Ennore Port Container Terminal

Ennore Port Trust has extended, till May 20, the date of submission of request for qualification for the development of a container terminal at Ennore in Tamil Nadu. The earlier date was April 30, 2008.
As many as 55 companies have already shown interest. These include including shipping and financial companies, port terminal operators, and realty and infrastructure players.
Some of the top companies in the running are NYK Line, CMA CGM Global (India), Ashok Leyland Project Services, APL, Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone, IDFC Projects, Balmer & Lawrie, Gammon Infrastructure Projects, L&T-ECC, Maytas Infra Ltd, DP World, IL&FS Maritime Infrastructure Company Ltd, Hindustan Construction Company, Adani Group and many more.
The container terminal will be built on build-operate-transfer basis for a concession period of 30 years. The project cost is estimated at Rs 1,300 crore. On completion, the terminal will handle 1.50 million TEUs. It will have a quay length of 1,000 metres and will be designed for berthing of a minimum 8,000 TEU capacity vessels.