Terminal expected to commence operations shortly.
Phase-I construction of Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Pvt. Ltd (BMCTPL—a subsidiary of PSA International of Singapore)—has been completed as per schedule and a provisional completion certificate has been issued to BMCTPL. The terminal is expected to commence operations shortly.
BMCTPL was awarded the prestigious project of ‘Development of Fourth Container Terminal’ (FCT) on Design, Build, Fund, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis in line with JNPT’s initiative of modernisation and capacity addition programme in May 2014.
Under the Sagarmala programme for modernisation of ports, the Ministry of Shipping had identified more than 500 projects, of which about 200 projects are on the anvil. JNPT’s FCT was one such project.
Sharing the government of India’s vision and with a commitment to the trade, BMCT has developed the FCT. Spread over a concession period of 30 years with a revenue share of 35.790 per cent, BMCT is India’s largest FDI, PPP port project and will meet the trade’s pent-up demand for mega capacity in India’s premier port of call. With an estimated investment, as assessed by JNPT, of Rs.7,935 crore spread over eight years for two phases (Phase-I Rs.4,719 crore and Phase-II Rs.3,196 crore), BMCT will be the largest container terminal in India with a capacity of 4.8 million TEUs.
The facilities offered by BMCT in Phase-1 include:
* A 1,000-m long quay with 5 approach trestles
* A huge storage facility comprising 9,336 ground slots with rail/road connectivity
* State-of-the-art container handling equipment – 12 quay cranes, 4 RMGCs and 36 RTGCs
* 324 reefer container ground slots that include 1,620 reefer plugs.
* 4 railway lines. BMCT’s rail facilities will be the largest terminal rail infrastructure in India. The on-dock Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)-compliant facility in JNPT-BMCT is capable of handling 1.5 km long, 360-TEU container trains on completion of the DFC
BMCT is equipped with the latest technology and equipment to offer customers fast turnaround of their vessels. JNPT is well connected by major highways and rail networks to key markets in Maharashtra, Gujarat and the National Capital Region.
The Port and the Ministry of Shipping have provided all supporting infrastructure and assistance on a continuous basis for operationalisation of the terminal, thus fulfilling the aim of the Sagarmala programme, which will help cater to the growing demands and expectations of India’s increasing exim trade. The development of the FCT reinforces JNPT’s position as the premier container port of India.
