NHAVA SHEVA BULK HANDLING PORT PROJECT (BOMBAY, INDIA).

The Nhava Sheva Port with its mechanised facilities for handling containers and dry bulk cargo will give relief to Bombay City by diverting the growth in sea-cargo traffic outside the city limits. Execution of the project is split into eighteen contracts, where the first three form the major part of the project. These are contracts for main civil work (Contract no. 1) including pre-dredging, reclamation work, permanent roads and berths; for bulk handling facilities (Contract no. 2); and contract for container handling equipment (Contract no. 3). The port will be able to handle bulk cargo ships up to 70,000 DWT and a throughput of bulk cargo estimated for three to four million t annually and on container side 250,000 TEU per annum. Water area of the port is 52 km**2 and a draft of 13. 5m which will be increased further to 14. 5 m in due course.