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The ports are very significant in India because of economic growth of India is depends on Sea Transport and it is a principal constituent to the international trade. Indian ports met rapidly expanding traffic, handling more than a billion tonne of cargo for example 2013-14 the major ports accounted for 57.11 per cent (555.50 MT) of the cargo by volume. This underlines the importance of sustaining the growth and development of ports. Berth generally is used for handling of cargoes which are classified bulk berth, container berth, general berth, coal berth, Iron ore berth and fertilizer berth. Total number of berth is 239 in all the 12 major ports in India. The general berth depth is lowest among the other types of berth and it is between 8mtrs to 12.5mtrs. The traditional major port of Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai are declining performance due to inadequate berth and depth of the port. So, the researcher concludes that Indian port authority should take the steps to increasing the depth of the berth for using mother vessels.