PORT INFORMATION- MORMUGAO PORT Introduction : I. Mormugao Port was declared as a major port on 2nd Dec 1963. Being one of the oldest Indian Port on the West coast, it has been serving the motion in its economic development for over a century. It is the premier iron ore exporting port of India with an annual output of 16 million tones of iron ore traffic. The port accounts for about 50% of India's iron ore are export and ranks within the first ten leading iron ore exporting port of the world. There also has been steady increase in liquid bulk and general traffic ever since its joining to the rank of major ports of India. Since 1992 the port has maintained a regular container service and the container traffic has registered a rapid growth within the short spon. The introduction of the Konkan Railways and the conversion on the existing metre gauge of south central railway line to broad gauge shall facilitate easy access to the Port from other ports of the country. II. Navigational Aids : a) Approach Channel (i) Length Outer channL - 4.6 Kms Inner channel - 0.5 Kms (ii) Depth - 14.4 m. below chart datum (iii) Tidal Range Springs - 2.3 m Neaps - 2.0 m (iv) Width of channel - 250 m (v) Turning Basin - Dia - 480 m Depth - 14.1 m below chart datum The approach channel to berth is marked by Lighted buoys in addition to Navigational Aids prescribed in the Chart Nos. 2020 & 2078. b) Communication : (i) Signal station situated on the North West of the Mormugao Headland functions round-the-clock using the morse and International signal codes and equipped with VHF radio services having the call sign GOA PORT channel 16,14,12,11 &10. (ii) One Radio Beacon 'RACON' works round-the-clock in all weathers at Old Agwada Fort Light house displaying two dashes and one dot (- - .) on the ship's radar in X-band . The RACON operates in conjunction with other ordinary X-band Navigational Radar with 3 cms. X-band 93000 NHZ & 95000 NHZ. c) Pilotage : Pilotage is compulsory for inward and outward movement of ships and movement between berths/moorings within the harbour. Pilotage service is provided round-the-clock with prior intimation to the Harbour Master. d) Tugs : Tugs, two swiveling Kort Nozzle tugs of 30 ton bollard pull each fitted with bow thrusters and three VSF tractor tugs of 30 Ton Bollard Pull each, are available. e) Flotilla : Five launches are available for line handling, pilotage, survey etc. 3. BERTHS Draft Berth Length Max. Permis- Fair Monsoon Type of cargo No ssible LOA Season Season handled (mts) (mts) (mts) (mts) 5 175 152 8.50 8.25 General cargo 6 213 198 6.50 5.80 General cargo 7. 100 100 3.50 3.50 Barge Berth 8. 116 260 12.50 10.50 Liquid Bulk 298* 9. 222 335 13.00 11.00 Iron ore (MOHP) 357.50* 10. 250 203 10.00 9.00 General cargo 11 270 203 10.00 9.00 General cargo N.B :- * Length between extreme mooring dolphins. B. Acceptable size of vessel at Berth 9. Maximum Permissible LOA 335 M BEAM 50 M Air Draft 19.50 M Draft in conjunction with 13.00 M DWT (approximately) 2,75,000 Parcel size (approximately) 1,30,000 tonnes 4. MOORING & ANCHORAGE The large roadstead to the North and West of the Harbour provides sheltered anchorage in stream for more than 50 ships during the eight months fair season (October to May) and for 6 ships inside the breakwater during the south west monsoon. Anchorage facilities in stream include two mooring buoys. Ore vessels are either fully loaded or uptopped at these moorings/anchorages with the help of ship's own grabs or transhippers. Similiarly, over-drafted import vessels are at times lightened at these positions before being berthed at alongside berths. 5. OTHER FACILITIES a) Port Railway Facilities The Port has its own metre gauge railways system with marshaling yard. It serves berths, transit sheds and warehouse. The Port Railway system is being converted into broad gauge, since the SCR meter gauge railway line linking to the Port is undergoing conversion. Port railway will also be linked up with Konkan Railway, which is expected to the commissioned in 1997. b) Water Supply Water is supplied alongside berths directly from shore facilities and in stream from a 200 tons self propelled water barge. Water supply is regulated in accordance with availability of main supply. c) Bunkering Facilities are available to a limited extent for supply of furnace fuel oil, light diesel oil and high speed diesel oil to vessels visiting the Port at the berths with prior arrangements with oil companies. d) Provisions Both fresh and frozen provisions are available. e) Ship Repair Facilities A major ship repairing complex with dry docking facilities has been set up at the Port by M/s Western India Shipyard Ltd. The Floating Dry Dock is of 15,000 TLC for accommodating ship upto a maximum size of 60,000 DWT/215 metre LOA. Besides this, facilities for afloat repairs as well as chipping, painting and tank cleaning are provided by a number of licensed specialised private firms as well as by Goa Shipyard, a Govt. of India undertaking, situated in the vicinity of the Port area. f) Port Health Officer & Medical Aid Port Health Officer is available to issue necessary certificates or pratique of vessels as per regulations and practices. Port Hospital provides medical facilities for the in-patients in disciplines of General Medicine, General surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology & Dentistry supported by other disciplines of anesthesiology, Pathology & Radiology. Besides, there are many private hospitals in and around the port town providing medical facilities in various specialised and general disciplines. g) Agency Facilities Services of ships agents, stevedores, handling agents and registered surveyors are available in the Port for looking after the Users & Shipping interests and to service both Marine and Cargo needs. h) Immigration Immigration rules of the country as applicable from time to time are in force. The immigration Office is situated in the Port area. 6. FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THE PORT a) Development in Inland Transport and its implication on the Port The Konkan Railway passing through Goa from North to South and linking Mumbai and Mangalore is expected to be commissioned in 1997. The link line of Konkan Railway to the Port will be synchronised to finish at the same time. The entire region on the coastal belt, through which this railway line is passing, is poised for a massive industrialisation generating large volume of sea-borne traffic that will have to be serviced at Mormugao Port. Another important development is the conversion of M.G. line of South Central Railway. This East-West B.G line, which will also be completed during the year 1997 will become the most important conduit for Port traffic with large resources of iron-ore, granite and agricultural produce which at present do not find an easy outlet through Mormugao. Encouraged by the development in the railway sector and induced by the open and liberalised economic policy of the Government, several national and multi-national companies have already come forward to establish huge industrial units within the economic hinterland of the Port. b) Development Projects planned with Private Sector Investment Recognising the growth opportunities offered by the liberalised economic policy of the Govt. and taking into account the massive industrialisation that is taking place in the hinterland, the port has taken concrete steps to evolve it's perspective development plans. A corporate plan for the port, that has been drawn up for the development of the port for 25 years envisages that by the dawn of the next century Mormugao Port will be a multi-commodity port with advanced facilities to cater to a huge volume of traffic in industrial raw materials, semi-finished and finished products, mineral ores, bulk liquid cargo, break-bulk and containerised cargoes. Under the plan a number of projects have been proposed to provide facilities to cater to the requirements of the anticipated growth of traffic. Port has decided that creation and development of facilities under all these projects will be offered to private sector in accordance with the present policy of the Govt. on investment in infrastructural development. Accordingly the following project proposals are under various stages of consideration. (i) Setting up of additional storage facilities at 20 acres of plot on the Headland. (ii) Leasing of land behind general cargo berths for setting up of mechanised bulk handling system and storage for alumina, cement and coal/coke. (iii) Reclamation of land and construction of oil terminal with tank farm in Vasco Bay along with three berths, one for BPCL, one for Navy and one for the Coast Guard. BPCL facility will have a total handling capacity of 30 lakh tonnes of POL products per annum. (iv) Construction of 4 multipurpose general cargo berths 5A&6A alongwith appurtenant facilities in front of the existing old and obsolete berths 5 & 6 for handling about 5 million tons of coal/coke and other dry bulk commodities. These berths will be constructed under privatisation on BOOT basis. Offers received from entrepreneurs has been evaluated and submitted for the Govt's approval. (v) Construction of 4 multipurpose general cargo berth nos.12 to 15 in Vasco Bay for handling break bulk and general cargo. Preparation of preliminary project report has already been completed. These berths will have an estimated total handling capacity of 20 lakh tons. (vi) Development of outer harbour in Baina Bay, where construction of 11 Quay berths and 2 mooring Dolphin berths to provide facilities to handle all types of cargo is proposed. These berths will have total handling capacity of 84 lakh tons per annum. (vii) Construction of 4 Deep Drafted berths at West of Breakwater to handle coal and iron ore. These berths will have a total handling capacity of 30 lakh tons per annum. (viii) Construction of two off-shore breakwater berths opposite t the existing breakwater to handle POL and LPG. These berths will have a total handling capacity of 40 lakh tons per annum. (ix) Creation of a deep drafted single buoy mooring berth off the Pequeno island. Storage facility will be either of Pequino island or Grandi island or on reclaimed area near the sea shore, which will be connected to the buoy mooring facility by submarine pipeline. This facility will have a handling capacity of 20 lakh tons per annum. The process of appointing a reputed consulting engineering firm for conducting feasibility studies for the proposed projects mentioned at (vi) to (ix) above are in progress.