The Mumbai International Cruise Terminal, touted to be the iconic sea cruise terminal coming up at BPX-Indira Dock, is expected to be commissioned by July 2024. The terminal will have a capacity of handling 200 ships and 1 million passengers per annum. Out of the total project cost of INR 495 crore, INR 303 crores will be incurred by Mumbai Port Authority and the remaining by private operators.
Information regarding the same was given by the Chairperson, Mumbai Port Authority, Rajiv Jalota, while addressing the media in Mumbai on Thursday, March 31, 2022, on the occasion of completion of seven years of Sagarmala - Government of India’s flagship programme for port-led development of the nation.
The first-of-its-kind iconic sea cruise terminal in India with a total construction area of 4.15 lakh sq. ft. will have 22 Elevators, 10 Escalators and multi-storied car parking for 300 cars. Two cruise ships will be able to berth at a time on the dock.
Jalota said that domestic and international cruising is expected to be the main activity at Mumbai Port in the coming days. He said that the Mumbai Port Authority is laying a special focus on cruise tourism, passenger transportation and ship repair. The chairperson informed that a Cruise Conference is being planned to showcase India as a cruise destination, with an aim to establish ports like Mumbai, Goa, Kochi and ports on the east coast as cruise hubs of the nation.”
Besides this, he also added that the Kanhoji Angre Lighthouse Development project will also be completed by March 2023, whereby visitors will be able to enjoy with facilities like trekking, sit-outs, viewing galleries, interesting pergolas and resting benches, out- door restaurants, performances, overnight camping, etc.
Moreover, officials are also planning to begin the work on Mallet Bunder expansion in 2022 and finish it by 2024. As per reports, Mallet Bundar harbour normally handles more than 700 trawlers per day and around 900 trawlers on peak days.
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