Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority
ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCEUnion shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal is reported as saying the first phase of Vadhavan is "on track to become operational by 2029", a year rather than a fixed day, so the pin takes the last day of 2029.[1]
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- Dec 31, 202950% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Vadhavan Port's First Phase Opens on Maharashtra's Coast
India's first offshore port built on reclaimed land off Vadhavan, with a 20 m draft deep enough for 233,000 DWT container ships, is being built by Vadhavan Port Project Limited, a company of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (74 per cent) and the Maharashtra Maritime Board. The 76,220 crore rupee port broke ground on 30 August 2024 and its first phase is to handle 6.85 million TEUs by 2030.
- The first phase of Vadhavan Port is "on track to become operational by 2029", according to Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal; the article pairs it with the separate Great Nicobar ICTP, which shares the 2029 target[1]
- Vadhavan is an all-weather, deep-draft greenfield port about 150 km north of Mumbai, near Dahanu in Maharashtra's Palghar district, greenlit by the Union Cabinet on June 19 of the previous year[1]
- It is developed by Vadhavan Port Project Limited, an SPV of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority and the Maharashtra Maritime Board holding 74 per cent and 26 per cent, working on a landlord model in which the SPV builds breakwaters, rail and road links, power, water and common services[1]
- The source states the outlay two ways on the same page: an estimated cost of Rs 76,220 crore, and later "of the total outlay of Rs 76,000 crore" the SPV would invest roughly Rs 30,000 crore with the remainder through public-private partnership[1]
- Capacity is likewise stated twice: the port is "poised to handle over 23 million TEUs", while the phasing says Phase 1 enables 6.85 million TEUs by 2030, expanding to 23.2 million TEUs by 2040 on Phase 2 completion[1]
- Planned facilities: nine container terminals of 1,000 metres each, four multipurpose berths including the coastal berth, four liquid cargo berths, a Ro-Ro berth and a Coast Guard berth[1]
- The works involve reclaiming 1,448 hectares of sea and building 10.14 km of offshore breakwater plus container and cargo storage areas[1]
- Shore protection projects worth Rs 1,700 crore have already been awarded[1]
- The pin's 20 m draft and 233,000 DWT ship capability, and its 30 August 2024 groundbreaking, are not stated in the source[1]
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- [1]50%maritimegateway.com/phase-one-of-vadhavan-and-ictp-to-become-operational-by-2029maritimegateway.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Dec 31, 2029 ✓· 100% of score
Union shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal is reported as saying the first phase of Vadhavan is "on track to become operational by 2029", a year rather than a fixed day, so the pin takes the last day of 2029.
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