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30 Oct 2025 / India

Cyclone Montha Updates

***Update: October 30, 2025***

Indian ports affected by Cyclonic Storm Montha this week are now restoring operations.

Port operations and all vessel movements at Vizag have been reinstated. There are, however, some intermittent stoppages reported on working vessels, due to inclement weather.

Inward/outward vessel movements at Paradip have also been restored, and cargo operations are continuing as normal.

Meanwhile, Gangavaram port has declared 27-29 October as non-weather working days due to the impact of Montha.

***Update: October 29, 2025***

Severe Cyclone Montha made landfall south of Kakinada at midnight yesterday (28 October), with sustained wind speeds of 90-100kmph gusting to 110 kmph. Neighbouring South Odisha also experienced heavy rain and thunderstorms.

The system will continue bringing extremely heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Telangana. West Bengal is likely to experience Cyclone Montha-induced squalls with wind speeds reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph along the coasts today.

Montha is likely to move northwestwards across coastal Andhra Pradesh as a cyclonic storm and weaken further into a deep depression.

PORT STATUS SUMMARY

  • At Kakinada, inward vessel movements at the Deep Water Port resumed at 1530 hours today. No change in status at Anchorage. Distant cautionary Signal No.10 has been hoisted.
  • Navigational movements at Vizag resumed around 0800 hours today. The port is in process of re-berthing all senior vessels at Outer Harbour berths. Cargo operations in the Inner Harbour initially resumed today at 0800 hours today, but were again suspended by 0830 hours due to heavy rainfall.
  • Inward movements at Gangavaram resumed at 1300 hours today. The port is in the process of re-berthing all shifted vessels back to berth.
  • At Chennai, Ennore, Kattupalli and Karaikal, vessel movements and cargo operations continue as normal.
  • Cargo operations at Krishnapatnam have resumed and continue as normal.
  • At Paradip, outward vessel movements resumed by 0700 hours today. Inward movements have yet to commence.
  • Port operations and vessel movements at Dhamra continue as normal.

***Update: October 28, 2025***

Cyclone Montha is expected to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada tonight (October 28, 2025), as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph. As the Cyclone approaches landfall, it will be accompanied by heavy rainfall, strong winds and sea conditions rough to very rough along the coasts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.

Port Operations Overview

KAKINADA: Port operations and vessel movements suspended until the Cyclone passes. Vessels alongside shifted to outer port limits. Wind speed: 40 knots | Sea swell: 2 meters. DC- VII signal hoisted.

VIZAG: Working vessels at Outer Harbour berths shifted to anchorage. At Inner Harbour, navigational movements suspended and working vessels retained alongside. Cargo operations remain suspended. Storm Flag No. 6 hoisted.

GANGAVARAM: Vessels alongside shifted to safe anchorage. Storm Flag No. 6 hoisted.

CHENNAI, ENNORE, KATTUPALLI: Rain sensitive / Dry bulk operations affected due to incessant rain during the last 24 hours. Movements unaffected. LC-4 signal hoisted.

KARAIKAL: Rain sensitive / Dry bulk operations affected due to incessant rain during the last 24 hours. Movements unaffected.

Flag No.2 hoisted.

KRISHNAPATNAM: Raining heavily the past 24 hours. Cargo operations on all vessels suspended from early hours, today. Vessel movements remain normal. Working vessels advised to double mooring lines and seaside anchor to be dropped. DS-V warning signal hoisted.

PARADIP: Vessel movements suspended due to inclement weather from 1700 Hrs on 27th October. Vessels at anchorage advised to drift at sea.

TUTICORIN: Operations continue normal. Warning Signal number II hoisted.

DHAMRA: Port operations and vessel movements continue normal. During heavy raining, operations on rain sensitive cargo vessels stopped.

For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in India, contact GAC in India at [email protected]

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