Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to develop fourth container terminal.

From: Economic Times (New Delhi, India) | Date: February 3, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Radhika Bhalla

Feb. 3--NEW DELHI -- The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has decided to invite global tenders for developing one of the largest container terminals (CT) in the port sector. The feasibility study for the fourth CT, involving an investment of over Rs 3,000 crore, has been completed. This comes even when the third CT is set to begin operations soon.

The techno-economic feasibility study was conducted by Consultancy Engineering Services. The consultant was selected after a global tendering process. The bidders included the UK-based Scot Wilson, ...

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