Mandvi port is 60 km. away from Bhuj Railway Station and well connected with the National Highway 8A. Mandvi port is strategically located and well connected with land & sea, as well as rail route, with Bhuj Railway Station just 60 km away. A wharf wall of 245 m in length is available, where sailing vessels and lighters load and discharge. Sailing vessel and lighters can work directly during high tides.
The existing wharf can be used for cargo handling by carrying out required dredging alongside as well as in the navigational channel. Presently, country crafts are being traditionally built at Mandvi port. There is ample scope for putting up a shipbuilding yard for small size country vessels which normally runs between Kutch coast and Gulf countries. Mandvi port is very old and was established in the fifteenth century. Traffic is moved by country crafts and lighterage vessels at this port. This port is well known for the country crafts construction business from ancient times. There is an ample opportunity to develop repair facilities by constructing slipway.