Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) - Gandhidham

Kandla is a large seaport located on the north-western coast of India, in the Kachchh District of the state of Gujarat. This seaport lies 57 km south-east to the city of Bhuj. The distance to the port from the mouth of the Gulf of Kachchh on the Kandla Creek is about 90 km. The Kandla stream was first appraised for its suitability as a port by the British Royal India Navy in 1851. However, no detailed survey was conducted by them until the year 1922. It was only in 1931 that the Port of Kandla was actually created with a single pier, but it was selected as an outlet to the Arabian Sea, post India's independence. The city of Kandla was founded at the same time by Maharao of Kutch, so as to rehabilitate refugees from Sindh after the partition of India in 1947. After the Port of Karachi became a part of Pakistan, maritime trade in the area shifted to the Port of Mumbai. However, the facilities of this port were soon strained beyond capacity, after which the Indian Government created the West Coast Major Port Development Committee in early 1948. This committee, while studying the feasibility of building a major seaport that can replace the Port of Karachi, located a port at Kandla. The foundation stone of this new port was laid in 1952. Inaugurated by Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Port of Kandla was declared a major port in 1955. For the management of the port, the Kandla Port Trust was created by law in 1963. In 1965, the first of its kind special economic zone in India and in Asia, called Port of Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) was established. Covering 310 hectares, this biggest multiple-product special economic zone in the country is located at a distance of 9 km from the Port of Kandla. Today, the Port of Kandla is the hub for exporting grains and importing oil to different parts of the world. Major imports entering the country through this port include petroleum, chemicals, iron and steel machinery, salt, textiles and grains. The easiest way to travel to Kandla is to take a flight to the Kandla Airport that serves few flights plying to locations within India, including Mumbai. An alternative is to take a train to the Gandhidham Railway Station and travel to Kandla from there via road. Road transport is easily available to Kandla from the nearby town of Gandhidham, which is well-connected to other regions in the country. The best time to visit Kandla is between the months of October and March.

Kandla Port Trust as Deendayal Port Trust with effect from 25th of September, 2017. Deendayal Port, a leading major port on the west coast of India endavours to facilitate global maritime trade. KANDLA SEZ is the biggest multiple-product SEZ in the country. Kandla is the first Export Processing Zone in India. The port will soon begin selecting developers for four clean cargo berths that together aim to handle 8 million tonnes of cargo. The four berths will be supported by a 14 m draft capable of handling 75,000 dwt vessels. The port has already received encouraging response from prospective bidders, for the project that is estimated to cost nearly ₹500 crore. In 2015-16 the port handled 10.6 crore (106 million) tonnes of cargo.[3] Kandla Port was renamed as Deendayal Port Trust under the India port act of 1908.

Kandla, also known as the Kandla Port Trust or Maharao Khengarji Port Trust or recently new name given Deen Dayal Port trust is a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state in western India, near the city of Gandhidham. Located on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of major ports on west coast. Kandla was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India, after the partition of India and Pakistan left the port of Karachi in Pakistan. The Port of Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) was the first special economic zone to be established in India and in Asia. The port will soon begin selecting developers for four clean cargo berths that together aim to handle 8 million tonnes of cargo. The four berths will be supported by a 14 m draft capable of handling 75,000 dwt vessels. The port has already received encouraging response from prospective bidders, for the project that is estimated to cost nearly 5,000 million INR.

Free trade zone here. You can import and export many things as per the guidelines. For Importing any thing your products/container must be taken before 4 days of delivered and if you are exporting then you can place your container/items/product there for up to 7 days. There are 6 oil-jetties. Port is placed by IMC and controlled by government. In 1955, First used by Maharaja of kutch for trade purpose.

I also visited this ,it's very big there was so much coal and I saw many ships and I go inside them also

Very busy of port of India. Handling break bulk, dry bulk and liquid cargo also. Export windmill blades, salt, sugar, POL, food grains etc.. Import Crude, row material for fertilizer, chemicals, butane propane, fertilizer, coal, palm oil etc.. Here also container terminal at CJ 11-12 handling by KICT. Kandla international container terminal. It's India's first major post who handled 110MMT cargo.

Wow..Very busy port...handling multiple stuff and having more gates..

The Kandla port of India forms a vital marine network for vessels entering India through its Western waters – the Arabian Sea. Situated in the Gulf of Kutch, in the province of Gujarat Kutch, the port of Kandla has been in existence since the mid-1900s, specifically constructed to fulfil the dearth of marine harbours in the country’s western water route.