Dahej is an all weather direct berthing multi cargo port situated on the southwest coast of Gujarat, in the Gulf of Cambay, at the junction of Guljaria and Ban Creek. It is a natural deep water port with draft availability ranging up to 25m depending upon the length of the trestle proposed for construction of a berthing arrangement. The Port is about 45 kilometers from Bharuch

Bharuch

Bharuch , also known as Broach, is the oldest city in Gujarat, situated at the mouth of the holy river Narmada. Bharuch is the administrative headquarters of Bharuch District and a municipality of more than 1,50,000 inhabitants. As Bharuch is a major seaport city, a number of trade activities have...

, which is now being connected to the Port of Dahej

Port of Dahej

Dahej is an all weather direct berthing multi cargo port situated on the southwest coast of Gujarat, in the Gulf of Cambay, at the junction of Guljaria and Ban Creek. It is a natural deep water port with draft availability ranging up to 25m depending upon the length of the trestle proposed for...

 through a broad gauge rail siding with an initial capacity of 25-30 rakes / day. The nearest airports are at Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

 and Baroda. A deep draft multi cargo berthing facility is being proposed with a 3 km water front towards developing Port of Dahej

Port of Dahej

Dahej is an all weather direct berthing multi cargo port situated on the southwest coast of Gujarat, in the Gulf of Cambay, at the junction of Guljaria and Ban Creek. It is a natural deep water port with draft availability ranging up to 25m depending upon the length of the trestle proposed for...

 as per the directives of Gujarat Maritime Board. In addition to this, 4-5 other port facilities at Dahej, owned by Petronet LNG Limited (including bulk terminal sub-concessioned to Adani), GCPTCL, Birla Copper and Reliance Industries.

Communication

• VHF Channel 16, 11, 12, 14 for working & marine band
• Call sign:- DHIL JETTY OR CONTROLL
• FREE PRATIQUE :- normally issued by customs boarding officer

Meteorological data

• Highest Astronomical Tide (HAT
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  ):- 10.800 m
• Highest High Water Spring (HHWS):- +10.200 m
• Mean High Water Spring (MHWS):- 8.800 m
• Mean High Water Neap (MHWN):- 7.10 m
• Mean Sea Level (MSL
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  ):- +5.100 m
• Mean Low Water Spring (MLWS):- +0.900 m
• Mean Low Water Neap (MLWN):- +1.800 m
• Lowest Low Water Spring (LLWS):- +0.700 m
• Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT):- -1.000 m

Anchorage

Vessels calling the port can anchor at a distance of 5 km from the Gujarat Maritime Board Old Port and about 6 km from Jageshwar

Jageshwar

Jageshwar is a Hindu pilgrimage town in Almora district, Uttarakhand, dedicated to Lord Shiva, located 36 km northeast of Almora, in Kumaun region...

 IPCL Jetty. The draft

Draft (hull)

The draft of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull , with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained...

 available is up to 25m. During high tide, the water levels rise by a substantial amount of up to 10 - 11m giving sufficient navigational suitability to this port facility.

Pilotage

Pilots are not required; however, services of the local guide are provided on request.

Restrictions

As the port is a direct berthing port, there is a restriction with respect to LOA, beam or draft basis the size of berth. While capacity augmentation is under process,the current berthing restrictions LOA/beam/draft = 270m/38m/17m restriction is observed.

Port estate

Dahej Port has captive jetties and a private port used by DHIL,Petronet LNG, GCPTCL, IPCL .

Cargo handling

The Petronet LNG jetty is a dedicated deep water facility for import of LNG. While one berth is already operating, another berth is under construction. Another bulk handling facility is available to the north of this facility for unloading various bulk cargoes at the rate of 30,000 Tonnes per day. Two such berths are available for berthing. A dedicated liquid handling facility owned by GCPTCL (Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company Limited), which handles liquid cargoes with unloading / loading rates up to 25000 tonnes per day. A captive facility for handling Copper Ore and Sulphuric Acid is being owned and operated by Birla Copper for handling its own cargoes. The immediate hinterland is currently undergoing phase development with the Dahej SEZ being developed over an area of 30,000 hectares. While the current 4 lane connecting highway is being expanded to a six lane highway, the rail corridor is also being developed to a broad gauge line with individual sidings being offered to the major prospect users in the area.

Commodities

Import: Coal

Coal

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, Chemicals, LNG, Rock Phosphate, Urea

Urea

Urea or carbamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO2. The molecule has two —NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl functional group....

(proposed), Container

Container

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(proposed)

Export: POL

POL

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, Chemicals

Other facilities: crew change, store supplies, repairs, fresh water, bunkers