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08 May 2015
May 8: Multipurpose berth projects at various major ports are likely to be completed by January 2019, according to data furnished by Pon Radhakrishnan, Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping in a, written reply in the Lok Sabha on May 7.
“These projects will enhance the capacity of respective ports to handle a variety of cargoes and meet the requirement of the trade. This will also help in reducing the pre-berthing detention and turn-round time of vessels at these ports,” said an official statement.
However, among six projects undertaken by the government in this purpose, only the project at Vizag Port has been completed so far.
The project at New Mangalore Port is expected to be completed in March 2016, Kamarajar Port in May 2017 and Paradip Port in March 2018.
Development of berth numbers 14 and 16 to two multipurpose berths at Kandla Port are expected to be completed in July and October, 2018 while the same at Marmagoa Port is expected to be completed in January 2019.
The following table gives details of multi-purpose berth projects at various major ports:
|
Port |
Multi-purpose berth |
Capacity |
Estimated cost |
Likely to be completed |
|
Paradip Port |
Construction of Multi-Purpose Berth to Handle Clean cargo including containers on BOT basis |
5 mtpa |
430.78 |
March, 2018 |
|
Visakhapatnam Port |
Development of WQ-6 berth for handling multi cargo in the inner harbour on DBFOT basis |
2.08 mtpa |
114.50 |
Completed |
|
Kamarajar Port |
Development of multi cargo terminal on DBFOT basis |
2 mtpa |
151 |
May, 2017 |
|
New Mangalore Port |
Deep draft multi-purpose general cargo berth No. 12 in the western dock arm. |
3 mtpa |
1.47 |
March, 2016 |
|
Marmagoa Port |
Conversion of the existing Mechanical Ore Handling Plant (MOHP), Berth No. 8, Berth No. 9 and Barge Berths to Multipurpose Cargo Berths |
9 mtpa |
525 |
January, 2019 |
|
Kandla Port |
Development of dry cargo berth No. 14 |
2 mtpa |
200 |
October, 2018 |
|
Development of dry cargo berth No. 16 |
2 mtpa |
200 |
July, 2018 |