Vadhavan port

Vadhavan Port is an approved deep seaport at Vadhavan in Palghar district of Maharashtra in India. The ground breaking for start of construction was done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 August 2024. The concept plan for an offshore mega Port project was designed by Surendra Sharma a fellow of NMIS in 2015 for MMB; the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) is responsible for the construction of the port. When completed, it is slated to be India's first offshore port built on an artificial island and the second Mother Port in India after Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram according to Sagar Mala project. It is estimated that the construction of the port will cost ₹76,220 crore (US$7.9 billion). Vadhavan will be constructed by Vadhavan Port Project Limited, a special purpose vehicle. Jawaharlal Nehru Port will have a 74 percent stake in the project and Maharashtra Maritime Board will have 26 percent in a public private partnership. The port will consist of an artificial island, and its berths along with the inner navigable channel will be surrounded by breakwater, while the outer navigable channel will be open sea. Cargo will be handled through container berths, liquid berths, ro-ro berths and multipurpose cargo berths within harbour. From the Vadhaban Point, towards the sea, a distance of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) has a natural depth of 20 metres (66 ft), mak

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