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Subject: Re: Ballard Pier Bombay

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Vernon R697530 (Indira Docks)

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Date Posted: 25/03/08 10:04pm
In reply to: Helen 's message, "Ballard Pier Bombay" on 25/03/08 9:34pm

Hi Helen,
This is the info on the Docks! Mian one is Indira!
Hope this helps
Vernon

MUMBAI PORT

Port of Mumbai has long been the principal Gateway of India. It is strategically situated almost midway (Latitude 18.54'N, longitude 72.49� along the West Coast of India and is gifted with a natural harbour of about 180 sq. km providing for shipping throughout the year. Mumbai Port has approximately 25% share of general cargo traffic & 36% share of India's marine container traffic. There are three enclosed wet docks namely Indira, Prince's and Victoria Docks.

Indira Dock has an entrance lock 228.6 meters long and 30.5 meters wide, through which vessels can enter or leave the docks at any state of tide. There are 22 berths inside the basin and 5 berths along the harbours wall with a designed draft of 10.7 metres & 8.5 metres. The depth of water inside the basin can be increased by 1.20 metres by impounding water.
The Victoria Dock is a semi-tidal dock and has 13 berths, with a designed draft of 7.9 metres.
There are 13 berths with a designed draft of 7.3 metres at Prince's Dock.
There are two berths at Ballard Pier Station & Ballard Pier Extension. The latter though built as a passenger terminal, is mostly used by container vessels & has a designed draft of 10.7 metres. The Ballard Pier Station berth caters to container vessels & has draft of 10 metres.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Ballard Pier Bombay	Helen	25/03/08 11:11pm