Gujarat · INMDK

Hold Cleaning at Muldwarka Port

Holds ready for the next fixture at Muldwarka Port — coastal cement tonnage on repeated short voyages.

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Tell us the vessel, the port and the window. Scoped reply, usually the same working day.

Cleanship Marine cleans cargo holds at Muldwarka Port (INMDK), Gujarat — shore gangs alongside, riding crews on the passage out, and IRATA rope access teams for the upper hold. The standard is the one the next fixture demands, and the residue and washings are disposed of to MARPOL Annex V rather than left with the master.

Muldwarka is a captive bulk terminal near Kodinar serving the cement industry, working clinker, cement and coal over a jetty rather than through an enclosed basin. Traffic is dominated by coastal cement carriers on short, repeated voyages — a fleet where regular hull and propeller work pays back quickly.

Working conditions at Muldwarka

Most of the work at this port happens at the anchorage, simply because that is where vessels spend their time. The south-west monsoon sets the outer limits of the calendar, roughly June to September, and it affects the anchorage far more than the berth. Access approval runs through Gujarat Maritime Board and the terminal, and the disposal route for residues and washings is fixed before the gang boards rather than found afterwards.

Where we work: Jetty berth · Offshore anchorage
Vessels we see here: Coastal cement carriers · Handysize bulk carriers · Barges and tugs

Hold Cleaning scopes at Muldwarka

3 scopes, one team and one mobilisation. Most vessels calling here take more than one on the same attendance.

Planning the window at Muldwarka

The south-west monsoon governs the calendar at Muldwarka Port, roughly June to September. Swell and reduced surface visibility close most open-water work on this coast for the duration, and the weeks either side are unreliable rather than unusable. Waiting time is the opportunity here. Vessels sit at this port for extended periods, so holds can be worked properly and to a standard rather than rushed between grabs — and a gang put on board during the wait costs the vessel nothing in schedule.

Teams mobilise via Diu (DIU) or Rajkot (RAJ), so give us the ETA as early as you have it — the travel is the flexible part, the approvals and the working window are not.

What we typically find at Muldwarka

Cement and clinker are the residues here and they are the unforgiving kind, because they set. A hold washed late after a clinker cargo needs mechanical removal rather than a hose, so on the short coastal runs out of Muldwarka the cleaning is planned for immediately after discharge, never for the next port.

The standing residues at Muldwarka Port are cement and clinker, coal, gypsum — the dusty, abrasive kind that films every surface and packs into frames, brackets and the tank-top margins. Anything following into a clean or food-grade cargo needs the full sequence: sweep, wash, rinse and dry, not a hose down.

How we deliver it at Muldwarka

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Scope and vessel details
Tell us the vessel, her particulars, the last and next cargo and the window at Muldwarka. We come back with a defined scope, a crew size and a duration we will stand behind. Where the conditions here will not support what has been asked for, we say so at this stage rather than after mobilisation.
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Approvals and waste routing
Access and working approval is arranged with Gujarat Maritime Board and the terminal, and the disposal route for residues and washings is fixed before the gang boards — MARPOL Annex V compliance is a documented chain at Muldwarka, not an assurance. Where reception is limited, the plan changes rather than the paperwork.
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Mobilisation to Muldwarka
Gangs, pumps, chemicals and equipment mobilise via Diu (DIU) or Rajkot (RAJ). Where a vessel is also calling at Pipavav, one mobilisation is normally sized to cover both.
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Entry, sequencing and the work
Enclosed-space entry runs to the vessel's own permit system, with a fresh gas test before every entry and after every break. Gas testing, standby cover and continuous supervision run throughout, and progress is reported hold by hold rather than only at the end.
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Report and handover
A completion report covering hold cleaning is issued with before-and-after imagery, hold by hold and anything found that you should know about. The findings are discussed with the vessel rather than emailed and forgotten.

Muldwarka Port at a glance

UN/LOCODE: INMDK
Port type: State Port
State: Gujarat
Country: India
Water body: Arabian Sea off Saurashtra
Port authority: Gujarat Maritime Board
Main cargoes: Cement and clinker, Coal, Gypsum
Crew mobilisation: Diu (DIU) / Rajkot (RAJ)
Services here: Hull Cleaning and Hold Cleaning

Frequently asked — Muldwarka Port

Does Cleanship provide hold cleaning at Muldwarka Port?

Yes. We cover the full hold cleaning scope at Muldwarka Port (INMDK), Gujarat — cargo hold cleaning (shore gang), hold cleaning riding crew and rope access hold cleaning. Teams mobilise via Diu (DIU) or Rajkot (RAJ).

Where is the work done at Muldwarka — alongside, at anchorage or on passage?

Most of the work at this port happens at the anchorage, simply because that is where vessels spend their time.

Who approves hold cleaning work at Muldwarka?

Gujarat Maritime Board issues the port-side approval at Muldwarka Port, with terminal approval on top where the berth requires it. We arrange both, along with the waste reception and disposal route, so it does not fall to the agent or the master.

Which vessels call at Muldwarka?

Coastal cement carriers, Handysize bulk carriers, Barges and tugs — Muldwarka Port is coastal cement tonnage on repeated short voyages, handling cement and clinker, coal, gypsum. Those are the profiles we see most, and the scope is sized to the vessel rather than to a standard package.

Can this be done without taking the vessel off hire at Muldwarka?

Yes — that is the point of it. Every scope listed here is carried out with the vessel afloat and working, at the berth, at the anchorage or on the passage out. Shore gangs work alongside or at anchorage and riding crews finish on the passage, so no port time is spent on cleaning and the vessel is never off hire.

Do you cover other ports near Muldwarka?

Yes. Pipavav, Porbandar and Okha all sit within the same operating range for hold cleaning, and a single mobilisation is often sized to cover more than one vessel on the same trip. We work 45 ports on the coverage list for this line.

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