The past decade marked by its characteristic trend of globalization,
industrialization and privatization had increased the responsibility of the
Dock Complex to respond quickly to market changes and user-requirements, as
also to manage operations with professional finesse to provide more efficient,
cost-effective and user-oriented services to the trade. Aware of our-future
challenges, the Dock Complex had embarked upon a massive capacity augmentation
and modernization drive.
Estimated
investment of Rs.1033 crores under National Maritime Development Plan.
Project financing
through internal resources
Private
investment and ECB
Major capacity augmentation projects
Construction
of two multipurpose berths in the existing dock arm: Berth No. 2 having annual
capacity
of 2 million tonnes at an
investment of Rs. 47 crores and Berth No. 13 having annual capacity of 1
million tonnes at an
investment of Rs. 40 crores.
Construction of 2 riverine jetties having total
annual capacity of 4 million tonnes at an investment of Rs.
147 crores.
Acquisition of land at jellingham for dumping of dredged
spoil at an estimated cost of Rs. 50 crores.
Augmentation and modernization of equipment
support
Procurement of two ship-shore Gantries for container
handling
Procurement of various type of handling equipment
Procurement of 4 (Four) RTYGCs for Container Terminal
& development of Container Parking Yard
Projects related to development of
infrastructure
Development of road infrastructure including drainage
inside and outside dock
Improvement of back-up area with rail connectivity inside
the dock
River Regulatory Scheme
A comprehensive River Regulatory Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs. 385 crores
to improve draft and accommodate vessels with larger parcel size has been
planned.
Construction
of two multipurpose berths in the existing dock arm: Berth No. 2 having annual
capacity