01 Port Layout

PORT AND HARBOUR
STRUCTURES
FACULTY NAME
PROF. R. SUNDARAVADIVELU
Department of Ocean Engineering
IIT Madras
LECTURE - 01
LAYOUT OF PORTS
PORT:
– is a place where vessels may discharge or receive cargo
– it may be the entire harbour including its approaches
and anchorage or only the commercial part of a
harbour where the quays, wharves, facilities for
transfer of cargo, docks and repair shops are situated
HARBOUR:
– Any protected water area affording a place of safety for
vessels.
Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

DEFINITIONS OF PORT COMPONENTS
PORT
HARBOUR BERTH STRUCTURE
BOLLARD
VESSEL
FENDER

CHENNAI PORT
• Location
Latitude : 13o06’ N
Longitude : 80o18’ E
• This port has 3 docks : Dr.Ambedkar, Jawahar and
Bharathi Dock
• It has 23 berths
• Railway lines running up to 68 kms
• The major commodities handled at the port are
Containers, automobiles (export), POL, Iron Ore,
Fertilizers, General cargoes.
COCHIN PORT
The Port of Cochin is located on the South West Coast
of India, in the state of Kerala at 9o58’ N, 76o16’ E.
Cochin port is connected to its hinterland enlarging to

the state of Kerala, South Tamilnadu and South
Karnataka by National Highways NH 47
(Kanyakumari - Salem), NH49 (Cochin-Madurai) and
NH 17 (Cochin - Mumbai).

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT TRUST (JNPT)
It is located at the eastern end of Mumbai in the Nhava

Sheva area and situated at Latitude 18º 56’ 43” N and
Longitude 72º56’ 24” E.
Port cargo handling facilities include container

terminals, a liquid handling terminal and a shallow
water berth which can handle break-bulk and
container traffic both.

KANDLA PORT
Location
Major Future Plan

- Addition of four Dry Cargo Berths - 13th to 16th with 8
MMTPA, draught of 14 m to be developed on BOT at a
cost of Rs.701 Crores.
- Offshore Berthing facility with 12 MMTPA at the cost of
Rs.882 Crores at Satellite Port of Tuna with 15 mtrs.

NEW MANGALORE PORT
• Location
Latitude : 120 55’ N
Longitude : 740 48’ E
• The Port has 14 berths, which includes 9 General Cargo
berths and 4 oil jetties.
• Handling liquid chemical through POL products,
containers and bulk cargoes like Granite stone, Timbers,
Coal, Coke, Iron Ore pellets, Fertilizers
• Largest LPG handling Port in India
• 3rd Largest POL handling Port in India

NEW MANGALORE PORT
VISAKHAPATNAM PORT
• Location:
Latitude : 170 41’ N

Longitude : 830 18’ E
• Import - Coking Coal, Steam Coal, Fertilizer, LAM &

Pet Coke
• Export - CP Coke, Steel Products, POL, Alumina,

Thermal Coal

TUTICORIN PORT
• Tuticorin Port is located on the South Eastern coast of
India at Latitude 8o 45'N and Longitude 78o 13'E.
• Imports - Timber logs, M.O.P., Urea, Rock phosphate,

Copper, Industrial coal, Containerized cargo etc.
• Exports - Sugar, Sand, Maize, Granite stone,

Sulphuric acid, const. material, Containerized cargo
etc.

TUTICORIN PORT
MUMBAI PORT
• Location
• It has three wet docks – Prince’s, Victoria and Indira

Dock
• There are 4 jetties at Jawahar Dweep, to handle crude

and POL tankers

PARADIP PORT
• Location
- Paradip port is situated 210 nautical miles south of
Calcutta and 260 nautical miles north of Visakhapatnam.
Latitude : 20°15'55.44" N
Longitude : 86°40'34.62“ E
• Commodity Handled - Thermal coal, Chrome ore,

Manganese ore, iron ore, charge chrome, ferro chrome,
ferro manganese, steel coils, project cargo, Coking coal,
hard coke, lime stone, food grains, fertilizer, DBM, steel
billets, scrap, clinkers

PARADIP PORT
MORMUGOA PORT
• The port is approximately 370 kms south of Mumbai
and 300 kms North of New Mangalore and 575 km
north of Kochi.
• Location:
• It is an open type harbour protected by a breakwater

and a mole built from the outer end of the breakwater
and running parallel to the quay.

ARIEL VIEW OF MORMUGAO PORT
Source: Google map

INDIAN STANDARD CODES
• IS – 7314
Glossary of terms relating to Port & Harbour Engg.
• IS – 4651 (Part 1 to 5)
Planning & Design of Ports & Harbours
• IS – 2911 (Part 1 to 4)
Design & Construction of Pile Foundation
• IS – 9527 (Part 1 to 6)
Design & construction of Port and Harbour structures
• IS – 456
Plain and Reinforced Concrete

Conti…..
• IS – 1893
Criteria for Earthquake resistant design of structures
• BS – 6349 (part 1 & 2)
Maritime Structures
• SP – 16
Design Aids for Reinforced Concrete to IS 456
• SP – 34
Handbook on Concrete Reinforcement & Detailing

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PORT AND HARBOUR

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

HARBOUR BERTH STRUCTURE

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

Cochin port is connected to its hinterland enlarging to

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

It is located at the eastern end of Mumbai in the Nhava

Port cargo handling facilities include container

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

Major Future Plan

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

Latitude : 170 41’ N

• Import - Coking Coal, Steam Coal, Fertilizer, LAM &

• Export - CP Coke, Steel Products, POL, Alumina,

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

• Imports - Timber logs, M.O.P., Urea, Rock phosphate,

• Exports - Sugar, Sand, Maize, Granite stone,

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

• It has three wet docks – Prince’s, Victoria and Indira

• There are 4 jetties at Jawahar Dweep, to handle crude

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

• Commodity Handled - Thermal coal, Chrome ore,

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

• It is an open type harbour protected by a breakwater

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

Source: Google map

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras

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