Kandla Port Trust (KPT) plans to set up a Rs 233 crore oil jetty on build, operate, transfer (BOT) basis under public private partnership (PPP) mode. For this purpose, the port trust has issued a global tender. It invited request for qualifications (RFQs) from the global players for the project, which will have a concession period of 30 years.
The proposed jetty would handle liquid cargo and ship bunkering terminal at old Kandla and would have the handling capacity of 3.4 million tonne (mn t) of liquid cargo per annum.
The port expects that with this project, its liquid cargo handling capacity would get a sharp increase from the current 1.5 mn tpa. Also, this will be the first instance in India, where a ship bunkering terminal is also being developed along with an oil jetty through PPP mode, reports suggest.
KPT operates four oil jetties, while two oil jetties located at KPT are operated by IFFCO and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) respectively.
Contact: Kandla Port Trust
Web: www.kandlaport.co
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