New Indian mega port gets go-ahead
The Indian government has approved the building of a new major port in Vadhavan, near Dahanu in Maharashtra, India.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority and Maharashtra Maritime Board are slated to build the port with a 74% and 26% share respectively, at a cost of INR 76,200 crore (€8.54 billion).
The Vadhavan Port will be reportedly built as an all-weather, deep draft mega port in Vadhavan, Palghar District, Maharashtra.
This will entail the creation of core infrastructure, terminals, and other commercial infrastructure through public-private partnerships and generate around 12,000 direct and indirect jobs in the region.
The port will include nine container terminals, each 1 kilometre long, four multipurpose berths (including the coastline berth), four liquid cargo berths, a RoRo dock, and a coast guard berth.
According to the Indian government, the project will see the reclamation of 1,448 hectares of seabed and the building of 10.14 kilometres of offshore breakwater and container/cargo storage facilities.
The project aims to generate a total capacity of 298 million tonnes per year, including around 23.2 million teu of container handling capability.
The new port will also aid trade flow through the India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor and International North South Transportation Corridor.
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