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[[File:Thane Creek and Elephanta Island 03-2016 - img36 ferry near Gateway of India.jpg|thumb|A ferry in Mumbai, near the [[Gateway of India]]]]
'''Water transport in Mumbai''' consists of [[ferries]], [[hovercraft]] and [[catamaran]]s.

Proposals to start more water services were initially mooted in the 1990s but were held up due to legal issues.<ref name="linklegal">{{cite news|title= Water transport to link western suburbs to South Mumbai |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-water-transport-to-link-western-suburbs-to-south-mumbai-1662071 |first=Dhaval |last=Kulkarni |date=14 March 2012 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=3 Jan 2015}}</ref> Services are provided by both government agencies as well as private partners.<ref name="alibauglaunch">{{Cite web|title=Transportation from Alibaug |url=http://raigad.nic.in/htmldocs/transportation.htm |publisher=Raigad District Authority |access-date=3 Jan 2015}}</ref>

==Routes==
===Uran - Elephanta===
The [[Maharashtra Maritime Board]] granted permission to a private operator to begin regular ferry services from Mora jetty in Uran to Elephanta (Gharapuri) from 15 April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thane, Navi Mumbai residents can soon take a ferry to Elephanta from Uran - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/thane-navi-mumbai-residents-can-soon-take-a-ferry-to-elephanta-from-uran/articleshow/57763442.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref>

===Western Corridor===
[[File:BEST-ferry.jpg|thumb|A [[ferry]] operated by BEST across the [[Manori Creek]]]]
The [[Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport|Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking]] (BEST), started a [[ferry]] operations between [[Manori]] and [[Marve Beach]] in 1981, but they were soon taken over by private operators.<ref name="bestlegacy">{{cite news|title=The B.E.S.T legacy lives on |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-the-best-legacy-lives-on-1984406 |first=Anita |last=Aikara |date=2 May 2014 |work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|location=Mumbai |access-date=3 Jan 2015}}</ref>

Subsequently, the [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] (MSRDC) was selected to undertake the work of setting up terminals at [[Nariman Point]], [[Bandra]], [[Juhu]], [[Versova, Mumbai|Versova]], and [[Marve Beach]].<ref name="msrdcfinal">{{cite news|title= MSRDC to finalise Mumbai's passenger water transport system |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-msrdc-to-finalise-mumbais-passenger-water-transport-system-1725622 |date=8 August 2012 |agency=DNA|location=Mumbai |access-date=3 Jan 2015}}</ref>

===Navi Mumbai===
[[Hovercraft]] used to ply between the [[Gateway of India]] in [[Mumbai]] and [[CBD Belapur]] and [[Vashi]] in [[Navi Mumbai]] between 1994 and 1999 but the services were subsequently stopped due to lack of sufficient [[water transport infrastructure]].<ref name="nmhovercraft">{{cite news|title=Navi Mumbai mulls hovercraft services |url=http://www.sify.com/news/navi-mumbai-mulls-hovercraft-services-news-national-llcwkhfijcisi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924215722/http://www.sify.com/news/navi-mumbai-mulls-hovercraft-services-news-national-llcwkhfijcisi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |date=3 November 2011 |work=Sify|location=Navi Mumbai |access-date=3 Jan 2015}}</ref> The services used British made hovercraft and were operated by as a joint venture between the government and [[Mahindra and Mahindra]], an Indian conglomerate.<ref name="mnmtriton">{{cite news|title=Mahindra and Mahindra launches a hovercraft service in Mumbai |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mahindra-and-mahindra-launches-a-hovercraft-service-in-mumbai/1/282699.html |date=30 November 1996 |agency=[[India Today]]|access-date=4 Jan 2015}}</ref> The [[City and Industrial Development Corporation]] (CIDCO) and ''Maharashtra Maritime Board'' (MMB) floated proposals to restart hovercraft services from CBD Belapur to reduce travel time from an hour and more to less than half an hour.<ref name="anothercbd">{{cite news|title= Another Gateway-Belapur waterway in the offing |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-another-gateway-belapur-waterway-in-the-offing-2022760 |first=Shankar |last=Abidi |date=1 October 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=3 Jan 2015}}</ref> The CIDCO developed hoverport in CBD Belapur was taken over by the [[Indian Coast Guard]] as an ad hoc base for providing security to water transport services till its permanent base at [[Nerul]] adjacent to [[Training Ship Chanakya]] was set up.<ref name="coastguard">{{cite news|title=Coast Guard to set up base in Navi Mumbai |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/government-and-policy/coast-guard-to-set-up-base-in-navi-mumbai/article2591944.ece |date=2 November 2011|work=[[The Hindu]] Businessline|agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=Thane |access-date=4 Jan 2015}}</ref>

===Alibaug===
[[Catamaran]]s and [[Ferry|ferries]] are operated by private operators from the [[Gateway of India]] to [[Mandwa, Maharashtra|Mandwa]] from where the operators run connecting buses to [[Alibaug]].<ref name="alibauglaunch" /> In 2009, following the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]], the [[Government of Maharashtra]] decided to shut down the jetties at the Gateway of India and instead open up newer ones near the Radio Club for boats bound for [[Rewas]] and [[Mandwa, Maharashtra|Mandwa]].<ref name="shutdown">{{cite news|title= 5 jetties may be shut down |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-5-jetties-may-be-shut-1225849 |first=Renni |last=Abraham |date=29 January 2009 |work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|location=Mumbai |access-date=3 Jan 2015}}</ref>

In 2011, the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority]] (MMRDA), proposed to run [[roll on roll off]] (RORO) services from [[Ferry Wharf]] to [[Mandwa, Maharashtra|Mandwa]].<ref name="roro">{{cite news|title= RoRo your way to Alibaug at Rs620 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-roro-your-way-to-alibaug-at-rs620-1603854 |first=Ninad |last=Siddhaye |date=27 October 2011 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=3 Jan 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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