AUS40 supply at Kakinada
Kakinada on the Andhra Pradesh coast is not one port but two: Kakinada Anchorage, the older shallow-water facility worked with lighterage, and Kakinada Deep Water Port, which takes larger vessels alongside.
State whether the call is at Kakinada Anchorage or Kakinada Deep Water Port. These are two different facilities and the enquiry cannot be assessed without knowing which.
What decides feasibility at Kakinada
These are genuinely different facilities with different access, different berths and different operators, and an enquiry that says only Kakinada cannot be assessed. Nothing about a deep water port call transfers to an anchorage call or the reverse, so the facility has to be named before anything else is discussed.
Confirm these before the enquiry:
- Anchorage or Deep Water Port. Name the facility, not just the city.
- The berth or the lighterage arrangement, as applicable.
- Access requirements for that specific facility.
- The agent handling the call and the receiving party.
Berth-side or barge delivery
PROTICKS provides barge delivery where berth or jetty-side supply is not accessible, subject to a suitable craft, port and terminal permission, vessel acceptance and weather.
Specify the Kakinada facility, berth or anchorage position rather than only the city. A berth delivery and an offshore barge transfer need different access checks. Review the alternative receiving location if the jetty cannot accept supply.
For this call: Deep-water or other facility identity; marine access and weather window; receiving equipment and restrictions during cargo operations.
Neither an electric pump nor a fuel-engine pump is automatically permitted in a sensitive area. Confirm the terminal-approved equipment before dispatch. Barge delivery does not bypass cargo-operation or safety restrictions.
Planning the notice period
Name the facility and the receiving arrangement in the first message. An enquiry that says only Kakinada cannot be assessed.
See how an order runs from enquiry to delivery.
Send the vessel requirement
- Vessel name and IMO number if available.
- Port, terminal, berth or anchorage position.
- ETA, ETB and ETD with date and time zone.
- Quantity, preferred format and usable receiving capacity.
- Local agent, company contact, documentation requirements, and whether you want PROTICKS to carry out the transfer.
Packaging & transfer
Choose 210 L drums, 1,000 L IBCs or an agreed bulk / ISO tank arrangement. Packaging does not determine the delivery route: road, barge or boat access must be assessed separately. Ask for pump kit, hoses, couplings, calibrated flow meter and personnel if needed, subject to terminal and vessel acceptance.
Product & paperwork
PROTICKS AUS40 is ISO 18611 certified and meets the requirements of IS 17661 (Part 1):2022. Check whether the vessel is specified for AUS40 or AUS32, then check the batch Certificate of Analysis and current MSDS before approving supply. Product-document checklist.
Kakinada: common questions
Which Kakinada does our vessel call at?
The call instructions will say. There is an anchorage facility and a deep water port at Kakinada, they are operated separately, and the enquiry cannot be worked until you confirm which one applies.
Does the answer change the delivery method?
It can change it entirely. A vessel worked with lighterage at the anchorage is reached differently from a vessel alongside at the deep water port, so the two are quoted differently.
Can one arrangement cover both?
No. Treat them as separate ports for planning purposes, because that is effectively what they are.
Need another port?
View all Indian supply ports. For an anchorage or an unlisted facility, send the actual location for review.