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Mangalore Port Trust to Build New Terminal on West Coast

Mangalore Port Trust to Build New Terminal on West Coast


Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, April 17: It is reported that IL&FS Maritime Infrastructure, Grup Maritime TCI of Spain, Simplex Infrastructure, consortium between Adani Port and Mundra Port & SEZ, Essar Ports & Terminals along with Vadinar Oil Terminal are left in the fray to bag the INR 276 crore contracts to build a Greenfield container terminal at New Mangalore Port on the west coast.

 

NMPT April 17


Official sources said that the New Mangalore Port Trust the only major port in Karnataka has asked these consortiums to submit their price bids on April 9th 2010 for the proposed dedicated container terminal, which will have an annual capacity of 374,406 TEUs on build operate transfer basis. The selected consortium will have 18 months time to construct the Greenfield container terminal. NMPT sources said that “We have issued request for proposal to these five firms and they have been asked to submit price bids on April 9. Those who offer highest revenue sharing with the NMPT will be selected. But, we will not open the price bids until we get the clearance from the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways. The approval is expected within a month.” According to the guidelines of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports the scope of work for development of the proposed container terminal includes design, engineering, finance, construction, operation & maintenance and marketing and provision of project facilities and services by the selected operator.

The port will, however, be responsible for maintenance dredging of basin and channel every year to maintain the required depth, providing navigational aids, tugs and floating crafts. The container terminal is designed to have quay length of 300 meters and width of 25 meters with a 14 metre draft. It will be developed to handle Panamax container ships capable of carrying over 2,500 TEUs.

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