Maharashtra · INRTC

Hold Cleaning at Ratnagiri Port

Holds ready for the next fixture at Ratnagiri Port — clear Konkan bay water outside the monsoon.

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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 Ratnagiri Port (INRTC), Maharashtra — shore gangs alongside, riding crews on the passage out, and IRATA rope access teams for the upper hold. Coal and bauxite are the recurring residues at Ratnagiri, on smaller tonnage that often waits at anchorage between fixtures. That waiting time is the opportunity: the holds can be worked properly at anchor rather than squeezed against a berth that was never going to be held open for them.

Working conditions at Ratnagiri

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 Maharashtra 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: Inner harbour berths · Anchorage · Jaigad terminal nearby
Vessels we see here: Handysize bulk carriers · Coastal tonnage · Fishing and support craft

Hold Cleaning scopes at Ratnagiri

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

Planning the window at Ratnagiri

The south-west monsoon governs the calendar at Ratnagiri Port, roughly June to September. For hold work the wind matters less than the rain: holds cannot be washed, dried and closed in wet weather, and a hold shut up damp fails inspection however clean it looks. 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 Ratnagiri or Mumbai (BOM), 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 Ratnagiri

The standing residues at Ratnagiri Port are coal, bauxite and general cargo — 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.

The other thing that shows up here is time. Vessels wait, holds sit shut with residue still in them, and residue that sits gets harder to shift — the job found after a long wait at anchorage is not the job that would have been found on the day of discharge.

How we deliver it at Ratnagiri

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Scope and vessel details
Tell us the vessel, her particulars, the last and next cargo and the window at Ratnagiri. 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
Maharashtra Maritime Board approves the work alongside the local harbour master, and at a state port that conversation is quicker but less formal — it is worth having in writing. The disposal route for residues and washings is fixed before the gang boards — MARPOL Annex V compliance is a documented chain, not an assurance. Where reception at Ratnagiri is limited, the plan changes rather than the paperwork.
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Mobilisation to Ratnagiri
Gangs, pumps, chemicals and equipment mobilise via Ratnagiri or Mumbai (BOM). Where a vessel is also calling at Mormugao, 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.

Ratnagiri Port at a glance

UN/LOCODE: INRTC
Port type: State Port
State: Maharashtra
Country: India
Water body: Arabian Sea, Konkan coast
Port authority: Maharashtra Maritime Board
Main cargoes: Coal, Bauxite, General cargo, Fishing catch
Crew mobilisation: Ratnagiri / Mumbai (BOM) / Goa (GOI)
Services here: Hull Cleaning and Hold Cleaning

Frequently asked — Ratnagiri Port

Does Cleanship provide hold cleaning at Ratnagiri Port?

Yes. We cover the full hold cleaning scope at Ratnagiri Port (INRTC), Maharashtra — cargo hold cleaning (shore gang), hold cleaning riding crew and rope access hold cleaning. Teams mobilise via Ratnagiri or Mumbai (BOM).

Where is the work done at Ratnagiri — 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 Ratnagiri?

Maharashtra Maritime Board issues the port-side approval at Ratnagiri 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 Ratnagiri?

Handysize bulk carriers, Coastal tonnage, Fishing and support craft — Ratnagiri Port is clear Konkan bay water outside the monsoon, handling coal, bauxite, general cargo and fishing catch. What sizes a hold job is the number of holds, the last cargo and the standard the next fixture demands — not the vessel's dimensions.

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

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 Ratnagiri?

Yes. Mormugao, Mumbai and Panaji 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 63 ports on the coverage list for this line.

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