JSWJPL – ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR BERTH 6B -AT JAIGARH PORT – TOPSIDE FACILITY

Jaigarh Port owned by JSW Jaigarh Port Limited (JSWJPL) is located on the west coast of India in Damankhol Bay, Jaigarh in Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra and is about 110 nautical miles south of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. JSW Jaigarh Port is the first deep water, 24/7 operational private port in Maharashtra, inaugurated in August 2009, JSW Jaigarh Port was built in a record time of 20 months. This greenfield, all-weather port occupies a strategic location on the west coast, as it is situated between the ports of Mumbai and Goa.

Currently, the port is fully operational with 7 berths having a cargo handling capacity of 50 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) as of 31 December 2022. JSW Jaigarh port aims to become one of the most modern and mechanized ports in India, benchmarked to international standards. The hinterland of the proposed LPG terminal is spread across parts of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. JSW Jaigarh Port offers port-related services in a way that ensures enduring value to the customers, community, and environment. The port is in its expansion phase including construction of additional berths, extension of breakwater to 712m and deepening of Approach channel to (-) 19.3m CD, to allow Aframax, Very Large Gas Carriers to manoeuvre and berth.

Currently, based on the business requirement JSWJPL intends to develop a POL/LPG/Chemical/ Molasses Berth at JSW Jaigarh Port along with Firefighting and pumphouse, and has appointed Eka Infra Consultants Private Limited (Eka Infra) as the consultant for the Conceptual Planning of topside facility for Berth 6B at JSW Jaigarh Port. Top of Form

Scope of work included at a broad/ Conceptual level planning of the following activities:

Unloading platform plan dimensions considering the functional requirements
Trestle width requirements (to include walkways, road, services, and pipe rack & cable routing).
Firefighting requirements insofar they have bearing on the Marine Works design.
GAD of pump house
Loadings from electro-mechanical equipment including pumps, EOT crane etc. GAD, specification and details of loads including fixture details, unloading load details etc. from top-side facilities, such as marine unloading arms, gangway tower, fire monitor tower pipelines, any equipment and facilities over jetty/approach,
Illumination arrangement on approach trestle and Unloading platform.

The topside planning for Berth-6B covers the following three components:

The topside planning involves conceptual study & planning for the following activities:

Pipeline routing from battery limit in bund area to the berth terminating in the
Marine Loading Arms (MLA’s) or Pig Launcher / Receivers (PL / PR)
Pipe rack supports, crossover bridges along the pipeline route
Planning for the various equipment on the berth such as Marine Loading Arms, Pig Launcher / Receivers, Gangway etc.
Firefighting system for the berth including fire pump house
Electrical / Instrumentation provisions for the approach trestle / berth area

The approach trestle area starts from the battery limit at the bund area and stretches up to the start of the berth. The approach trestle is 13.5m wide, that encompasses an approach road of 4.25m plus a pipe rack corridor of 4.25m and an inspection walkway towards the creek side. Berth-6B at JSWJPL is planned as a liquid berth for handling liquid and liquefied gas products. The berth is 305m long and 27.5m wide. However, the operational area is at mid-berth where all the liquid handling equipment are located.

Broad planning for the following equipment has been considered in the berth