The Hindu Business Line : More ships waiting at Vizag, Kakinada

Visakhapatnam, Sept 28 Several ships are waiting both at Visakhapatnam port and the two ports at Kakinada (the old anchorage port as well as the deepwater port) due to intermittent heavy rains caused by the depression in the Bay of Bengal for the past one week or so.

According to sources, more than 20 vessels are waiting at the Visakhapatnam port and similar is the situation at the anchorage port at Kakinada. Five vessels are waiting at the deepwater port at Kakinada. At both Visakhapatnam and Kakinada, fertiliser unloading has been affected badly due to the adverse weather conditions.

Port sources have said that some of the vessels have been diverted from Paradip port as well as Kakinada to Visakhapatnam port. “A fertiliser ship has been diverted to Vizag from Kakinada, as there is no crane there to handle the vessel,” the sources have said.

Operations picked up

The operations have picked up at Vizag since Monday and normalcy could be restored to a great extent. Still, say the sources, it could take a week or so to clear the congestion.

At Kakinada anchorage port, from where rice is being exported on a large scale for the past few years, there is the problem of steel barge shortage.

In the event of heavy rains, it is particularly difficult for the port to handle rice.

It is expected that it may take 10 days or so to clear the congestion at Kakinada too.

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