Vijaydurg Port

Vijaydurg Port is a natural harbour on the west coast of the district of Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, India.

[1] The chief commodities imported in this port are food-stuffs, pulses, salt, oil-cakes, sugar, cement and dry fish.

[3] An old anchor (length 13m, breadth 8m and road circumference 2m), belonging to the Maratha Navy was found lying in water near the port for over hundred years and still in good condition.

It was moved to the Maritime Museum, Mumbai, from the port at the request of Captain J. R. Davis, Nautical Adviser to the Government of India, on 5 February 1956.

As earlier, the service is expected to operate between Ferry Wharf (Bhaucha Dhakka) in Mazgaon and Panaji port.

En route it will halt at Raigad, Ratnagiri, Jaigad, Vijaydurg, Malvan and Vengurla, where smaller boats will ferry passengers to the shore.

There is much scope for a daily steamer services on the route, as trains invariably run full and buses are not preferred by many.

[7] Maharashtra has a long coastline which could be effectively developed for carrying out inland water transport for goods and passengers.

Presently, there is one jetty (51m* 6.6 m) with maximum permissible draft of 3.0 m.[8] Bore logs available indicate soft clay for a depth of 3 to 6 m below sea bed at proposed harbour basin and channel, which is underlain by moderate to completely weathered basalt layer and hard rock.

[7][8] The project implementation schedule begins with selection of the agency (Licensee) which will undertake construction of facilities on "Build, Own, Operate & Transfer" basis.

At present, there is only one big port in Maharashtra - JNPT, despite the fact that there is large industrial growth taking place in the state.