CONTENTS: Glossay, Foreword, Introduction, Part-A-PORTS NORTH OF MUMBAI, * Sopara: A Sacred Port City-Suraj A Pandit, Tanaya Damble, * The Opulence by the Sea: Tracing the Rise and Fall of Vasai-Mayur Thakare, * The Resting Yard of Mumbai's Past: Versova and Madh Island-Mayur Thakare, * Mahim Before Bombay: The Story of a Lost Port-Dipesh Karmarkar, PART-B-DOCKS OF MUMBAI, * Mazagon Dock: Shipbuilders since 1774-Capt Ramesh Babu I>N>(Retd), * Bhau Laxman Ajinkya: The Architect of Bhaucha Dhakka-The Ferry Wharf of Mumbai-Anita Rane-Kothare, * Bombay Port: Gateway to India-R Venkatesh, * Marine Yard to Naval Dockyard-Commodoe Sanjay Tewari (Retd), * Sassoon Dock-Vice Admiral IC Rao (Retd), PART-C-PORTS AND DOCKS EAST OF MUMBAI, *Kalyan: A Tale of a Port City-Gayatri R Rede, * Thana: Tides of History-Fleur D'Souza, * Rice, Salt and Cartwheels: The Story of Panvel Bunder-Smita Dalvi, * History of Jawaharlal Nehru Port-Shiben Krishen Kaul and Commodore Sanjay Tewari (Retd), PART-D-PORTS AND DOCKS SOUTH OF MUMBAI, * Mangoes and More: Alibag, Thal, Mandwa and Rewas Ports-Yogiraj Kamalakar Sapre, * Medieval Ports and Forts-Sachin Vidyadhar Joshi, * Chronicles of Chaul-Prashant Gharat, * The Mandad Excavations and the Discovery of the Roman and Pre-Roman Port Site of Mandagora-Kurush F Dalal et al., * Janjira Fort and Rajapuri Port: Connected Histories in a Coastal Complex-Pushkar Sohoni, Index, Acknowledgements.