HMM and JNPA Partnership for New Mega Container Port in India
HMM and JNPA Partnership for New Mega Container Port in India
HMM and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) have established a strategic partnership to develop a new mega container port in the Vadhavan region of Maharashtra state in India. The project aims to enhance India's maritime transport capacity and expand trade volumes in the region.
Vadhavan Port is being planned as India's first offshore port and will be built on an artificial island. This port, under the Sagar Mala project, will serve as the country's second major port following Vizhinjam International Seaport. The port's construction cost is estimated at approximately 76,220 crore ₹ and the project will be executed by Vadhavan Port Project Limited (VPPL). A public-private partnership model has been adopted, with Jawaharlal Nehru Port holding 74% and Maharashtra Maritime Board holding 26% of this special purpose company.
The port design is planned as an artificial harbor with breakwaters surrounding its berths and interior navigation channel. The outer navigation channel is designed as an open-water approach. The port will comprise container berths, liquid cargo berths, roll-on/roll-off berths, and multipurpose cargo berths. At a distance of 10 km seaward from Vadhavan Point, there is naturally a depth of 20 m, which allows the port to accommodate large vessels. The port island will have depths exceeding 20 m in the Arabian Sea and will have the capacity to accommodate Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS).
The port basin is being planned as an artificial harbor protected by breakwaters. This port will accommodate large container vessels up to 233,000 DWT. Land required for cargo handling infrastructure construction will be reclaimed from the sea through fill material.
Outside the outer breakwater, a 4 km-long approach channel will connect the Arabian Sea's water body at 17.5 m CD depth to the port. The approach channel's design depth is planned at 20 m with a minimum width of 732 m. However, the port's 17.5 m CD (first phase) depth allows vessels with 14.5 m draft to enter and exit the port without tidal assistance. The average sea level (MSL) observed in the port area is 2.8 m, which increases the depth of the approach channel and port. The depth of the inner channel and maneuvering area will exceed 19.5 m with minimum tidal advantage, and vessels with 16.5 m draft can navigate at this water depth.
In the first phase, the port plans to construct four container terminals, each with a berth of 1,000 m length. The deck height of the berths will be above chart datum or mean lowest low water (MLLW) at 7.6 m. Each berth of these terminals will have the capacity to handle vessels with a maximum length of 400 m and width of 61 m.
Key Points:
HMM and JNPA established a strategic partnership to develop a new mega container port in India.
Vadhavan Port will be constructed as India's first offshore port on an artificial island.
The project cost is estimated at approximately 76,220 crore ₹ and will be executed by Vadhavan Port Project Limited (VPPL).
The port will have the capacity to accommodate ultra-large container vessels and aims to enhance India's maritime transport capacity.
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News Link: https://container-news.com/hmm-partners-with-jnpa-to-develop-new-mega-container-port-in-india/
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