SIKKA PORT:

Sikka / Jamnagar is located at the northern side of Saurashtra Peninsula in Gujarat. The two Single Buoy Moorings (SBMs) off the port of Sikka in Gujarat alone now handles one third of the total POL traffic handled in the 12 major ports.

Sikka port is the largest liquid bulk port in India is terms of volume of traffic, handling 47 million tonnes of crude oil and petroleum products in 2001-02.

Sikka Port comes under the jurisdiction of Gujarat Maritime Board. GMB is the maritime organization of the State of Gujarat. GMB is an initiate of Government of Gujarat and was established in 1987.

Post liberalization PPP model was adopted by GMB to promote modernization of ports.

Under this initiative Sikka port is captive port following BOMT model. The following is the list of captive ports of Gujarat.

Under the BOMT model full operational freedom are given to private parties as well as port charges are also of concessional in nature. The lease period of BOMT model is for a period of 25 years and during which the parties are also given expansion rights of the existing structures to suit their need.

Location of Sikka Port:

Site of Sikka Port:

The Captive Port of Sikka is operated by following private parties:

Ammonia Jetty – Gujarat State Fertilizers Ltd. SBM Crude – Reliance Petroleum Ltd. Product Jetty – Reliance Petroleum Ltd. Tanker Berth 4 in number – Reliance Petroleum Ltd. Light Wharf – Shree Digvijay Cement Ltd.

Reliance Jamnagar Marine Terminal:

The Reliance Group, with its world class oil refinery in Jamnagar accounts for nearly 60 per cent of the total cargo traffic, with 30 million tonnes of crude oil imports and another 15 million tonnes of petroleum product exports and coastal movement handled through Sikka port.

THE Reliance Jamnagar Marine Terminal (RJMT) is located in the Gulf of Kutch at Sikka and is under the jurisdiction of Gujarat Maritime Board. It is located about 23 kms from the city of Jamnagar. RJMT is India's largest all-weather petroleum terminal. On an average, the terminal handles 145 crude and 700 product (total 845) ships, annually. It handles about 31 MMT crude and 22 MMT products annually (total 53 MMT). It is expected to cross 100 MMT post commissioning of 2nd Reliance refinery. The terminal provides 9 berths in total, which consists of 4 berths and 5 single point moorings (SPM).

SPM

SPMs are located approximately 15 kilometers from shore. Three SPMs are for importing crude oils and two SPMs are for exporting petroleum products (diesel & gasoline). The crude SPMs are connected to the shore tanks via 48 inch subsea pipelines and the product SPMs are connected via 30" subsea pipelines.

Crude SPM berths are designed for vessels of maximum LOA of 345 meters. Dead weight 350000 mt, and a draught up to 22.5 m. Largest tanker takes about 40 hrs to offload the crude cargo. Product SPMs can accommodate a tanker of maximum LOA of 300 meters, deadweight 150000 mt and draught up to 18.5 m.

Pilotage

The approach to RJMT is marked by a fairway buoy and approach channel is marked by sets of buoys. Leading lights are provided to assist navigation from turning circle to tanker berths.

Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels using the RJMT facilities. For vessels berthing at jetty, pilot boards the vessel near fairway buoy and for SPMs at the respective designated areas. The pilots are trained in-house on the guidelines of IMO/Indian Major Ports and are approved by GMB.

Support Crafts:

Terminal provides following support crafts:

SPM Tugs = 4 Nos. each 52 Tons

Bollard-Pull Jetty Tugs = 4 Nos each 40 Tons

Bollard = Pull Pilot boats (2) & Mooring boats (7)

Garbage collection boat (1)

Security & Pollution control boats (2)

Diving support vessel (2),

Maintenance craft (1)

Present Infrastructure:

Tanker Jetty Berths

Four berths (A, B, C and D) are designed to accommodate vessels falling within the berthing parameters mentioned below:

  Berth-A Berth-B Berth-C Berth-D

Maximum LOA 195 m 230 m 246 m 252 m

Maximum Beam 45 m 45 m 45 m 45 m

Maximum permissible draught12.5 m 13.5 m 13.5 m 14.5 m

Max. Displacement59850mt

86450mt112500mt120,000mt

Berthing/unberthing operations can be carried out 24x7 bases round the clock. On an average, turnaround time for vessels at jetty berths is 24 to 36 hours depending on the parcel size.

The following petroleum products can be handled at the jetty berths:

Paraxylene, Benzene, TAME, Diesel, Motor Spirit, Kerosene, Naphtha, LPG, LSWR.

The terminal is equipped to take care of Oil-Spill (Tier 1) as per statutory requirement. Reliance owned tugs are also fitted with pollution control equipments like - skimmers, absorbent pads, oil spill dispersants, and OSD spray arm. The terminal conducts joint mock drills with Indian Coast Guard for oil-spill response.

RJMT is certified to:

International Ship and Port Facility Security code.

ISO 9001:2000 - Quality Management Systems

ISO 14001:2004 - Environment Management Systems

OHSAS 18001 - Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series

LRA Class - Lloyds Register of Asia - Marine operation & maintenance audits.

SDCC AND GSFC Jetty:

Gujarat State Fertiliser Corporation imports 0.6 million tonnes of ammonia, phosphoric acid and LPG for its fertiliser plant close by. Digvijay Cement imports coal and clinker for their cement plant through Lighterage operations. The company also loads cement for coastal exports. Both Digvijay Cement and GSFC have their own captive jetties.

Details of SDCC Captive Jetty:

Available draught

Ranging from 9 meters to 25 metres in mid-sea.

Sikka wharf/port

SDCC captive jetty. Sikka is a tidal port having 2 tides in 24 hrs.

Wharf details

Length: 200m

Width: 35m

Draught available at Sikka wharf 4-5 meters in high tide.

Load rate at Sikka Wharf (based on the past performance)

Cement -1000 - 1500 MT PWWD SHINC basis vessel having 4 hatch/ cranes / hooks having the crane capacity of 15-20 MT each Clinker -10000 MT PWWD SHINC basis vessel fitted with 4 hatch/4 cranes/ hooks and having crane capacity of 30 MT each with suitable hydraulic grabs of minimum 8-10 cbm each.

Discharge rate at Sikka wharf (based on the past performance)

Coal -10000 MT PWWD SHINC basis vessel fitted with 4 hatch/4 cranes / hooks and having crane capacity of 30 MT each with hydraulic grabs of minimum 8 -10 cbm each

Cargo Movement

Lighterage operation by barges from / to mother vessel in mid-sea to / from Sikka port i.e. final loading/ discharging point.

Working conditions

All-weather working port, mid-sea loading / discharging, no waiting period for the vessel.

Facilities/Equipment

Stock yard

SDCC owned Stock yard having cap. to store 2 lacs MT cargo

Distance from wharf to stock yard Approximately 1.5 KMs.

Weighment

SDCC owned Weighbridge (2 Nos) in the Stock yard itself.

Capacity :Sartorious 60 Mts

Transport Facility

Trucks

Sufficient number of trucks are available with the stevedores and the local transporters at Sikka.

Railway SDCC has its private railway siding in the premises, railway station, Sikka, under Western Railway.

Security

Security agencies available.

Other facilities

Water sprinkling and fire fighting equipments and systems available.

Government agencies

Customs, Port, Bank and Post Office available in the company campus itself

Total cargo handled till date:

 No. of Ships - Crude

No. of Ships - Products

No. of Ships - (Crude + Products)

Total Cargo - Crude in MT

Total Cargo - Product in MT

Total Cargo - (Crude + Products) in MT

July to Dec-99

34 165 199 7946498 2586463 10532961

Year 2000+2001

267 1053 1320 53008694 29422697 82431391

Year 2002 : Sum

132 565 697 28381059 16787774 45168833

Year 2003 : Sum

136 574 710 28991252 17796430 46787682

Year 2004 : Sum

143 611 754 31109634 19040279 50149913

Year 2005 : Sum

147 582 729 30249003 18007902 48256905

Year 2006 : Sum

143 697 840 33781444 20852776 54634220

Year 2007 Sum

148 696 844 32290308 28855191 61145499

Year 2008 : Sum

70 298 368 14867178 12453231 27320409

Total 1220 5241 6461 260625070 165802743 426427813