Goa · INMRM

Tank Cleaning at Mormugao Port

Grade changes, sludge removal and shore tanks at Mormugao Port — clear water at Goa's natural harbour.

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

Cleanship Marine cleans cargo, bunker and shore tanks at Mormugao Port (INMRM), Goa — grade changes on product and chemical tankers, sludge demucking, terminal storage tanks and offshore support vessel turnarounds. Gas-freeing, enclosed-space entry certification and licensed slop disposal are part of the scope, not extras.

Mormugao is Goa's major port, historically an iron ore export terminal and now working coal imports, containers and a growing cruise call list. The mix of large bulk carriers and river barge traffic means underwater work here ranges from Capesize hulls down to small craft propellers.

Working conditions at Mormugao

Work here runs both alongside and at anchorage depending on the call, and on the passage out where neither gives enough 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. Approval runs through Mormugao Port Authority and the terminal operator, and licensed slop reception is booked before the tanks are opened — at most ports on this list that booking, not the cleaning, is what sets the date.

Where we work: Inner harbour berths · Breakwater berths · Anchorage
Vessels we see here: Panamax and Capesize bulk carriers · Container ships · Cruise ships · Ore barges and tugs

Tank Cleaning scopes at Mormugao

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

Planning the window at Mormugao

The south-west monsoon governs the calendar at Mormugao 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. Whether the work runs alongside, at anchorage or on passage depends on the terminal and the grade, so the plan is built against the actual call. Where a terminal will not permit tank work at the berth, we say so at quoting stage rather than after mobilisation.

Teams mobilise via Goa (GOI), 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 Mormugao

The liquid side at Mormugao is product parcels and bunkers rather than crude, so the work is grade changes and fuel tank cleaning. Barge and small-craft tank work runs as a steady second stream alongside it.

Product parcels and bunkers dominate the liquid traffic here, so most of the work is grade changes and fuel and slop tank cleaning rather than full chemical specification work.

How we deliver it at Mormugao

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Scope and vessel details
Tell us the vessel, her particulars, the prior and next grade and the window at Mormugao. 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, slops and certification
Terminal and port approval for tank work is obtained from Mormugao Port Authority and the terminal operator, licensed slop and sludge reception is booked, and marine chemist attendance is arranged where the grade change requires it. At Mormugao the disposal route is the item that most often sets the schedule, so it is fixed first.
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Mobilisation to Mormugao
Crews, pumps, machines and chemicals mobilise via Goa (GOI). Where a vessel is also calling at Karwar, one mobilisation is normally sized to cover both.
4
Gas-freeing, entry and cleaning
Atmosphere testing, gas-freeing and enclosed-space entry certification come before any entry, and are repeated after every break. Standby cover and atmosphere monitoring run continuously while anyone is inside, and progress is reported tank by tank.
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Report and handover
A completion report covering tank cleaning is issued with before-and-after imagery, tank by tank and anything found that you should know about. The findings are discussed with the vessel rather than emailed and forgotten.

Mormugao Port at a glance

UN/LOCODE: INMRM
Port type: Major Port
State: Goa
Country: India
Water body: Arabian Sea at the mouth of the Zuari
Port authority: Mormugao Port Authority
Main cargoes: Coal, Iron ore, Containers, POL, Cruise
Crew mobilisation: Goa (GOI)
Services here: Hull Cleaning, Hold Cleaning and Tank Cleaning

Frequently asked — Mormugao Port

Does Cleanship provide tank cleaning at Mormugao Port?

Yes. We cover the full tank cleaning scope at Mormugao Port (INMRM), Goa — tanker tank cleaning — dpp & cpp, tank demucking, shore tank cleaning and offshore vessel tank cleaning. Teams mobilise via Goa (GOI).

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

Work here runs both alongside and at anchorage depending on the call, and on the passage out where neither gives enough time.

Who approves tank cleaning work at Mormugao?

Mormugao Port Authority issues the port-side approval at Mormugao 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 Mormugao?

Panamax and Capesize bulk carriers, Container ships, Cruise ships, Ore barges and tugs — Mormugao Port is clear water at Goa's natural harbour, handling coal, iron ore, containers, pol and cruise. 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 Mormugao?

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. Tank work runs alongside where the terminal permits it, and otherwise at anchorage or on the passage out — none of which takes the vessel off hire.

Do you cover other ports near Mormugao?

Yes — we work 24 ports on the coverage list for tank cleaning. Tell us the rotation and we will tell you where we can meet the vessel.

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