Mormugao Port Trust is located in Goa, India and handles 40% of India's iron ore exports, ranking among the top ten iron ore exporting ports worldwide. It has a natural harbor protected by two rivers and connected via rail and road to markets across India. The port's strategic location and facilities enable efficient transport of iron ore from hinterland mines via barge to large vessels. Iron ore is received at the port's mechanized ore handling plant, stockpiled, and loaded onto ships at berths up to 335 meters in length. In 2009-2010 the port handled 40 million tonnes of iron ore, representing approximately 30-35% of Indian iron ore exports.

2. Introduction
Natural harbour
40% India‘s Iron ore export and ranks within the
first ten leading Iron ore exporting Port of the
world.
The Port railway system is connected to South
Western Railway through which it is also linked
to Konkan Railway
The excellent Inland waterways provided by two
rivers, the Zuari and the Mandovi, serve as the
main conduits for transportation of iron ore to
the Port from hinterland.

3. Strategic Location
• Mormugao Port, a protected open type
natural harbour, is situated on magnificent
and hospitable coastline on the west of India
in the latitude 15˚25’ North and Longitude
73˚48’ East at the mouth of the river ‘Zuari’ in
the state of Goa.
• The harbour is also protected from the South
West monsoon as it has been constructed on
the leeward side of Mormugao Headland.

4. GOOGLE IMAGE OF MPT

5. Hinterland Connectivity
• Road Transport
Mormugao Port is connected through road
with the rest of the country through two
national highways NH-17 and NH-4A. The
NH-4A highway eventually joins with NH-14
which connects Mumbai and Bangalore. The
NH-17A highway connects Mormugao to
NH-17 at Cortalim.

6. Water Transport
 Goa is bestowed with the two rivers viz. Zuari
and Mandovi river for inland water transport
from the loading jetties near the mines to the
Mormugao port having the equal share.
 Presently there are about more than 450 barges
of total capacity of more than 500000T plying in
Goan waters for the transport of this iron-ore
from mines.
 All these barges in total make approx. 23500
trips to transport MPT’S iron-ore alone from the
mines.

7. Rail Transport
• The broad gauge railway system of the Port
serves the general cargo berths. Port railway
system is connected to South Western
Railway through which it is also linked to the
Konkan Railway.
• Both these railways together facilitate easy
access to the Port from any part of the
country through the vast network of broad
guage railway system.

8. Facilities and Services provided
• Approach channel (Outer length – 4.6kms, Inner
length- 2.3kms)
• Breakwater
• Berthing facilities
• Flotilla, VTMS, Tugs, Naviads, Communications
• Pilotage & Mooring
• Other services(Water supply, Provisions, ship
repairs, Immigration, PHO and Medical Aid,
Agency facilities, Repatriation of Crew)

9. EXISTING BERTH FACILITIES
BERTH No. 1/2/3/4 • Modern ship repair complex
Height : 4.2 m with floating dry dock facilities
Length : 331 mtrs set up by m/s WESTERN INDIA
Max. LOA : 215m SHIPYARD LTD. (WISL) on lease
Draft : 8.5 m for 25 yrs. Licence agreement
was signed in April 1993.

10. EXISTING BERTH FACILITIES
• State of the art mechanized
BERTH No.5/6 coal handling facility set up by
m/s SOUTHWEST PORT LTD,
(Renamed as 5A/6A) previously m/s ABG GOA
Height : 4.5m PORT LTD, on BOOT basis through
Length : 450m open tender. Agreement was signed in
Max. LOA : 225m/180m April 1999.
Draft : 13.5 (fair season),
12.5 (monsoon) • Installed capacity to handle
import cargoes of coal and
coke upto 5 million tonnes
(MGT}
• Commercial operations
commenced in June, 2004 –
full mechanisation expected
by September, 2005

11. EXISTING BERTH FACILITIES
BERTH No. 7 The consensus agreement has been
Under Construction signed with M/s. Adani Mormugao
port terminal Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
on DBFOT(Design Build Finance
Operate Transfer)
.
Upcoming terminal specially for
handling of coal cargo with a
capacity of 5.5 mn tonnes annually.
The commencement of construction
is expected to begin by end of April
2010 and the facility is expected to be
completed and ready for operation
by march 2013.

12. EXISTING BERTH FACILITIES
BERTH No. 8 • Exclusive, alongside deep drafted
Height : 4.2m berth with fire fighting and pollution
Length : 116m control facilities for vessels upto
Max. LOA : 260m 70,000 DWT
Draft : 12.5 (fair season)
10.5 (monsoon)
.
• Handles petroleum products of
about 1.5 million tonnes
• Specialised facilities also available
for other liquid cargoes like
phosphoric acid, caustic soda and
molasses

13. EXISTING BERTH FACILITIES
BERTH No. 10
Height : 4.5m • Multipurpose General
Length : 250m Cargo /Container Berth
Max. LOA : 225m
Draft : 11 (fair season) • One container feeder
10 (monsoon) service per week to and
from Colombo.
• Containers handled during
2004-05 - 10,365 TEUs.
• Other cargoes handled
include coking coal,
fertiliser, alumina, pig iron
and timber logs

14. EXISTING BERTH FACILITIES
BERTH No. 11
Height : 4.5m
Length : 270m • Multipurpose General
Max. LOA : 225m Cargo berth
Draft : 12.5 (fair season)
11.5 (monsoon)
• Used for handling
variety of cargoes
including
Coal, Coke Metallurgical
Coke, Cement, Sugar
and Sponge Iron

15. MODES OF LOADING IRON ORE
 Mooring Dolphins
 Transhippers
 Berth no.9

16. EXISTING BERTH FACILITIES
• Pride of the Port, a fully
BERTH No. 9 Mechanized Ore Handling Plant
Height : 4.5m (MOHP) in operation since 1979.
Length : 222m
Max. LOA : 335m • Handled 12.1 million tonnes of
Draft : 14.1 (fair season) iron ore during 2009-10
12.5 (monsoon)
• Port handles 40 % of India’s iron ore exports and ranks
amongst the top ten leading ports of the world in handling iron
ore. Quantity handled in 2009-10 – 40 million tonnes approx

17. CAPACITY OF THE VESSELS
VESSEL SIZE OF VESSEL DRAFT BEAM LOA
Handymax 40000 10 25 180
Panamax 70000 12 32 220
Mini cape 110000 14 40 250
Cape size 170000 18 50 290

18. EXISTING BERTH FACILITIES
MOORING DOLPHINS • Used for handling bulk Cargo
through vessels cranes. In
(3 Nos ) operation since February 2003.
Draft : 12.5 (fair season) • Capacity : 2.5 million tonnes
11.5 (monsoon) • Handled around 6.06 million
tonnes during 2009-10

19. TRANSHIPPERS
 Transhippers are provided and managed by the private exporters and
presently there are 6 such transhipper in the harbour.
Name of the Transhipper Year of the acquisition Owner
Maratha Deep 1986 Chowgule & Co Ltd.
Swathi Rani 1981 V.M.Salgaocar & Bros Ltd.
Priyam Vada 1981 V.S. Dempo & Co Ltd.
Orissa 1991 SESA Goa
 The transhipper are loaded by barges brought alongside which in turn get
loaded into the main ore carriers through conveyors system available in
transhipper and generally loading rates ranging from 12000 TPD to 20000
TPD.

20. TRANSHIPPERS
 At times, ships are permitted to be loaded wholly by transhippers in mid stream.
 The SIX transhippers all worked for between 183 and 194 days.
 Transhippers do not operate during the monsoon period (59 days shutdown)
 They handle almost 25 percent of total ore cargo handled by the MPT, they are owned by the
private exporters like Sesa Goa, Salgaonkar, Chowgule etc.

21. Mechanized Ore Handling Plant
 Iron ore received by
barges unloaded at
one-of-a-kind custom
built barge unloading
system
 Stockpiled iron ore
loaded onto vessels
upto a maximum of
2,10,000 DWT, LOA
335m and beam 50m

22. RECEIVING SECTION
• The ore coming from the mines located in the
nearby regions, through the barges.
• The barges unloaded at the finger jetties of
the MPT
• The ore received from the barges, travels on
the conveyors and reaches the open storage
plots using stackers and grabbers
• The entire receiving and shipping section is
controlled by CCP(Central Control Panel)

25. SHIPPING SECTION
• The ore which is stored in the open plots, is
received by the reclaimers, on the addressed
conveyors
• And from the conveyors, ship loaders loads
the ore on the ship.
• There can be a direct shipping facility from the
receiving section, but it is only allowed if 90%
of the cargo is loaded from the storage plots.

27. AVAILABLE ORE HANDLING EQUIPMENT AT BERTH
NO 9, MPT
Description of Equipment Belt speed Belt Widht
Sr.No. Nos. Capacity M/Min
1. Barge Unloaders 8 750 TPH each - -
2. Continuous Barge Unloader 1 1250 TPH each 175 1200
3. Stackers 3 3250 TPH each 260 1200
4. Reclaimers 2 4000 TPH each 210 1400
5. Shiploaders 2 4000 TPH each 210 1524
6. Conveyor B2 - 1250TPH 150 1000
7. Conveyor B3-B10 - 825TPH 150 1000
8. Conveyor B11-B13 - 3250TPH 210 1200
9. Conveyor R1-R3, R5-R7 - 3250TPH 210 1200
10. Conveyor S1- S6 - 4000TPH 210 1400

28. ORE
SHIPLOADER II SHIPLOADER I HANDLING
FACILITIES
S6
H16 H15
S5
R7 STACKER III
H9 RECEIVING SECTION
H12
RECLAIMER II
S2 H14
B B B B B
R6 STACKER II 8 7 4 3 2
H8 BU9
BU5 C
H11
BU7 BU3 B
H10
R5 STACKER I U
H7
BU10 BU6
RECLAIMER I
BU8
S1 H13 BU4
R R R
B10 B B B
S S 3 2 1
9 6 5
4 3
SHIPPING SECTION B13
B12
B11
H6 H5 H4 H3 H2 H1

29. Iron Ore Exports from Goa & India
FROM GOA FROM INDIA
140 129.6
120
115.3
100
80
59.23
60
45.54
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30. 2008-09 2009-10
41.68 40.57
Million Million
tons tons
Mormugao Port Trust is the only unique port handling almost 30-35% of Indian
iron ore exports among the other major ports of India. Out of the total traffic
handled at port, nearly 80% of traffic is only of iron ore which make Mormugao
Port Trust, a premier iron ore handling port of India with an annual throughput of
48 MT of traffics.