JSW Infrastructure said that it has been awarded a contract of Rs 4,119 crore to build a deepwater, all-weather greenfield port at Keni Port in Karnataka through a public-private partnership.

The projected Keni Port would offer state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly mechanized facilities for handling cape-size boats, according to a statement from JSW Infrastructure.

"To begin with, the capacity of the proposed port shall be 30 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) in the initial phase with further potential to increase substantially in the long run," the statement said.

Keni Port is envisaged as an all-weather, greenfield, multi-cargo, direct berthing, deep-water commercial port for handling all types of cargoes on the west coast in the North Karnataka region to serve the industries in the area covering Bellary, Hosapete, Hubballi, Kalaburagi, and South Maharashtra, the statement added.