Mumbai Port Authority to significantly expand its Marine Oil Terminal at Jawahar Dweep

Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) has finalised expansion plans for its Marine Oil Terminal (MOT) at Jawahar Dweep, a critical facility that has been serving BPCL, HPCL, IOCL and ONGC since 1955. Located approximately 4 km offshore at Mahul and at least 7 km from local habitation, the terminal’s strategic positioning ensures safe cargo handling through state-of-the-art firefighting and Quick Oil Response facilities. The existing five berths’ infrastructure currently handles crude oil, bunkering and POL products, representing roughly 60% of the port’s total cargo with all liquid bulk managed via direct pipelines to refineries.

To meet growing energy demands, Mumbai Port has appointed Engineers India Ltd (EIL) to conduct a pre-feasibility study for a sixth oil berth and to advise on revamping island facilities for staff and workers. This new berth will accommodate fully loaded Suezmax vessels and partly loaded VLCCs up to 2,80,000 displacement load, with construction expected to begin in February 2027 and commissioning within the next two years. Additionally, the port plans to reclaim area around the terminal using excavated material from local city infrastructure projects, such as tunneling works, coastal road,   to support new storage tanks, a desalination plant, and LNG facility proposed to be set up by the oil PSUs.

The port also plans to have a road-cum-pipeline connectivity from Pirpau to Jawahar Dweep, which will reduce the cost of logistics. IIT Madras has been asked to conduct the pre-feasibility study, said a release.

Please visit our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ikargos2719 for fortnightly logistics news analysis and more!