The Expression of Interest (EoI) for the proposed International Container Transshipment Terminal at Galathea Bay in Great Nicobar Island is anticipated to be floated by Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata (previously Kolkata Port Trust), by the end of this month.
There is no large container transhipment port in India and all international container cargo has to go to Colombo, Singapore and Port Klang in Malaysia.
“This ₹17,000 crore port will help transhipment of cargo from the entire east coast of India as well as from Bangladesh and Myanmar,” P L Haranadh, Chairman of Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port said.
