Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited (KPCL) has been awarded a 30-year concession (extendable to 50 years) by Government of Andhra Pradesh to develop, operate and maintain the Krishnapatnam Port on a landlord port model. It is a natural, deep water, all weather port with 12 km of quays in the state of Andhra Pradesh,. Inaugurated last July, the port is expected to handle about 100 million tonnes (mt) of bulk and container cargo when fully completed.