Victor Port

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Victor Port is located near village Victor village in Rajula Taluka of Amreli district in Gujarat, India.

Victor Port is situated approximately 4.5 km south of Victor village on NH-8E near Pipavav port on Western side of Gulf of Khambhat. [1]

Currently, Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has allocated existing port facility of Victor Port to Om Sai Navigations Private Limited (OSNPL) in the Maritime India Summit 2016 for making Victor Port operational and development of multipurpose cargo terminals at Victor Port. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "About Victor Port". Omsainavigations.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. "Victor Port Plan". Omsainavigations.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. "GMB to operationalize Victor Port through private investment". Projectsmonitor.com. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

Coordinates: 20°58′19″N71°33′32″E / 20.97194°N 71.55889°E / 20.97194; 71.55889