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| LANDMARK EVENTS OF THE CENTURY & OVER |
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1878
A treaty was signed at Lisbon between Governments of Portugal and Great Britain.
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1878
An agreement was signed between the West of India Portuguese Guaranteed Railway Company (WIPR) and Portuguese Govt. for construction of Harbour and connected Railway.
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1882
The work of construction of the Harbour and the Railway line started.
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1885
The first ship "S.S. WEST BOURNE" with 25' draft entered in Mormugao Port and touched the quay.
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1887
The quay wall corresponding to the length up to Berth No. 3 protected by the breakwater of 358 m was completed.
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1887
The total length of existing meter gauge railway track in the Goan Territory of 43 km between Mormugao-Sanvordem was inaugurateed.
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1888
Mormugao was connected with Southern Maharatta Railway at Caranzol-Castle Rock meeting point.
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1912
The Berth No. 4 with an extension of Breakwater by 150 m was completed.
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1917
The breakwater was completed to its presents lengths 522.40 m and a mole of 270 m was added.
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1922
The berth No. 5 was completed.
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1934
Berth No.6 was partly completed.
- 1954
Working arrangement arrived at between the Southern Maratha Railway and the West of India Portuguese Guaranteed Railway in1902., continued upto August, 1954, when the Southern Maratha Railway ceased to operate traffic to and from Hinterland India and worked the railway between the Port and Sanvordem.
- 1955
After the closure of the Indian border, the Southern railway discontinued operation in Goa in December 1955.
- 1956
The administration of the port and its connected railway reverted to the Western Indian Portuguese Railway from January 1956.
- 1958
Berth No.6 was completed and berth No.7 was constructed as an adjunct berth to Berth No.6
- 1959
A Mechanical Ore Handling Plant, with a rated loading capacity of 600 TPH, owned by M/s. Chowgule & Co. Pvt. Ltd., was commissioned on 1.4.59.
Berth No. 6 completed and Berth No. 7 was also constructed as an adjunct to the Mechanical Ore Handling Plant at Berth No. 6 and commissioning of Mechanical Ore handling Plant at Berth No. 6 owned by M/s Chowgule & Co. Pvt. Ltd. with an initially rated capacity of 600 TPH.
- 1961
An autonomous body named 'Junta Autonoma dos Portos caminhos de Ferro Do Estado Da India' constituted by the Portuguese Government took over the administration of the Port and Railway on 1.4.1961 from Western India Portuguese Railway on the termination of the contract.
- 1962
After the liberation of Goa on 19.12.1961, administration of the Port and its connected railway was taken over by the Government of India on 8.1.1962.
- 1963
a) The main Railway section from Vasco da Gama to the border of Goa was transferred to Southern Railway on 1.5.1963, thus delinking the port from the Railway management.
b) Under the Indian Ports Act, 1908, the Mormugao Port was declared as a Major Port ( Seventh Major Port ), by the Ministry of Transport on 2.12.1963.
- 1964
The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 was made applicable to the port of Mormugao and a Board of Trustees was constituted on 1.7.1964.
- 1970
The Mormugao Port Development Project was sanctioned by the Government of India on 27.1.1970. The major schemes included in the project were :
Construction of Oil Berth (Berth No.8)
Construction of Berth No.9 equipped with Mechanical Ore Handling Plant
Dredging and Reclamation
- 1972
MPT Hospital Building inaugurated
- 1976
Oil Berth (Berth No.8) was commissioned on 12.12.1976 by Dr. G. S. Dhillon, Hon. Union Minister for Shipping and Transport.
- 1978
The Port's own Mechanical Ore Handling Plant with rated loading capacity of 8000 T.P.H. was commissioned at Berth No.9 for trial loading on 27.10.1978. The first vessel handled was 'ASIA GRACE' of 19,459 DWT.
- 1979
The Port's own Mechanical Ore Handling Plant was declared for commercial operation from 1.10.1979. The first vessel handled was 'AEGIS MYSTIC' of 20,950 DWT.
- 1982
1) Laying of foundation stone for the Multi-purpose General Cargo Berth No.10 by Shri Veerendra Patil, Hon'ble Minister for Shipping and Transport on 19.4.82.
2) Annexe to the Administrative Office Building at Mormugao Harbour inaugurated by Shri Veerendra Patil, Hon'ble Minister for Shipping and Transport on 19.4.1982
- 1983
Extension of the MPT Hospital inaugurated by Shri R. Satarawala, His Excellency Lt. Governor of Goa, Daman & Diu on 17.11.1983.
- 1985
The Multi-purpose General Cargo Berth (Berth No.10) was commissioned on 15.4.1985 by Shri Rajiv Gandhi, the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India.
Foundation Stone of Secondary School Building of the Port Trust was unveiled by Shri Z.R.Ansari, Hon'ble Minister of State for Shipping and Transport on 15.4.1985.
The Corner Stone for extension of Port Hospital, Phase-II consisting of new Operation Theatre and Surgical Ward was unveiled by His Excellency Shri Gopal Singh, Lt. Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu on 15.4.1985.
A book called the 'SONG OF THE GOLDEN GATEWAY' written by Shri Mario Cabral e Sa was released by Shri Pratapsingh Rane, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Goa, Daman & Diu on 15.4.1985.
The Port also celebrated its centenary on 15.4.1985, commemorating the berthing of its first ship s.s. 'WEST BOURNE' on the same date,a 100 years back.
- 1986
Deepvihar Secondary School inaugurated.
The new Computer system for Mormugao Port was inaugurated by Shri Cecil Noronha, Chairman Mormugao Port Trust on 3.9.1986
- 1989
Foundation stone for a modern barge unloading jetty, where a continuous barge unloader with iron ore unloading capacity of 1250 TPH was laid by Shri Rajesh Pilot, Hon'ble Minister for Surface Transport on 6.2.1989.
"INDIRA GANDHI", a lash vessel called this Port on its maiden voyage on 20.3.89 and unloaded 20 empty barges for loading Alumina, destined to USSR.
- 1991
Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Vocational Centre, inaugurated by Dr. Mrs Savita Ambedkar on 19th August, 1991.
- 1992
Continuous Barge Unloader of 1250 TPH as an adjunct to Berth No.9 (MOHP) was commissioned by Shri Jagdish Tytler, Hon'ble Minister of State for Surface Transport on 9.5.92.
A regular container Feeder Service started from Mormugao Port on 12.9.92at the hands of Shri Shaikh Hassan Haroon, Hon'ble Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly.
- 1993
An agreement signed between M/s. Western India Shipyard Ltd. for leasing land and water area for construction of modern Dry Dock at Mormugao Port in April 1993. Deepvihar Higher Secondary School inaugurated.
- 1994
The work of converting the meter gauge line inside the port into broad gauge was awarded to South Central Railways on 31.3.1994
Berth No.11 was commissioned on 9.8.94, pending the completion work of back-up area.
- 1995
Two Warehouses E-1 and E-2 with an area of 5,000 sq. mts. each near Berth No. 10 and 11 was commissioned on 24.11.95.
A floating Dry Dock constructed by WISL was inaugurated by Shri Rajasekharamurthy, Hon'ble Minister for surface transport on 23.12.95.
- 1996
The back-up area of Berth No.11. was commissioned on 25.7.96.
The Sports Academy inaugurated and Foundation Stone for Sports Academy Complex was laid by Shri Venketaraman, Hon'ble Minister for Surface Transport on 26.12.1996.
New Administrative Office Building at Headland inaugurated by Shri Venketaraman, Hon'ble Minister for Surface Transport on 27.12.1996.
A book 'DESTINATION GOA - THE INVESTOR-FRIENDLY PARADISE', written by Mario Cabral e Sa was released at the hands of Shri Venketaraman, Hon'ble Minister for Surface Transport on 26.12.96.
- 1997
The Port acquired a Reach Stacker of "FANTUZZI" make on BOOT basis to make it available to Port users on hire. This was put into operation from 4.4.97.
The Letter of Intent given to M/s A.B.G. Heavy Industries, Mumbai for reconstructing old berths 5 and 6 into deep drafted berths for handling coal, steel and other cargoes on 8.7.97.
B.G. Railway operations were inaugurated on 2/12/97, by Shri Yogendra Narain
A commemorative volume was released by MPT marking 50 years of Indian Independence.
The Port procured a high powered WDSL loco (1350 HP,4500 T) hauling capacity from Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi.
The Mormugao Dock Labour Board was merged with Mormugao Port Trust with effect from 1/4/98.
- 1999
Award for construction of two multipurpose bulk cargo berths 5A & 6A to M/s ABG Goa Pvt. Ltd.
- 2000
The prestigious ISO 9002 Certificate for Providing Seaport facilities and related support services for sea-borne trade was received at the hands of Hon'ble Minister of Surface Transport, Shri Rajnath Singh on 29.04.2000 and that Mormugao is the first major Port in the country and the12th Port in the world to receive this coveted certificate.
- 2001
Foundation stone for construction of 100 bedded hospital with modern facilities.
- 2002 Vessel Traffic Management System was installed on 27th March 2002 for vessel traffic control and to improve safety in navigation. Commissioning of 3 nos. Mooring dolphins with a combined capacity of two million tonnes per annum for vessels upto 70,000 DWT.
- 2003
The Port has successfully transited from ISO 9002:1994 to ISO 9001:2000. The prestigious certificate was received at the hands of Hon'ble Minister for Shipping, Shri Shatrughan Sinha.
Two highly maneuverable tugs with Voith Schneider propulsion systems of 45 tonne Bollard pull each have been procured for augmenting pilotage services.
- 2004
Mormugao Port has achieved the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) code compliance. The Mormugao Port Chairman, Shri P.K.Mohanty, received the Certificate of compliance No. DGS/SOC/007 dated 13/05/2004 from Shri D. T. Joseph Secretary, Ministry of Shipping on 18th June, 2004 in New Delhi.
Berths 5A & 6A have been constructed by M/s. ABG Goa Port Ltd on BOOT basis and commissioned for operation in June,2004.The first vessel berthed on 19.06.2004 to discharge coal for M/s .J.V.S.L.
- 2005
Inauguration of 100 bedded New Port Hospital at Head Land, Sada.
- 2008
Commissioning of Port Community System ( PCS ) in the month of January 2008 to enable all the stake holders to exchange business messages with our port.
- 2009
SAP was made live in the month of December 2009 to establish integrated Database system for all the departments so that all the information required for decision making is available in one place.
- 2010
Commissioning of Finger Jetty at Berth no. 4.
- 2011
The Port has successfully transited from ISO 9001:2000 to ISO 9001:2008.
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