Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited operates as a deep water seaport. It handles containers, bulk cargo, break bulk cargo, petrochemicals, and project cargos. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Hyderabad, India.
Krishnapatnam is a main port and market center. It is situated at a distance of 24 km from Nellore City and 52km from Gudur town in Nellore District, the southernmost coastal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India and 200 kilometer north of Chennai.
Krishnapatnam is one of the very few ports in the world which can handle huge ships with weight capabilities of 1,50,000 tonnes.
Krishnapatnam port is being upgraded into India's biggest privately owned world-class port. Iron ore and granite is being send overseas from this port to other countries like China.
Krishnapatnam port is well on its way in becoming the largest automated port for exports and imports in South Asia. It rates high on all the parameters of operations, including optimum cost, reliability, time and the best available service to customers.
Transport:
The port has easy access to two major airports at Chennai and Tirupati.
Krishnapatnam Port is connected to the National Highway-5 (NH-5).
Railway line to Venkatachalam..
History:
Krishnapatnam is a port town in Muthukur Mandal of Nellore District, the southernmost coastal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The history says that Vijayanagar royal leader, Sri Krishnadevaraya operated this port, and hence the port was named as Krishnapatnam Port. The port operated small boats through Buckingham Canal, which runs behind the port and was used as a waterway for transportation between Chennai and Krishna river. Later in 1960’s iron ore was exported from this port and in early 1980’s Government of India affirmed this port as a minor port.