Gujarat · INMDK

Hull Cleaning at Muldwarka Port

In-water hull, propeller and survey work 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 provides the full underwater scope at Muldwarka Port (INMDK), Gujarat — hull cleaning, propeller super polishing, bow and stern thruster work, class-approved in-water survey and UWILD. Every scope is carried out with the vessel afloat and on hire, at the berth or at the anchorage.

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

Muldwarka is an open jetty port on the Saurashtra coast with little natural shelter, so underwater work depends on sea state and is planned outside the south-west monsoon. Arabian Sea water here is comparatively clear, which helps inspection work considerably. Vessels on short coastal cement runs call frequently and, because they spend most of their time in warm coastal water at low speed, accumulate fouling faster between dockings than their trading pattern suggests.

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

Hull Cleaning scopes at Muldwarka

5 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. Work here is done with the vessel riding to her anchor, so the dive plan is built around sea state and swell rather than a berth slot, and the team stands by for a workable window rather than a scheduled one.

Work is taken at the jetty berth and offshore anchorage, and which of those a vessel ends up at changes the dive plan more than the season does. 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

Dry bulk handling here puts cargo dust into the water around the berths and anchorage. It settles on horizontal surfaces and packs into sea chest gratings and inlet openings, so inlet and grating clearance is routinely a larger part of the job at Muldwarka than owners budget for.

Vessels here sit at anchor for long periods, and a stationary hull in warm water is the ideal fouling substrate. The heaviest growth we lift at this port is almost always off a vessel that has been waiting rather than working.

How we deliver it at Muldwarka

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Scope and vessel details
Tell us the vessel, her particulars, the coating specification 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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Permits and approvals
Diving permission is obtained from Gujarat Maritime Board, along with terminal approval where the berth requires it and any environmental clearance for in-water work. This is handled by us, not left with the agent to chase.
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Mobilisation to Muldwarka
Divers, compressors, brush carts and cameras 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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Safety setup and the dive
The vessel is secured for diving — main engine, shaft and thrusters immobilised, sea suctions confirmed shut, permit agreed with the master. Teams work under surface supervision with continuous diver communications and video throughout.
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Report and handover
A completion report covering hull cleaning is issued with before-and-after imagery, coating and anode condition 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 hull cleaning at Muldwarka Port?

Yes. We cover the full hull cleaning scope at Muldwarka Port (INMDK), Gujarat — underwater hull cleaning, propeller polishing, thruster cleaning & polishing, in-water class survey and uwild. Teams mobilise via Diu (DIU) or Rajkot (RAJ).

What is underwater visibility like at Muldwarka?

Visibility at Muldwarka Port is generally workable outside the monsoon, though cargo dust from lighterage reduces it sharply near an active transfer, and the south-west monsoon sets the outer limits of the calendar. How the tide and sea state shape the dive plan is set out in full in the working-conditions section on this page.

Who approves hull 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 any environmental clearance for in-water cleaning, 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. Divers work with the vessel afloat at the berth or the anchorage, so there is no dry dock, no diversion and no off-hire.

Do you cover other ports near Muldwarka?

Yes. Pipavav, Porbandar and Okha all sit within the same operating range for hull cleaning, and a single mobilisation is often sized to cover more than one vessel on the same trip. We work 46 ports on the coverage list for this line.

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