AUS40 supply at Sikka
Sikka lies on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat and works as a liquid-cargo port, with jetties and moorings serving the refining and petrochemical complex behind it rather than a general commercial quay.
State the jetty or mooring and who controls access, because this is a liquid-terminal port rather than a general stores berth. Confirm whether the vessel will be alongside or at a mooring.
What decides feasibility at Sikka
This is terminal-controlled ground. Access, escort and the hours in which anything may be brought to a vessel are set by the terminal operator, and a vessel may be worked at a mooring rather than alongside a quay. A stores arrangement that is routine at a container terminal cannot be assumed here.
Confirm these before the enquiry:
- The jetty or mooring the vessel is allocated to, by name.
- Whether the vessel will be alongside or at a mooring, since that decides the delivery method.
- The terminal operator’s access and escort requirements for a road vehicle.
- Who is authorised to receive and sign for the delivery.
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.
Identify the Sikka jetty or single-point mooring (SPM). An offshore SPM call needs a marine delivery assessment, not a road-tanker plan. For a liquid berth, ask whether stores transfer is permitted during the planned cargo window.
For this call: SPM or jetty identity; permission for a supply barge alongside; approved receiving point and pump equipment.
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.
Facility reference: SPTL: marine facilities. Current terminal instructions must be confirmed for your call.
Planning the notice period
Raise the enquiry when the call is fixed and send the jetty or mooring with it. Terminal access is arranged in advance, not at the gate.
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.
Sikka: common questions
Is Sikka a stores port?
It is primarily a liquid-cargo port. Deliveries are possible but they are arranged against the terminal’s own access rules rather than a general port procedure, so the terminal has to be named in the enquiry and the arrangement confirmed before the call.
The vessel is at a mooring rather than alongside. Does that change anything?
Yes, completely. A road vehicle cannot reach a vessel at a mooring, so the delivery has to be worked out as a waterborne transfer instead. Say which it is when you send the enquiry, because the two are assessed differently.
Can Sikka and Vadinar be treated as the same call?
No. They are separate facilities in the Gulf of Kutch with separate access arrangements. Confirm which one the vessel is calling at and give the terminal name.
Need another port?
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