Specialised facilities are available at B.No.8 for handling petroleum products and other liquid cargoes like caustic soda, ammonia, molasses etc. Phosphoric acid and petroleum products are handled at general cargo berth nos.10 and
The century old meter gauge railway system of the port has been converted into Broad gauge and commissioned in November 1997 with full fledged reception and dispatch yard.
Facilities are available to a limited extent for supply of furnace oil, light diesel oil and high speed diesel oil to vessels visiting the port and the berth with prior arrangements with oil companies. Furnace oil can be supplied through shore pipelines on Berth Nos. 8 and 9. HSD can be supplied by trucks only.
Water is supplied alongside berths directly from shore facilities and in stream from a 200 tonne self propelled water barge. Water supply is regulated in accordance with availability of main supply.
Both fresh and frozen provisions are available through licensed ship chandlers
(i) M/s. Canacona Hydrocarbons, Vasco
(ii) M/s. Shiva Petro Synth Specialities Limited, Vasco Bunkering Supply is done by:
(i) M/s. IOCL, Vasco
(ii) M/s. BPCL, Sancoale, Goa
(iii) M/s. HPCL, Vasco
(iv) M/s. Pacific Shipping Services, Mumbai
(v) M/s. Adani Bunkering Private Limited, Gurgaon
(vi) M/s. Shahi Shipping Limited, Mumbai
Collection and proper disposal garbage / sewage from Ship alongside berths , mooring dolphins, east of break water anchorage and west of break water anchorage:
(a) M/s. Sangameshwar Marine Services, Dabolim, Goa
(b) M/s. Kamyab Ship Chandlers, Vasco, Goa