Mumbai Port has finalized expansion plans for its Marine Oil Terminal (MOT) at Jawahar Dweep, a critical facility that is serving BPCL, HPCL, IOCL, and ONGC since 1955. Located approximately 4 km offshore
at Mahul and at least 7 km from local habitation, the terminal’s strategic positioning ensures safe cargo handling through state-of-the-art firefighting and Quick Oil response facilities. The existing five-berths infrastructure currently handles crude oil, bunkering, and POL products representing roughly 60% of the port's total cargo with all liquid bulk managed via direct pipelines to refineries.
To meet growing energy demands, Mumbai Port has appointed Engineers India Ltd (EIL) to conduct a pre-feasibility study for a sixth oil berth and to advise on revamping island facilities for staff and workers. This new berth will accommodate fully loaded Suezmax vessels and partly loaded VLCCs up to 2,80,000 displacement load, with construction expected to begin in February 2027 and commissioning within next two years. Additionally, the port is planning to reclaim area around the terminal using excavated material from local city infrastructure projects such as tunnelling works, coastal road to support new storage tanks, a desalination plant, and LNG facility proposed to be setup by Oil PSUs.
The Port is also planning to have a road cum pipeline connectivity from Pirpau to Jawahar Dweep, which will reduce the cost of logistics. IIT Madras have been asked to conduct Pre-feasibility study.
