VPA Senior Deputy Traffic Manager Recruitment 2026

VPA Senior Deputy Traffic Manager Recruitment 2026: Overview

Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) is filling a Senior Deputy Traffic Manager position in its Traffic Department through absorption under the composite recruitment method. This Class I role is at Deputy Head of Department level and is based at the port in Visakhapatnam. The circular is addressed to Major Port Authorities so that serving officers can apply through their current employer.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Recruitment route: This circular opens an absorption opportunity for officers working in Major Port Authorities. The attached recruitment rules also describe other recruitment methods, but the present circular specifically uses absorption through the composite method.
• Applicable service rules: If appointed, you will come under VPA service rules and regulations, including changes made to them from time to time. Your appointment therefore follows the port’s service framework.
• Appointment authority: The Central Government, through the Secretary responsible for Shipping, is the appointing and disciplinary authority for posts at this level. The port carries out its part of the recruitment process under the Ministry’s instructions.
• Ministry approval: Recommendations made at port level must go to the Ministry for approval before an appointment order can be issued. Completion of the port-level process does not by itself complete the appointment.
• Withdrawal after selection: You must commit to keeping your candidature active if selected. Withdrawing after selection can lead to a two-year bar from future selections to Deputy Head of Department posts across Major Port Authorities.
• Employer forwarding: Your current port must forward the application through the proper channel. An advance copy sent by you cannot replace this requirement; the circular makes employer forwarding essential for consideration.
• Incomplete applications: VPA will not consider an incomplete application or one that does not arrive through the proper channel within the prescribed period. The port states that it will not enter into further correspondence over incomplete submissions.
• Service disclosures: Your forwarding port must disclose any major or minor penalty imposed during the preceding ten years, together with the details of the disciplinary case. This is part of the employer’s clearance responsibility.

Application Submission Notes

You must use the Ministry’s Online Application Portal (OAP) and send the printed application through your employer. Send the forwarded packet to The Secretary, Visakhapatnam Port Authority, 1st Floor, Administrative Office Building, Port Area, Visakhapatnam 530035.

Mark the envelope “Application for the post of Senior Deputy Traffic Manager (Class-I), Visakhapatnam Port Authority”. The employer-forwarding deadline is separate from the online closing date; the extra forwarding period does not extend your online application window.

• Oversee traffic operations within the port’s Traffic Department.
• Coordinate cargo movement and related operational arrangements.
• Monitor the work of traffic teams and resolve operational delays.
• Coordinate with port users and other departments on traffic matters.
• Review operational records and prepare traffic management reports.
• Follow VPA service regulations and support departmental management.