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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

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Client: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

Location: Sheva, New Bombay, Maharashtra

This is the largest World Bank-aided port construction project undertaken in India introducing the most modern concepts of handling bulk and containerised Cargo. The port, designed initially to handle around 3 million tonnes of bulk cargo and around 250,000 TEU containerised cargo, is planned to cater to the increase in quantum of throughput by suitably augmenting facilities in a phased manner.

The entire Port Operation, equipment control, material handling and despatch is fully automated and computer-controlled.

HOWE’s scope of services included basic conceptual planning, Detailed Project Report, Model Studies, Detailed Design of all aspects of the Project, Tendering as per World – Bank norms, Project Management, Construction Supervision and Commissioning of all facilities.

Some of the main items of works for which HIPL were responsible are:

Civil Works

  • 3 Container Berths 680 metres long, 40 metres wide resting on piles to berth third generation ships and four Approach Jetties each 14.5 m wide x 260 m long
  • 2 Bulk Cargo Berths for 70,000 DWT ships, 500 metres long and a Service Berth 212 metres long for Portcrafts, with an Approach Jetty 6.5 m wide and 750 m long
  • Four nos. Bulk Storage Sheds of Pre- stressed Concrete Portal Frame construction, 500 m long x 50 m wide each
  • Reclamation of 3,000,000 sq.m of area using 10 million cubic metres of material (partly dredged from sea and partly excavated from borrow pits). Artificial Soil Consolidation of 1,000,000 sq.m of area by using Vertical Band Drains and geo-textiles.
  • Railway Lines, siding terminal facilities
  • Mechanical Equipment Tracks
  • Rail Loading Stations
  • Modern Port Administrative Buildings, Guest Houses and other Operational Buildings
  • Separate Covered Storage Sheds for Imports and Exports (Import Shed approximately 500 m x 50 m) for Container Freight Station, located 8 kms away from the Main Port Handling Area
  • Navigational Aids consisting of 11- Buoy Stations, 2-Beacons and 3- Transit Light Stations
  • Self-contained Township with all Utility services. Township houses 11,000 persons in 2220 Apartment Buildings and Villas
  • 6 km long Reclamation Bunds
  • 500 m long Road Over Bridge crossing Railway Tracks at 45° skew
  • Other infrastructure like 55-Km.long 4-Lane asphalt paved Highway, Pavements, Parking, Culverts, Area Drainage etc.
  • Elaborate Landscaping including Terracing, Tree Plantation and other Environmental Protection Measures such as Dust Control, creation of Artificial Lakes etc.
  • Bag Storage Shed, Wagon Loading Platform, Bulk Wagon Loading Station, Bulk Truck Loading Station
  • Structural Steel works for Conveyor Gallery, Storage Sheds, Drive Houses, Transfer Towers, Warehouses, Auto Garage, CFS Building etc., 13,000 T.

Mechanical Works

Container Handling:
  • Three Rail Mounted Quay Cranes, with On Board Computer for auto control
  • Eight Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes with On Board Computer for auto control
  • One Rail Computer Mounted Gantry Crane with On Board Computer for auto control
  • 38 Tractors and 136 Trailers
  • Container Stack yard for storing 15264 TEUs – 4 high and Reefer Slots for 156 TEUs
  • Terminal Gate Complex to control exit/entry of Tractors-Trailers with Electronic Truck Scale to weigh containers
  • Container Freight Station and facilities for Stuffing and De-stuffing containers
Bulk Handling:
  • Two Grab Type Unloaders of 650 cu.m/hr. capacity each
  • Two Continuous Type Unloaders of 650 cu.m/hr. capacity each
  • Two parallel conveying system to storage sheds for storage with total 16 kms long belt conveyors of 1400 mm & 800 mm width to handle upto 1670 TPH
  • Three Rail-mounted Portal Type Scraper- Reclaimer to reclaim stored material of 575 TPH capacity
  • Front End Loaders
  • Transportation arrangement for conveying material for Truck Loading Rail Loading or to Bagging Plant
  • Bagging Plant consisting of:
    • Bag Storage Shed : 30,000 MT in 50 kg bags
    • Two Bag Stackers/Reclaimers of 2400 (50 kg) Bags/hour each capacity/1800 (100 kg) bags/hour
    • 22 Bag Loading Machines (1200 bags/ hour capacity each)
    • 30 Bag Weighing – Stitching Machines (40 TPH capacity each)
  • Misc. equipment like Rail Weigh Bridge, Truck Weigh Bridge
  • Bulk Rail Loading Facility @ 420 TPH
  • Bulk Truck Loading Facility @ 200 TPH
  • Bag Loading Facility @120 TPH
  • Floating crafts comprising 1-Survey Launch 3-Tug Boats, 2-Pilot Boats, 2-Mooring Launches and 1-Bilge Barge.

Electrical Works

Power Supply, Distribution and Control comprising :

  • 220 kV Outdoor Switchyard comprising Primary and Secondary Switchgear and associated metering and protective devices etc.
  • Power Distribution Transformers
    • 220 kV/33 kV, 25 MVA – 2 No.
    • 33 kV/3.3 kV, 2500/4000/5000 kVA – 9 Nos.
    • 33 kV/0.433 kV -1600/2500 kVA –6 nos.
  • Switchgear Panels 33 kV/11 kV 6.6 kV/3.3 kV…… 14 Nos.
  • Sub-Stations-8 Nos.
  • Standby Power with Multiple Sets including Controls 500 kVA – 3 Nos.
  • Complete automated Computer Control System having ON LINE real time operating and data communications facilities, Documentation, Monitoring of each component equipment, Maintenance Program Generation based on actual operating hours, Management Information System, Generation of Inputs for Billing etc.
  • Lighting: Area Lighting by 16 High Masts (2 in CFS) and internal Light Fixtures (5000 Nos.).

Container Freight Station

  • Import & Export Warehouses
  • Open Parking
  • Heavy Duty Pavements

Railway Works

  • ICD Yard (Siding)
  • 16 km Rail Track Works