
Centre Invites Bids For ICTP Port Project
2023-01-30 17:23:36 International Ports News
The
Centre has invited bids for the ₹41,000-crore mega international container
transshipment port (ICTP) being planned for the Galathea Bay of Great Nicobar
Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The
government is aiming to complete the terminal in 2028 with a handling capacity
of 4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). A TEU is an approximate unit
of measure used for cargo containers.
The
capacity of the port will increase to 16 million TEUs in the ultimate stage of
development.