Manki
This is a newly declared port located at the south of Honnavar Port in Honnavar Taluka. , The port limits of the Manki Port have been declared vide Govt. Notification No: – PWD 86 PSP 2010. Dt: 18.11.2011. It is strategically located between the ports of Goa and Mangalore, about 100 km from Karwar. The proposed location of the port at Manki is 14.142879° N, 74.478421° E.
The closest airport is Mangalore and the closest rail-head is Manki with a proposed Airport at Ankola. The Hubli Ankola railway line is also proposed to cover a length of 167 km.
The proposed site at Manki has a relatively a plain terrain with slight undulation towards the western end. There is a protrusion in the ocean which can potentially be used as a breakwater.
This location has immense potential for the development of a bulk cargo port capable of handling the potential captive cargo of the industries in the hinterland.
NH 66 (the erstwhile NH-17 and part of NH-47), also known as the Panvel-Kochi- Kanyakumari Highway provides road connectivity to Manki Port. Starting from Maharashtra, it passes through Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
A railway line runs parallel alongside the NH 66. The line runs North-South and connects to Karwar, Bhatkal, Udupi and Mangalore and falls on the Konkan Railway Line. Manki Railway Station is the nearest station about 5 km away (aerial distance) from the port. It is a single electric line running between Karwar and Thokur.
The Multipurpose port at Manki lies strategically between the Non-Major port of Karwar and the major port of New Mangalore in Karnataka. The port at Manki, with a capacity of 18 MTPA in Phase 1, would be specialized to handle dry bulk, liquid bulk and break-bulk cargo, which would be an important augmentation to the cargo capabilities and will be a significant boost to the EXIM (export and import) sector of the state of Karnataka.
The major commodities that would be handled at Manki port are Iron Ore, Coal and Pet Coke, Limestone and Steel Finished Goods. These would be catering to the hinterland industries of Iron and steel, Cement factories and thermal power plants.
The proposed port would consist of the following features:
- The port will be constructed for a capacity of 15 MTPA in Phase 1.
- The port would be capable to handle Cape sized vessels of up to 1,80,000 Deadweight Tonnage (DWT).
- The proposed productivity would be 70,000 TPD for Coal and 40,000 for Iron Ore.
