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Essar Ports Ltd is exploring the option of setting up a greenfield commercial port preferably in Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat. It will be a commercial multi-purpose port with facilities capable of handling bulk, general cargo, liquid including petroleum and oil lubricants, chemicals and LPG. It will have a draft of about 18 metres with a cargo handling capacity of 100 MTPA. Apart from cargo, Essar has also proposed to set up a 5 MMTPA liquefied LNG import and re-gasification facilities for the proposed project.
The company has recently given a project proposal to the Gujarat Maritime Board for the same. If it materializes, this would be the company’s first all commercial port in the country. The company has proposed an investment of Rs10,600 crore for the port project and it plans to employ about 1,000 people.
“The state maritime board has already identified locations for greenfield ports like Kacchigadh and Maroli for private development and these would be offered to Essar for their new port. However, since this is not a captive project, as per the state’s policy for private ports, the regulator might call for bidding,” said a senior GMB official.
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