Port Pipavav is a multi-user, multi-commodity, all weather port on the west coast of India in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, 90 km South of Amreli, 15 km South of Rajula and 140 km Southwest of Bhavnagar.
The port has cargo operations for containers, bulk, liquid and roll-on/roll-off cargo and an adjoining shipyard that builds naval vessels.
History
Cargo port
In 1986 the Indian government authorized an expenditure of 5 million rupees to initiate port development near the village of Pipavav in the Amreli district of the state of Gujarat in India. The company GPPL was incorporated on 5 August 1992 to build, construct, operate and maintain the port. The company was initially a joint venture between Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) and the SKIL Ports & Logistics division of the SKIL Infrastructure group (now known as Mercantile Ports and Logistics (MPL)).[2]
In June 1998, GMB divested its stake in favour of SKIL Ports & Logistics. In 2000, GPPL formed a joint venture with