According to the Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board, the draft of the port will be around 15.5 metres (51 ft), which accommodate 85,000 deadweight tonnage vessels at the harbour's jetties.

The Ramayapatnam Port is situated on the shore of the Bay of Bengal at 15.019167° north latitude and 80.052500° east longitude.

[2] There are no protected areas—ecologically sensitive areas, marine national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, etc.—within a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) radius of the port.

[4] The area is covered by coastal alluvium consisting of occasional layers of sand and clay.

[1][6] According to the bathymetric survey, the water depth is 20 meters at a distance of 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the shoreline.

[7] The harbour of the Ramayapatnam deep sea port an artificial harbor, which is protected by breakwaters.

[7] An 11.83 kilometres (7.35 mi) long approach channel at open sea will be used for the movement of ships to the port's harbour.