(a) whether the Government has set a target of awarding 42 port projects during the current financial year;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government is considering to undertake two new major port projects during the current financial
year; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI G.K. VASAN)
(a): Yes, Madam.
(b): The details are at Annexure.
(c): Yes, Madam.
(d): The details of two new Major Port projects are as follows:-
1 Development of a new Major Port in Andhra Pradesh.
2. Development of a new Major Port in Sagar in West Bengal at an estimated cost of Rs.7851 crore and 54 MMT
capacity.
Annexure
Annexure to the reply given in part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 519
Details of 42 port projects targeted for award during the current financial year 2012-13
Sl.No. Name of the Project Est.Cost Capacity Rs.in Cr. in MTPA
1. Chennai Creation of Mega Container Terminal 3686.00 48.00
2. Chennai Development of RO-RO cum multi-purpose berth & car parking at Bharthi Dock 100.00 1.00
3. Chennai Development of Barge jetty at Bharthi Dock 25.00 1.00
4. Chennai:Dry Port Project in Chennai Port, 415.00 5.00
5. COCHIN International Bunkering Terminal - Construction of Multi-purpose Liquid Terminal 206.30 4.10
6. COCHIN Development of Ship repair facility for 90 small and 120 medium size ships 785.00 0.00
7. COCHIN Development of General Cargo Terminal at Q8-Q9 Berths 250.00 9.00
8. JNPT Development of standalone container handling facility with a quay length of 330 m North of NSICT Terminal 600.00 10.00
9. KANDLA Setting up of Single Point Mooring ( SPM ) and allied facilities off Veera in Gulf of Kutch 621.52 12.00
10. KANDLA Upgradation of Barge Handling Facilities at Bunder Basin 109.59 3.29
11. KANDLA Berth No 14 188.88 2.00
12. KANDLA:Captive berth for Renuka Sugars at Kandla Port 22.00 1.50
13. KOLKATTA Development of Haldia Dock II (North) 728.00 8.50
14. KOLKATTA Development of Haldia Dock II (South) 787.00 8.50
15. KOLKATTA Construction of Outer Terminal 1 upstream of 3nd Oil Jetty with ancillary facilities on PPP basis 290.00 4.50
16. Mormugoa Development of 2 MMTPA mechanised Coal Import Terminal at Berth No.11 204.00 2.00
17. Mormugoa Development of 7.2 MMTPA Iron ore export Bulk Handling Terminal west of breakwater 721.00 7.20
18. Paradip Mechanisation EQ-1 to EQ-3 berths of Paradip Port Trust M/s Mahaguj Limited on captive user basis 1000.00 22.00
19. VIZAG Development of WQ 7 for handling Import Dry bulk cargo 375.09 4.78
20. VIZAG Development of WQ8 for handling break bulk cargo and export bulk cargo
21. VIZAG Container Terminal Expansion 300.00 3.00
22. VIZAG Installation of Mechanised Iron Ore handling facilities at WQ-1 in the northern arm of Inner harbour of VPT for handling Dry bulk cargo Rs. 275.20 Cr,8.98 MTPA 940.00 23.7
23. VIZAG:Modernisation of ore handling complex at Visakhapatnam Port
24. VOCPT, Tuticorin Construction of Shallow draft berth for handling cement 86.17 2.30
25. VOCPT, Tuticorin Upgradation of mechanical handling equipments in berth no.1 to 6 and berth no.9 49.20 5.00
26. VOCPT, Tuticorin Constn. of shallow draught Berth(2 Nos) for handling construction materials 56.17 2.00
27. VOCPT, Tuticorin Development of NCB-III for handling thermal coal & rock phosphatat V.O.C. Port Trust 420.00 7.28
28. VOCPT, Tuticorin Development of NCB-IV for handling thermal coal & Copper concentrate 355.00 7.28
29. VOCPT, Tuticorin Conversion of berth no- 8 as Container Terminal 312.23 7.20
30. JNPT Acqusition of 3 nos new Super Post panamax size RMQC from MCB to SDB Allied electrical works. 76.00 2.64
31. Paradip Mechanisation of Berth CQ 3 40.00 4.00
32. Mumbai:Construction of 2nd liquid chemical berth at Pirpau in Mumbai Port, 130.00 2.00
33. Mumbai :Infrastructure development in handling ships of greater capacity along harbour berths no.18-21 of Mumbai Port, 230.00 7.00
34. Mormugao:Construction of 3 nos. of mooring Dolphins in Mormugao Port Trust 50.00 5.00
35. Cochin Procurement of Electrical Level Luffing cranes (ELL cranes)/ Mobile Harbour Cranes 19.00 2.80
36. JNPT Acquisition of one no. new super post panemax size RMQC at MCB 33.00 1.80
37. Kolkata Mechanisation of Berth No. 5 NSD 26.00 2.25
38. Kandla Modification and strengthening of existing berth no. 1 to 6, (One Berth) 42.00 0.88
39. VIZAG Small Jetties 130-170 m Length 20.00 1.00
40. JNPT Replacement of 1 RMGC on line No. 1&2 22.65 0.01
41. NMPT Construction of POL Berth 79.17 7.80
42. Mormugoa Mobile Harbour Cranes Project 36.00 0.25
Total 14770.08 251.35