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JSW Infrastructure has secured a major container terminal project at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority in Kolkata following a competitive bidding process. The project, awarded under the public-private partnership model on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis, involves the integrated development of container handling infrastructure at Netaji Subhas Dock. With a 30-year concession period, the development will be executed in two phases and is expected to add around 0.93 million TEUs of capacity. Combined with the company's ongoing berth modernisation project at the Kolkata Dock System, JSW Infrastructure's total container handling capacity at the port is projected to reach approximately 1.4 million TEUs, strengthening cargo handling capabilities in eastern India.
JSW Infrastructure Limited has emerged as the successful bidder for the integrated development of container terminal infrastructure at the Kolkata Dock System of the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority, Kolkata, securing a 30-year concession for the project under the public-private partnership framework. The award, announced on June 9, is aimed at expanding container handling capacity, improving operational efficiency and supporting growing trade volumes across eastern India.
According to the company, it has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority following a competitive bidding process. The project has been awarded on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis and will involve the integrated development of the outer container terminal at Netaji Subhas Dock (NSD), a key facility within the Kolkata Dock System.
The development comprises two berths and five berths at NSD and is planned to be executed in two phases. Upon completion, the project is expected to create a total container handling capacity of approximately 0.93 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
The company stated that the latest award builds on its existing presence at the Kolkata Dock System. In the past, JSW Infrastructure had secured a separate Letter of Award for the reconstruction of Berth 8 and the mechanisation of Berths 7 and 8 at Netaji Subhas Dock. That project is designed to add container handling capacity of around 0.45 million TEUs, with interim operations expected to commence shortly.
With both projects taken together, JSW Infrastructure is set to significantly expand its footprint at the Kolkata port complex. The company indicated that, once the newly awarded terminal development and the ongoing berth modernisation works are completed, its aggregate container handling capacity at the Kolkata Dock System is expected to reach approximately 1.4 million TEUs.
The latest concession is expected to support the port authority's efforts to modernise cargo-handling infrastructure and accommodate rising container traffic through the region. The project also aligns with broader initiatives to attract private investment into port infrastructure through the PPP model and improve logistics efficiency at one of eastern India's key maritime gateways.
JSW Infrastructure, part of the JSW Group, is India's second-largest private commercial port operator. The company continues to expand its presence across the country's maritime sector through investments in port terminals, cargo handling facilities and related logistics infrastructure.
Source - PTI
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