Bhavnagar Port

Station operated by the Port Authority on call sign VUJ 9 during following time (GMT):
0200 - 0700 hrs.
0800 - 1300 hrs.
1400 - 1800 hrs.
The station is to be called on 500 kcs and work in 418 kcs. The equipment is with 100 w RF Power.

 

Admiralty: 1035 Piram Island to Bhavnagar
Indian Naval Hydrographic: 2039
Note: The Gulf of Cambay is covered under Deca Navigator System-Bombay Chain (7-8)

Vessels up to 12 m draught are recommended at DWA anchorage.
Position: 5.1' x 250 (T) from Gogha to Lighthouse
The holding ground, stiff mud and sand is good, while at anchor at DWA, due care must be exercised, especially during spring tide.

Pilotage is compulsory. Due notice for requisition of pilot must be given 48 hours in advance, owing to tidal conditions and the vessel should arrive at the Pilot Station approximately two hours before high water.
If the vessel is unable to arrive at the Pilot Station, two hours before high water, it should cruise around and await for instructions from the port authority on VHF Radio. The VHF has been installed at Port and Port Wireless Station on an experimental basis. Call is on channel - 16 during the day.

MHWS - 12.04 m
MHWS - 10.18 m
MLWS - 8.31 m
MLWS - 3.52 m
MSL - 3.04 m

The concrete jetty is 270 m in length and 12.8 m in width. There is no swell or current of any kind. High tide at concrete jetty is 22 minutes earlier than the time given in tide table for Bhavnagar.
Vessels that are to berth alongside the concrete jetty must pass through the Lock Gate. Vessels up to 19.8 m width and 143.8 m in length can pass through the gate, but permissible draught is only 4 m.
The North quay on the north of the basin is 141 m long and has adequate backup and storage area.

Port has 03 tugs for pilotage/shipping operation. 01 No. Patrol boat for patrolling of Bhavnagar-Alang section under ISPS code. Electrification in the port area has been completed. Five high-mast towers have been installed at the port and for emergency power supply; 75 KVA DG set is also available.
The port has a dry dock for repair of tugs, launches and barges. The port has two workshops-general workshop and running workshop. Flotilla units can be repaired at both these workshops. The general workshop is used to carry out repairs on flotilla units and mechanical instruments. The running workshop takes care of the day-to-day repairs and maintenance requirements. Both workshops have different sizes of lathe machines, drilling machines and shaping machines. Electric and gas welding facilities, a cutting machine, foundry shop, etc. are also available at the workshops.
All the godowns at the port have been repaired and are available for use. Internal roads of the port are being paved. Recently, the port has also been connected with a broad gauge railway line for which GMB has requested the Railways to continue the line as per the cargo guarantee action plan to be submitted by the trade and the chambers of commerce.
Dry Dock : 1 no.
Tugs : 2 nos.
Barges : 1 capacity of 250 MT
Water Barges : 1 no. with 600 MT capacity

Import: Rock Phosphate, Coal and Coke, Fertiliser, Iron Scrap and Sulphur, Wood and Timber
Export: Oil Cakes, Salt, Scrap, Onions, Clay and rape seeds

May 15 to September 14