Captive Jetties

Maharashtra, being the most industrialised State, has taken lead and promoted many large industries supported by captive jetties for their exclusive use. Captive jetties at places like Dharamtar, Revdanda, Ratnagiri and Ulwa-Belapur are some of the examples of the support provided by the Government to the industry. There are many such areas available along the coast inside the creeks and on river banks in the State, where industry as well as captive jetty can be established. The main terms and conditions on which permission to construct captive jetty is given, below :-

1. The land and site for jetty will be leased out for a period of 30 years.
2. The entire construction of the captive jetty, etc. and construction on the jetty site will be on the principle of build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis.
3. The construction, repair, maintenance, management of the jetty, etc. will be the sole responsibility of the holder of the captive jetty.
4. The State Government will not recover any berthing dues from the vessels calling at the jetty. However, port dues and landing/shipping dues are to be paid to the Maharashtra Maritime Board as per the prescribed rates. At the end of 30 years (as per the principles of BOT) the jetty and super structure, etc. on the jetty, will revert to the Maharashtra Maritime Board.

Ship Construction and Repair Yard

It is a well known fact that the coast of Maharashtra has been a ship building center for many centuries. The expertise and the manpower available in the local area makes this business more attractive. In addition, Mumbai being the hub of off shore activity, a large no. of jack up rigs, oil platforms, off shore supply vessels, tugs, barges, etc. which has been operating for over 20 to 25 years are due for major repairs and maintenance. This provides an excellent opportunity to ship repair activity for meeting the requirement of the off shore industry. Small/medium scale ship construction is yet another area which has not been exploited. Various sites have been earmarked for this purpose which has potential for establishing this industry. Relevant Hydrographic data available with the Maharashtra Maritime Board will be provided for evaluation of the site and planning for development.

Ship Breaking Activity

Trained manpower, ready available market, ideally located site, favourable natural conditions are all existing for developing ship breaking activities. This sector has so far not been organised well and therefore, has good potential for development. Maharashtra Maritime Board has identified Rajpuri creek, Vasai creek, Kalbadevi, etc. exclusively for this activity. In addition, potential areas chosen by investors, may also be considered by Maharashtra Maritime Board subject to the environmental safeguard norms.

Establishment of State Passenger Water Terminal

With a view to decongest the over stretched infrastructure of road and rail along the coastal belt of Maharashtra and specially in the island city of Mumbai, the Government has identified Inland Water Transport, both for passenger and cargo, as one of the thrust areas. Landing sites at various places along the Western and Eastern sea front of Mumbai and at various strategic locations along the coast of Maharashtra has been identified. Government has also come out with a concession scheme for investors in this field. State of the art terminal is being planned on a 30,000 square meter plot at Bandra. Similarly, landing site facilities have been planned at various locations within the city and along the coastal belt of the State. Rapid, safe, all weather mass water transport System is poised for development.