m|ft}} and a minimum width of {{convert|150|m|ft}}, allowing vessels with a [draft](/source/Draft_(hull)) of {{convert|14.5|m|ft}} to arrive and depart the harbor.{{sfn|AECOM|2016|loc=6.9 Phasing of the Port Development|p=15}} == Connectivity == The location of the port is well connected to the [hinterland](/source/hinterland) through National and State Highways. The nearest national highway from the port is [National Highway 66](/source/National_Highway_66_(India)), which is at a distance of {{convert|5|km|mi}}. There are plans to connect the port to the existing [Konkan railway line](/source/Konkan_Railway_zone). [Ankola railway station](/source/Ankola_railway_station) is the nearest railway station from the port, at a distance of {{convert|8.2|km|mi}}.{{cite web |title=Keni Port |url=https://karnatakamaritime.in/keni-port/ |website=Karnataka Maritime Board |access-date=3 July 2024}} == Footnotes == {{Notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} == Bibliography == * {{cite report |author=AECOM |date=2016 |title=Techno-Economic Feasibility Report for Development of Port at Belekeri|url=https://sagarmala.gov.in/sites/default/files/Final%20TEFR_Belekeri%20Port_0.pdf |publisher=sagarmala.gov.in|access-date=3 July 2024}} {{Ports in Karnataka}} Category:Ports and harbours of Karnataka Category:Uttara Kannada district --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Keni Port](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keni_Port) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keni_Port?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.