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{{Infobox port
| name = Keni Port
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| country = [[India]]
| location = Keni, [[Uttara Kannada]], [[Karnataka]]
| coordinates = {{coord|14|42|N|74|15|E|display=inline,title}}
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| operated = JSW Infrastructure
| owner = Karnataka Maritime Board
| type = [[Deep-sea port]]
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'''Keni Port''' is a proposed deep-sea port at Keni village in [[Uttara Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]].{{efn|In 2016, a techno-economic feasibility report was prepared by AECOM India Private Limited for Ministry of Shipping / Indian Ports Association to build a deep-sea port at Keni village,{{sfn|AECOM|2016|loc=2.2 Port Location at Belekeri|p=4}} which was referred to as the ''Port at Belekeri'' in the report. However, the Karnataka Maritime Board established Keni port limits at location of the proposed Belekeri port in 2022.<ref name="karnatakamaritime"/>}} The Karnataka Maritime Board signed an agreement with [[JSW Infrastructure]] in November 2023 to build the port. It is estimated that the port will be constructed at a cost of more than ₹4 thousand crore.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news |title=JSW Infrastructure to develop Keni port in Karnataka for ₹4,119 crore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/jsw-infrastructure-to-develop-keni-port-in-karnataka-for-4119-crore/article67540899.ece |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=16 November 2023 |location=Bengaluru}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=JSW Infrastructure receives letter of award to develop Keni port in Karnataka for Rs 4,119 cr |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/jsw-infrastructure-receives-letter-of-award-to-develop-keni-port-in-karnataka-for-rs-4119-cr/articleshow/105266989.cms?from=mdr |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=The Economic Times |date=16 November 2023}}</ref>

The port will consist of a [[harbor]] protected by [[Breakwater (structure)|Breakwaters]], and deep channel. Cargo will be handled through port's [[container terminal]], dry [[bulk cargo]] terminal and multipurpose cargo terminal. It will have a maximum depth of 20 meters and will be able to accommodate [[panamax]] and [[Capesize|capesized]] vessels. A statement from the state government estimated that the port's net draft 18 meters, allowing Capesize vessels with 200,000 [[deadweight tonnage|DWT]] ([[deadweight tonnage]]) to enter the proposed port.<ref name="karnatakamaritime"/>

== Port details ==
=== Harbour ===
The harbor of the Keni deep sea port will be an artificial harbor, which is protected by Breakwaters. The prescribed water depth for the harbor basin is {{convert|16.5|m|ft}} (1st phase), which will accommodate large ships; the maneuvering basin between the harbor basin and the approach channel will be {{convert|15.4|m|ft}} deep. The land required for the construction of infrastructure for cargo handling will be [[Land reclamation|land reclaimed]] from the sea by filling with [[sediment]].{{sfn|AECOM|2016|loc=6.9 Phasing of the Port Development|p=15}}

=== Approach channel ===
An {{convert|7.3|km|mi}} (1st phase) long approach channel at open sea will be used for the movement of ships to the port's harbor. The approach channel has a depth of {{convert|16.1|m|ft}} and a minimum width of {{convert|150|m|ft}}, allowing vessels with a [[Draft (hull)|draft]] of {{convert|14.5|m|ft}} to arrive and depart the harbor.{{sfn|AECOM|2016|loc=6.9 Phasing of the Port Development|p=15}}

== Connectivity ==
The location of the port is well connected to the [[hinterland]] through National and State Highways. The nearest national highway from the port is [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway 66]], which is at a distance of {{convert|5|km|mi}}.<ref name="karnatakamaritime"/>

There are plans to connect the port to the existing [[Konkan Railway zone|Konkan railway line]]. [[Ankola railway station]] is the nearest railway station from the port, at a distance of {{convert|8.2|km|mi}}.<ref name="karnatakamaritime">{{cite web |title=Keni Port |url=https://karnatakamaritime.in/keni-port/ |website=Karnataka Maritime Board |access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref>

== Footnotes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite report |author=AECOM |date=2016 |title=Techno-Economic Feasibility Report for Development of Port at Belekeri|url=https://sagarmala.gov.in/sites/default/files/Final%20TEFR_Belekeri%20Port_0.pdf |publisher=sagarmala.gov.in|access-date=3 July 2024}}

{{Ports in Karnataka}}

[[Category:Ports and harbours of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Uttara Kannada district]]

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