Stevedoring Services at Kandla and Mundra Ports

• Discharge and loading at berth or at anchorage
• Hatch-wise sequencing and stowage planning with the ship's officers
• Grab, sling, hook and spreader operations matched to the cargo
• Lashing, securing, dunnage and unlashing
• Tally, hatch-wise quantity records and damage reporting
• Coordination with draft surveyors, cargo surveyors and port authorities
• Hold cleaning and trimming on request
• Direct delivery from hook into trucks, or to quay and storage

Typical discharge rates

For a geared vessel working at berth, with all hatches in operation and trucks keeping pace, our team typically achieves:

Actual rates depend on the vessel's gear, hatch count, weather and how fast cargo is cleared from the quay. Over the last five years our team has worked more than 350 vessel calls and 3 million tonnes of cargo at Kandla and Mundra.

1. Pre-arrival planning: we review the stowage plan, cargo documents and receiver's delivery plan, and agree a hatch sequence with the master.
2. Gang and gear allocation: labour, grabs, slings and shore equipment are booked to match the expected rate and the shift pattern.
3. Initial draft survey and hold inspection: recorded jointly before work begins.
4. Cargo operations: round-the-clock work where the port allows, with hatch-wise tally and shift reports.
5. Delivery hand-off: cargo moves to trucks, the quay, the warehouse or rail, depending on your plan.
6. Completion: final draft survey, tally reconciliation and a signed statement of facts.

At Deendayal Port, Kandla, cargo can be worked alongside the berths or, when draft or berth availability calls for it, at anchorage using barges. Each option changes cost, speed and the equipment needed, and we will advise which suits your vessel and cargo. Tides, channel draft and the south-west monsoon all affect Kandla operations, so we build them into the plan rather than react on the day.

At Mundra Port, deeper water and multipurpose berths allow faster turnarounds for larger vessels, with good road and rail evacuation for cargo leaving the port.

Fertiliser, sugar, grains and some minerals cannot be worked in rain. During the south-west monsoon we watch forecasts shift by shift, close hatches early, keep tarpaulins and covered trucks on standby and move cargo straight into covered storage instead of leaving it on the quay. Rain stoppages are logged in the statement of facts as they happen, so laytime exceptions are documented and not disputed later.

Every gang works under a supervisor and follows port safety rules: PPE on every shift, certified lifting gear, signalling discipline and safe access to holds. Incidents and near misses are reported and reviewed. Cargo damage is recorded at the hook with photographs, protecting both the receiver and the vessel.

Stevedoring rarely goes wrong at the hatch. It goes wrong when trucks don't turn up, the agent hasn't arranged the berth or customs hasn't cleared delivery. Because Globelink also provides vessel agency, custom clearance and road haulage, we plan the whole evacuation chain together. The vessel keeps working and your cargo keeps moving. Need extra lifting capacity? Our cranes and forklifts are booked from the same office.