| JSW Dharamtar Port | |
|---|---|
 Dharamtar is a part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Dharamtar,Raigad,Maharashtra |
| Coordinates | 18°42′19″N73°01′42″E / 18.7053°N 73.0282°E /18.7053; 73.0282 |
| Details | |
| Opened | 2012; 13 years ago (2012) |
| Operated by | JSW Dharamtar Port Private Limited |
| Owned by | JSW Infrastructure |
| Type ofharbour | Deep-sea port |
| No. ofberths | 5 |
| Main trades | Steel, Iron ore and Coal |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargotonnage | 34 million tonnes (2021)[1] |
| Draft | 18.5 metres (61 ft) |
Dharamtar port, commonly known asJSW Dharamtar Port[2] is on the right bank of the Amba river (i.e., Dharamtar creek) and is 10 miles (16 km) from its mouth.[3] Approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) from Wadkhal village on NH-17. The port is 0.5 km (0.31 mi) from thestate highway that runs through Pen toAlibag and is 2 km (1.2 mi) away fromNational Highway 17 (Mumbai—Goa). The port is also adjacent to Mumbai–Goa–Konkan railway line with an approvedrail siding. It is a tri-modal port with rail (Dharamtar has an approved rail siding, the construction for which is under way).
It is 25.9 km (16.1 mi) away fromNhava Sheva with road and sea links, to Nhava Sheva and Mumbai ports inMaharashtra, India.[3]
Some of the services it offers arecontainer transportation by sea/road (rail proposed), bulk andbreak bulk cargo transport by sea/road,warehousing anddistribution for all commodities, CFS facility,customs-notified warehousing (2,40,000 sq. ft of covered space), empty container management, container repairs andcustoms clearance.
JSW started the construction of the port in 2009,JSW Group began operating the Dharamtar Port in 2012. JSW Dharamtar Port Ltd (JSWDPL) is a special purpose vehicle created under the aegis of JSW Infrastructure Ltd to handle the cargo of the JSW Steel, Dolvi works.Jsw Dharamtar Port Private Limited was incorporated on 24 September 2012.[4][5]
In January 2020, JSW had expanded the port's capacity to 16 mtpa. By September 2021, the expansion was completed, and the port now has 34 million tonnes of capacity.[6]
Dharamtar port is a tri-modal port with focus onlogistics engineering.It handles container transportation as well as bulk and break bulk transportation by road, sea and rail (under development). Dharamtar port also carries outtransshipment of containers. It is known for providing special scheduledbarge services using the Inland water mode.
As far as thepier of this port thecreek is at all timesnavigable.Steamers up to 200 tons can approach this port. Dharamtar upstream navigation is difficult.[7] At ordinary high tides, boats of 15 tons, and atspring tides boats of 25 tons can go toNagothana, 14 miles (23 km) east.Steamer services ply daily between Mumbai and Dharamtar.
The port haswarehousing anddistribution for allcommodities.[citation needed]
Dharamtar port, with its ongoingrail siding development[8] will soon be able to handle cargo across the regions. In future, a sizeable portion of Dharamtar's container transportation as well as bulk and break bulk transport will be carried by rail transport.
On the eastern side of the Mumbai harbour entrance lies theDharamtar creek (Marathi:धरमतर खाडीdharamatara khāḍī) of the river Amba, which is formed byconfluence of Amba river, Karanja creek andPatalganga River on the west coast ofMaharashtra.
Dharamtar creek maintains richzooplankton standing stock (av. 30.3 ml 100 m/3) with peak production during August–November. Zooplankton production rate for the entire system amounted to 10.32 mg C.100 m/3 d/1 with an annual turnover of 29 ton C.km/2.[9]