Ports in India Vishakapatnam Port Trust:
| Visakhapatnam Port Trust | |
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Vizag Seaport aerial view
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Location | Visakhapatnam |
| Details | |
| Opened | December 19, 1933 |
| Operated by | Visakhapatnam Port Trust |
| Owned by | Ministry of Shipping, Government of India |
| Available berths | 24 |
| Chairman | Shri M.T.KRISHNA BABU, IAS |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 58.2 million tonnes(2014-15) |
| Annual revenue | 660 crores (2009-10) |
| Website: http://www.vizagport.com | |
- It is the deepest landlocked and protected port built at the coast of Andhra Pradesh.
- Vishakhapatnam has a capacity of handling 16.7 million tonnes of cargo traffic. It also has the ship-building and ship-repair industry. The primary export items are iron ore (especially from Bailadila mines to Japan), manganese ore, spices and wood. The imports comprise mainly of mineral oil, coal, luxury items and other industrial products.
- The hinterland of Vishakhapatnam port commands an approximate area of 3.4 lakh sq. km which is constituted by Andhra Pradesh and the contiguous parts of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka. This part of the country is very rich in mineral resources and agricultural produce
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