Port of Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam is an open-roadstead anchorage in India, registered under the UN/LOCODE code INMAC.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by India’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status AM), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Anchorage14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Cargo pier12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Assist tugs are available. Pratique is available. Communications include telegraph, radio, and rail. Cargo can be worked at anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Available services include longshore labor and electrical repair. Supplies on offer include provisions and water.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 49460, Pub. 173, chart 63280. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.