Deendayal Port Authority and DP World to team up for construction of mega container terminal in Gujarat

Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), a Major Port on the West Coast of India in Gujarat, is entering into a concession agreement with DP World, a global logistics company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the development, operation, and maintenance of a new mega container terminal at Tuna-Tekra, Gujarat (close to Kandla).  

The concession agreement will be signed on 25th August 2023 between Deendayal Port Authority and DP World in the august presence of Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH, and H.E. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World at Tactic 1&2, Aloft Hotel Aerocity, New Delhi from 8 PM Onwards.

Shantanu Thakur, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, and other dignitaries will also be present during the signing.

The project involves construction of a mega-container terminal at Tuna-Tekra near Kandla, at a cost of Rs 4,243.64 crore through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Once complete, the terminal will have annual capacity to handle 2.19 million container units (TEUs) with capability to handle next-generation vessels carrying more than 18,000 TEUs.