Ports along India’s eastern coast are gradually resuming operations after Cyclone Montha disrupted maritime activity earlier this week.
At Vizag, port operations and vessel movements have been reinstated, though intermittent stoppages continue on some working vessels due to adverse weather.
Paradip has also restored inward and outward vessel movements, with cargo operations running as normal.
Gangavaram Port declared 27–29 October as non-weather working days following the cyclone’s impact. Cyclone Montha made landfall south of Kakinada at midnight on 28 October with sustained wind speeds of 90–100 kmph and gusts up to 110 kmph.
The storm brought heavy rain and thunderstorms to South Odisha and severe weather to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
In the immediate aftermath, several ports including Kakinada, Vizag, Gangavaram, and Krishnapatnam suspended operations.
By the evening of 29 October, Kakinada’s Deep Water Port resumed inward vessel movements, and Vizag and Paradip restarted navigational and cargo operations.
Other ports such as Chennai, Ennore, Kattupalli, Karaikal, Dhamra, and Tuticorin remained largely unaffected throughout, continuing normal cargo and vessel movements. The system has since weakened as it moved northwestward across coastal Andhra Pradesh.