A night view of the Vizag Port boardwalk that will be open to the general public next week
Envision drinking coffee and snacking while viewing ships move in, tugboats manoeuvre huge vessels and towering cranes swing into action. Visakhapatnam is set to use the general public a real-time glance into maritime operations with the launch of the Port Promenade next week.
“Ports are frequently enigmatic areas for the commoner– limited, commercial, and hardly ever seen up close– yet they stimulate withstanding interest. We will offer an unusual chance to the public to witness this from about 100 metres away,” M Angamuthu, Chairperson, Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA), informedbusinessline
The port deals with around 2,500 ships yearly, and visitors can view tugboats guide vessels to berths from the over 600-metre-long boardwalk ignoring the International Cruise Terminal.
Historically, ports have actually been deemed limited zones– essential to the economy, however separated from public life. The boardwalk job looks for to alter that understanding. Without jeopardizing security, it enables people to engage aesthetically with the port, comprehend its scale, value maritime activity and reconnect with an organization that formed Visakhapatnam’s development.
Maritime theatre
“Moving ships, cranes, docking series, container lawns and cruise liners enter into the visual story. The boardwalk changes maritime operations into a kind of city theatre,” Angamuthu stated.
While port boardwalks are not brand-new internationally, VPA states the Vizag experience will differ. “This one coexists with an active port and is not a redeveloped waterside,” Angamuthu stated.
Lots of waterside boardwalks all over the world have actually shown up on deserted docks, recovered commercial land or along beaches. On the other hand, Visakhapatnam Port stays completely functional, with freight ships moving continually, berths active and logistics facilities working undisturbed.
Vizag Port, formally opened to ocean traffic in 1933, taped its highest-ever yearly freight throughput of 90.29 million tonnes in FY26, attained in simply 362 days. VPA is considering over 100 mt in FY27.
Released on May 11, 2026
