Government aims to develop multi-purpose berths to handle cargo at various major ports in the country. These projects will enhance the capacity of respective ports to handle a variety of cargoes and meet the requirement of the trade. This will also help reducing the pre-berthing detention time and turn round time of vessels at these ports. The detail of the multi-purpose berths being developed at various major ports are as follows:
| Port | Multi-purpose berth | Capacity(in MTPA/TEUs) | Estimated cost(in crores) | Likely to be completed |
| Paradip Port | Construction of Multi-Purpose Berth to Handle Clean cargo including containers on BOT basis | 5 MTPA | 430.78 | March, 2018 |
| Visakhapatnam Port | Development of WQ-6 berth for handling multi cargo in the inner harbour on DBFOT basis | 2.08 MTPA | 114.50 | Completed |
| Kamarajar Port | Development of multi cargo terminal on DBFOT basis | 2 MTPA | 151 | May, 2017 |
| New Mangalore Port | Deep draft multi-purpose general cargo berth No. 12 in the western dock arm. | 3 MTPA | 1.47 | March, 2016 |
| Mormugao Port | Conversion of the existing Mechanical Ore Handling Plant (MOHP), Berth No. 8, Berth No. 9 and Barge Berths to Multipurpose Cargo Berths | 9 MTPA | 525 | January, 2019 |
| Kandla Port | Development of dry cargo berth No. 14 | 2 MTPA | 200 | October, 2018 |
| Development of dry cargo berth No. 16 | 2 MTPA | 200 | July, 2018 |
This information was given by Minister of State for Shipping, Shri Pon Radhakrishnan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha
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