Ship chandlers & ship supply at Kandla INIXY

Deendayal Port, formerly Kandla Port, lies in the Kutch district of Gujarat near Gandhidham, about 430 nautical miles north-north-west of Mumbai. The port describes itself as India’s largest port by cargo volume; it was the first major Indian port to handle 100 million tonnes in a year (2015–16) and passed 150 million tonnes in 2025–26.^[1]

—In April 2026 the port authority reported crossing 160 million tonnes of cargo for FY 2025–26; PIB had recorded it as the fastest major port to reach 100 million tonnes that year, across liquid, dry bulk, break-bulk and container cargo.^[2,3]

—The Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) runs three terminals — Kandla, Tuna and Vadinar — under one scale of rates; the dry bulk terminal at Tuna/Tekra is operated by Adani Kandla Bulk Terminal.^[4]

—DPA gives 13 m of draught at Deendayal and 33 m at Vadinar, 2,175 acres of dry land and 10 km of waterfront, LPG storage of about 30,000 m³, and calls itself the port with the highest liquid storage capacity in the country — its storage page lists 1,057 private-sector and 100 public-sector and co-operative liquid tanks.^[5,6]

—Containers: Kandla International Container Terminal (J M Baxi) works from Berths 11 and 12 with a 542 m quay, five rail-mounted quay cranes, eight RTGs and 110 reefer points.^[7]

—The harbour sits in a creek, so the port reports no adverse wave effect and year-round operations in a semi-arid climate with scanty rainfall. A steel floating dry dock, operating since April 1986, takes port craft and outside vessels up to 95 m LOA, 18 m breadth and 2,500 t lift displacement.^[8,9,10]

—Vadinar, DPA’s offshore oil terminal in Pathfinder Creek about 60 nautical miles from the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch, has three SBMs taking tankers up to 350 m LOA and 350,000 dwt at up to 33 m draught, plus two product jetties for ships up to 245 m and 100,000 dwt, and an anchorage of about 12 square nautical miles. Vadinar calls are listed under their own port code.^[11,12]

Pilotage is compulsory above 200 GRT. The pilot station is at the Outer Tuna Buoy (OTB); DPA pilotage fees cover boarding up to the first set of buoys (Nos. 2 and 3 for Kandla, the fairway buoy for Tuna Tekra), boarding further out is charged double, and pilots board no more than 6 miles (9.66 km) seaward of the pilot station.^[4]

—Anchorage: DPA charges separately for the Kandla OTB anchorage and the inner anchorage. Lighterage at the OTB or anchorage is a routine operation — ships discharge part cargo midstream to reduce draught before taking a DPA berth.^[4]

—Vessels licensed under the Kandla Harbour Craft Rules, 1955 need a pilot only on first entry and final departure. DPA’s list as of 31 March 2026 shows 29 licensed harbour craft at the Kandla terminal, licensed for lighterage, crew change and agent boarding, store supply, fresh water supply and salvage.^[4,13]

—Fresh water: DPA supplies water to vessels and craft alongside its berths, with a minimum charge for 100 kl that applies even if the ship refuses delivery of water it requisitioned.^[4]

—Waste: DPA licenses companies to collect and dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous ship waste. Its 2025–26 statement lists 24 licensed companies for the Kandla terminal and 19 for Tuna.^[14]

—Traffic control: the Gulf of Kutch Vessel Traffic Monitoring System runs nine radar sensors around the gulf, with its master control centre at Kandla.^[15]

—Methanol bunkering: on 2 April 2026 Kandla carried out India’s first trial shore-to-ship methanol bunkering with Stolt Tankers, J M Baxi, Aegis Vopak and Indian Oil. DNV rated the port Level 6 on the IAPH Port Readiness Level scale, and the port aims to have about 500,000 tonnes a year of RFNBO-compliant e-methanol available by 2028–29.^[16]

—An agent, and the pre-arrival filing: India’s Maritime Single Window runs in the Sagar Setu (NLP-Marine) platform and follows the IMO FAL Convention for electronic ship-clearance submissions.^[17]

—Pilot boarding at the Outer Tuna Buoy, plus tugs and a berth or anchorage slot, all from the DPA marine department and billed under its scale of rates.^[4]

—Waste landing: the ship or its agent books a DPA-licensed collector. DG Shipping’s Swachh Sagar portal takes the advance notice of waste to land — New Mangalore’s reception plan describes it as mandatory for ships at any Indian port or anchorage, at least 24 hours before arrival.^[14,18]

—Provisions, stores and fresh water, alongside or at the OTB: post a requirement and chandlers serving Kandla answer with sealed bids — suppliers never see the vessel’s name until award. If you supply ships at Deendayal Port, be the first supplier in.