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Cyclone Biparjoy suspends operations at Gujarat ports

Cyclone Biparjoy suspends operations at Gujarat ports. The disruption ran from 2023-06-12 (12 June 2023) to 2023-06-17 (17 June 2023), 6 days, affecting Mundra, Kandla. Mundra averaged 1.2 calls per day during the event window against an expected 10.4 (-88.8%). Kandla averaged 1.5 calls per day during the event window against an expected 5.7 (-73.5%). Mundra averaged 0.7 calls per day during the event window against an expected 7.7 (-91.3%).

World Freight Monitor permanent record. https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2023/cyclone-biparjoy-gujarat-ports-2023/. Record last updated 2026-10-08.

Key facts

Started
2023-06-12 (12 June 2023)
Ended
2023-06-17 (17 June 2023)
Status
ended
Severity
2 Moderate
Scope
regional
Chokepoints
None
Lanes
None
Countries
India
Confidence
medium: The suspension date and Kandla and Pipavav's 2023-06-17 resumption rest on a Reuters wire report and trade press, consistent with each other, but no dated statement from Deendayal Port Authority or Adani Ports could be retrieved directly, and no source confirms exactly when the first vessel berthed at Mundra, only that it was due to restart that evening.
First reported
2023-06-14 (14 June 2023)
  • Severity basis: Port wide stoppages of 24 hours to seven days; cargo handling at Mundra and at Deendayal Port, Kandla, was suspended from 2023-06-12 until 2023-06-17.

What happened

Cyclone Biparjoy suspended cargo handling at ports along the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat, India, from 2023-06-12 (12 June 2023), ahead of a landfall near Jakhau on 2023-06-15 (15 June 2023). Mundra, India's largest container port, stopped work on 2023-06-12, and Deendayal Port at Kandla suspended all cargo operations and told inbound ships to stay in open water rather than approach the Gulf of Kutch. Kandla and the nearby Pipavav Port had resumed operations by 2023-06-17, and Mundra was due to restart that evening. Berthing schedules and landside container flows at Mundra stayed disrupted afterwards, and trade bodies expected recovery within about a week.

Measured effect

Port calls, Mundra

Baseline (expected)
10.4 calls per day
Observed
1.2 calls per day
Change
-9.3 (-88.8%)
Standardised score
-2.9
Event window
2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17 (6 days)
Baseline window
2023-04-10 to 2023-06-04 (56 valid days)
Method
wfm-effect-1.0
Computed
2026-09-24 (24 September 2026), data revision 1:fca6a20ba06e
Port calls, MundraPort calls, Mundra, 2023-04-03 (3 April 2023) to 2023-07-29 (29 July 2023): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2023-06-12 to 17 calls per day on 2023-07-19, with a mean of 9.5 calls per day. The latest value, for 2023-07-29, was 11 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17.051015202023-04-032023-06-012023-07-29
Port calls, Mundra, 2023-04-03 (3 April 2023) to 2023-07-29 (29 July 2023): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2023-06-12 to 17 calls per day on 2023-07-19, with a mean of 9.5 calls per day. The latest value, for 2023-07-29, was 11 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Port calls, Mundra (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2023-04-034
2023-04-047
2023-04-055
2023-04-068
2023-04-075
2023-04-086
2023-04-095
2023-04-106
2023-04-111
2023-04-125
2023-04-134
2023-04-1410
2023-04-155
2023-04-165
2023-04-179
2023-04-1816
2023-04-196
2023-04-207
2023-04-2112
2023-04-2212
2023-04-238
2023-04-2410
2023-04-2510
2023-04-2611
2023-04-2713
2023-04-2814
2023-04-299
2023-04-3013
2023-05-0114
2023-05-0212
2023-05-038
2023-05-048
2023-05-0511
2023-05-0611
2023-05-0711
2023-05-089
2023-05-0911
2023-05-1010
2023-05-1112
2023-05-129
2023-05-1313
2023-05-147
2023-05-159
2023-05-1610
2023-05-1711
2023-05-1811
2023-05-199
2023-05-2010
2023-05-2112
2023-05-2212
2023-05-2312
2023-05-2416
2023-05-2510
2023-05-269
2023-05-2713
2023-05-2810
2023-05-2913
2023-05-3012
2023-05-3110
2023-06-0112
2023-06-0212
2023-06-038
2023-06-0411
2023-06-0510
2023-06-0612
2023-06-0713
2023-06-0813
2023-06-097
2023-06-1010
2023-06-115
2023-06-120
2023-06-130
2023-06-140
2023-06-150
2023-06-160
2023-06-177
2023-06-189
2023-06-197
2023-06-2010
2023-06-217
2023-06-227
2023-06-2311
2023-06-2413
2023-06-2510
2023-06-2611
2023-06-279
2023-06-2816
2023-06-2913
2023-06-3013
2023-07-019
2023-07-0211
2023-07-0311
2023-07-0415
2023-07-0510
2023-07-068
2023-07-0712
2023-07-089
2023-07-0910
2023-07-106
2023-07-1112
2023-07-1211
2023-07-1312
2023-07-1410
2023-07-158
2023-07-168
2023-07-179
2023-07-1811
2023-07-1917
2023-07-2011
2023-07-219
2023-07-2212
2023-07-2312
2023-07-247
2023-07-2513
2023-07-2612
2023-07-278
2023-07-2811
2023-07-2911

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Port calls, Kandla

Baseline (expected)
5.7 calls per day
Observed
1.5 calls per day
Change
-4.2 (-73.5%)
Standardised score
-1.7
Event window
2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17 (6 days)
Baseline window
2023-04-10 to 2023-06-04 (56 valid days)
Method
wfm-effect-1.0
Computed
2026-09-24 (24 September 2026), data revision 1:eea3c0fa5049
Port calls, KandlaPort calls, Kandla, 2023-04-03 (3 April 2023) to 2023-07-29 (29 July 2023): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2023-06-11 to 12 calls per day on 2023-05-10, with a mean of 5.2 calls per day. The latest value, for 2023-07-29, was 6 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17.035810132023-04-032023-06-012023-07-29
Port calls, Kandla, 2023-04-03 (3 April 2023) to 2023-07-29 (29 July 2023): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2023-06-11 to 12 calls per day on 2023-05-10, with a mean of 5.2 calls per day. The latest value, for 2023-07-29, was 6 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Port calls, Kandla (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2023-04-036
2023-04-043
2023-04-052
2023-04-066
2023-04-076
2023-04-087
2023-04-093
2023-04-104
2023-04-112
2023-04-125
2023-04-135
2023-04-143
2023-04-155
2023-04-164
2023-04-175
2023-04-187
2023-04-1911
2023-04-209
2023-04-212
2023-04-227
2023-04-239
2023-04-248
2023-04-256
2023-04-266
2023-04-275
2023-04-287
2023-04-297
2023-04-301
2023-05-017
2023-05-026
2023-05-034
2023-05-049
2023-05-0511
2023-05-067
2023-05-0711
2023-05-0810
2023-05-098
2023-05-1012
2023-05-117
2023-05-125
2023-05-134
2023-05-144
2023-05-155
2023-05-166
2023-05-176
2023-05-186
2023-05-196
2023-05-2010
2023-05-216
2023-05-223
2023-05-235
2023-05-243
2023-05-255
2023-05-263
2023-05-274
2023-05-284
2023-05-293
2023-05-301
2023-05-313
2023-06-015
2023-06-028
2023-06-036
2023-06-047
2023-06-055
2023-06-067
2023-06-079
2023-06-088
2023-06-094
2023-06-105
2023-06-110
2023-06-120
2023-06-130
2023-06-142
2023-06-151
2023-06-160
2023-06-176
2023-06-187
2023-06-1911
2023-06-207
2023-06-212
2023-06-227
2023-06-236
2023-06-248
2023-06-259
2023-06-265
2023-06-274
2023-06-283
2023-06-294
2023-06-307
2023-07-014
2023-07-025
2023-07-037
2023-07-043
2023-07-053
2023-07-063
2023-07-072
2023-07-086
2023-07-096
2023-07-105
2023-07-115
2023-07-123
2023-07-136
2023-07-143
2023-07-153
2023-07-168
2023-07-173
2023-07-181
2023-07-197
2023-07-204
2023-07-215
2023-07-226
2023-07-233
2023-07-244
2023-07-256
2023-07-264
2023-07-275
2023-07-284
2023-07-296

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Container ship port calls, Mundra

Baseline (expected)
7.7 calls per day
Observed
0.7 calls per day
Change
-7.0 (-91.3%)
Standardised score
-2.5
Event window
2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17 (6 days)
Baseline window
2023-04-10 to 2023-06-04 (56 valid days)
Method
wfm-effect-1.0
Computed
2026-09-24 (24 September 2026), data revision 1:c2ae781a8bd2
Container ship port calls, MundraContainer ship port calls, Mundra, 2023-04-03 (3 April 2023) to 2023-07-29 (29 July 2023): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2023-06-12 to 13 calls per day on 2023-04-18, with a mean of 7.0 calls per day. The latest value, for 2023-07-29, was 7 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17.0510152023-04-032023-06-012023-07-29
Container ship port calls, Mundra, 2023-04-03 (3 April 2023) to 2023-07-29 (29 July 2023): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2023-06-12 to 13 calls per day on 2023-04-18, with a mean of 7.0 calls per day. The latest value, for 2023-07-29, was 7 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Container ship port calls, Mundra (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2023-04-033
2023-04-045
2023-04-053
2023-04-066
2023-04-075
2023-04-084
2023-04-091
2023-04-105
2023-04-111
2023-04-125
2023-04-133
2023-04-146
2023-04-154
2023-04-162
2023-04-176
2023-04-1813
2023-04-195
2023-04-205
2023-04-217
2023-04-2211
2023-04-235
2023-04-247
2023-04-259
2023-04-268
2023-04-279
2023-04-2810
2023-04-297
2023-04-3012
2023-05-0111
2023-05-028
2023-05-036
2023-05-045
2023-05-055
2023-05-069
2023-05-077
2023-05-088
2023-05-098
2023-05-108
2023-05-119
2023-05-128
2023-05-139
2023-05-146
2023-05-156
2023-05-167
2023-05-176
2023-05-189
2023-05-198
2023-05-209
2023-05-218
2023-05-229
2023-05-239
2023-05-2413
2023-05-257
2023-05-268
2023-05-276
2023-05-287
2023-05-299
2023-05-309
2023-05-317
2023-06-018
2023-06-029
2023-06-037
2023-06-0410
2023-06-058
2023-06-0611
2023-06-0711
2023-06-089
2023-06-093
2023-06-108
2023-06-115
2023-06-120
2023-06-130
2023-06-140
2023-06-150
2023-06-160
2023-06-174
2023-06-183
2023-06-195
2023-06-206
2023-06-215
2023-06-224
2023-06-2310
2023-06-248
2023-06-258
2023-06-269
2023-06-278
2023-06-2813
2023-06-2911
2023-06-309
2023-07-016
2023-07-028
2023-07-038
2023-07-0410
2023-07-057
2023-07-068
2023-07-078
2023-07-086
2023-07-099
2023-07-106
2023-07-1110
2023-07-129
2023-07-138
2023-07-148
2023-07-156
2023-07-167
2023-07-175
2023-07-1810
2023-07-1911
2023-07-205
2023-07-219
2023-07-229
2023-07-2310
2023-07-245
2023-07-259
2023-07-269
2023-07-275
2023-07-289
2023-07-297

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Replay

Replay: Port calls, MundraPort calls, Mundra, 2023-04-13 (13 April 2023) to 2023-07-12 (12 July 2023): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2023-06-12 to 16 calls per day on 2023-04-18. The shaded band marks the event window, 2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17.051015202023-04-132023-07-12
Port calls, Mundra, 2023-04-13 (13 April 2023) to 2023-07-12 (12 July 2023): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2023-06-12 to 16 calls per day on 2023-04-18. The shaded band marks the event window, 2023-06-12 to 2023-06-17.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Port calls, Mundra (calls per day), daily values shown in the replay.
Datecalls per day
2023-04-134
2023-04-1410
2023-04-155
2023-04-165
2023-04-179
2023-04-1816
2023-04-196
2023-04-207
2023-04-2112
2023-04-2212
2023-04-238
2023-04-2410
2023-04-2510
2023-04-2611
2023-04-2713
2023-04-2814
2023-04-299
2023-04-3013
2023-05-0114
2023-05-0212
2023-05-038
2023-05-048
2023-05-0511
2023-05-0611
2023-05-0711
2023-05-089
2023-05-0911
2023-05-1010
2023-05-1112
2023-05-129
2023-05-1313
2023-05-147
2023-05-159
2023-05-1610
2023-05-1711
2023-05-1811
2023-05-199
2023-05-2010
2023-05-2112
2023-05-2212
2023-05-2312
2023-05-2416
2023-05-2510
2023-05-269
2023-05-2713
2023-05-2810
2023-05-2913
2023-05-3012
2023-05-3110
2023-06-0112
2023-06-0212
2023-06-038
2023-06-0411
2023-06-0510
2023-06-0612
2023-06-0713
2023-06-0813
2023-06-097
2023-06-1010
2023-06-115
2023-06-120
2023-06-130
2023-06-140
2023-06-150
2023-06-160
2023-06-177
2023-06-189
2023-06-197
2023-06-2010
2023-06-217
2023-06-227
2023-06-2311
2023-06-2413
2023-06-2510
2023-06-2611
2023-06-279
2023-06-2816
2023-06-2913
2023-06-3013
2023-07-019
2023-07-0211
2023-07-0311
2023-07-0415
2023-07-0510
2023-07-068
2023-07-0712
2023-07-089
2023-07-0910
2023-07-106
2023-07-1112
2023-07-1211

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Timeline

  1. Ports along the Gulf of Kutch, including Mundra and Kandla, halt cargo operations as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches the Gujarat coast. [s4]
  2. Deendayal Port Authority confirms all cargo operations at Kandla are stopped and says ships bound for the port have been told to remain in open water rather than wait near the entrance to the Gulf of Kutch. [s1] [s6]
  3. The cyclone makes landfall near Jakhau Port on the Gujarat coast. [s5] [s7]
  4. Kandla and Pipavav Port report they have resumed operations, and the Adani-owned Mundra Port is due to restart from that evening. [s2]
  5. Missed berthing windows and yard congestion at Mundra continue after the restart, with one carrier omitting the port on a voyage and trade bodies expecting flows to normalise within about eight days. [s3]

Cause

Port authorities and terminal operators suspended cargo handling as a precaution before the cyclone reached the Gujarat coast, moving ships out of the Gulf of Kutch and stopping quayside work until damage could be assessed. Attributed by: Deendayal Port Authority and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, as reported. [s1] [s6]

Resolution

2023-06-17 (17 June 2023): Kandla and Pipavav Port had resumed operations by 2023-06-17, and Mundra was due to restart that evening. Landside congestion and missed berthing windows at Mundra persisted for about a further week. [s2] [s3] [s8]

Corrections

  • 2026-10-08 (8 October 2026): Added three official sources (s6 Press Information Bureau, s7 India Meteorological Department, s8 Adani Ports earnings call transcript) and cited them on the 2023-06-14 and 2023-06-15 timeline entries, the cause, and the resolution. No date, figure or entity was changed.. Reason: The record rested on press sources only. The official sources confirm the vessel evacuation on 2023-06-14, the landfall near Jakhau on 2023-06-15 and a multi-day impact on three Gujarat ports.

Sources

  1. [s1] Maritime Gateway, Deendayal Port shuts operations as cyclone nears, published 2023-06-14 (14 June 2023), accessed 2026-09-16. Archived copy. (press)
  2. [s2] Malay Mail (Reuters), Coastal areas of India's Gujarat state return to normalcy after cyclone, published 2023-06-17 (17 June 2023), accessed 2026-09-23. Archived copy. (press)
  3. [s3] Logistics Insider, Disruptions and delays mount at Mundra Port following Cyclone Biparjoy, published 2023-06-23 (23 June 2023), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (press)
  4. [s4] The Loadstar, Cyclone shutters already congested ports on India's busy west coast, published 2023-06-13 (13 June 2023), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (press)
  5. [s5] The Tribune (PTI), Cyclone Biparjoy starts making landfall near Jakhau port in Gujarat's Kutch, published 2023-06-15 (15 June 2023), accessed 2026-09-23. Archived copy. (press)
  6. [s6] Press Information Bureau, Government of India (Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal reviews preparedness to deal with Cyclone Biporjoy, published 2023-06-14 (14 June 2023), accessed 2026-10-04. Archived copy. (official)
  7. [s7] India Meteorological Department, IMD press release, 16 June 2023 (Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy over Saurashtra and Kutch), published 2023-06-16 (16 June 2023), accessed 2026-10-04. Archived copy. (official)
  8. [s8] Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (filing to BSE and NSE), Transcript of earnings call on the unaudited results for Q1 FY2024, published 2023-08-14 (14 August 2023), accessed 2026-10-04. Archived copy. (official)

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BibTeX

@misc{wfm_cyclone_biparjoy_gujarat_ports_2023,
  author = {{World Freight Monitor}},
  title = {Cyclone Biparjoy suspends operations at Gujarat ports},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Last updated 2026-10-08},
  url = {https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2023/cyclone-biparjoy-gujarat-ports-2023/}
}