Port of Nagappattinam
Nagappattinam is an open-roadstead anchorage in India, registered under the UN/LOCODE code INNPT.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, swell
- Charted depths
- Channel14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Anchorage14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- No terminal type is recorded in this WPI source.
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 0 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 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. Pilotage is available with local assistance. Assist tugs are available. Pratique is available. Communications include radio and rail. Cargo can be worked at anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include deck supplies and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 49350, Pub. 173, chart 63260. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.