Machilipatnam Port

Machilipatnam Port is a greenfield deep sea port which lies midway on the east coast of India. It is on the coast of Bay of Bengal. It is located in Machilipatnam, Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Machilipatnam Port
Aerial view of the port under construction in August 2024.
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Location
Country	India
Location	Machilipatnam, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates	16.2254261°N 81.2268909°E / 16.2254261; 81.2268909
Details
Operated by	A.P Ports
Owned by	A.P Government
Land area	5,000 acres
No. of berths	3 general cargo and 1 OSV berth (proposed)
Employees	Nearly 5,000 direct employability and nearly 15,000 indirect employability
Statistics
Annual revenue	₹10,000 crores
Net income	₹50,000 crores after 2 years
Website https://ports.ap.gov.in/#/machilipatnam-port

History

Nara Chandrababu Naidu, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh inaugurated the pylon.^[1][2]

The port was originally expected to begin its operations by 2021. Navayuga Engineering Company Limited bagged the project to develop the port on a build-own-operate-transfer basis.^[3]

After the YSR Congress party came into power in Andhra Pradesh state in 2019, the project was handed to RITES and was asked to submit a DPR for the same by December 2019. The works were expected to begin by 2020.^[4]

There is a proposal to develop a mega thermal power plant near Machilipatnam during 11th Five Year Plan. It is proposed to construct of 2 Nos. General cargo berth and 1 OSV berth in Phase 1 Depth of the Channel: 12.80 Mt with ship handled capacity is 65000 DWT and port anticipated handling capacity.^[5]

In May 2023, the former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the work on the Rs 5,156 crore Machilipatnam Port in the Krishna district by unveiling a pylon and offering special prayers on the beach.

The construction of the port, with an initial cargo capacity of 35 million tonnes (35 MMTPA), through four berths-three general cargo berths and one coal terminal. In the future, the capacity of the four-berth deep water port will be increased to 116 million tonnes (116 MMTPA) as the cargo traffic increases gradually. The port is scheduled to be completed in two years.^[6]

The work has been awarded to Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd (MEIL) and the construction is currently under-progress.^[7]

Gallery

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  Construction of breakwater
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  Breakwater aerial view
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  Construction material
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  Dredging