Kakinada gateway port, India
At the Andhra Pradesh coastline in India the greenfield Kakinada Port is being constructed by Auro Infra Private Limited. The 2 required breakwaters have a total length of 3.5 km and will be protected by around 21,000 Xbloc units. The blocks range in sizes of 2.5 m3, 4 m3, 5 m3 and 7 m3.
Location
Project milestones
- First Xbloc produced: March 2024
- First Xbloc placed: January 2025
Project details
- Hs = 5.5 m
- Length of south breakwater = 2.800 m
- Length of north breakwater = 700 m
- Size of Xbloc = 2.5 m3, 4 m3, 5 m3 and 7 m3
- Number of units = 21,000
