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Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Ltd. (BMCT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSA Bharat Investments Ltd., (which is a subsidiary of PSA International) celebrated the laying of the foundation stone to mark an important chapter in the development of the fourth container terminal in Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JN Port), India.
The ceremony was graced by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi; Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Jairam Gadkari; Governor, Maharashtra CH Vidyasagar Rao; Chief Minister, Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis; Secretary, Ministry of Shipping of India Rajive Kumar; Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) Chairman Anil Diggikar; Singapore High Commissioner in India Lim Thuan Kuan; PSA International Group CEO Tan Chong Meng; and government representatives as well as members of the business community in Mumbai.
“Today’s ceremony marks a key milestone in the joint efforts between PSA and JNPT to develop this new container terminal called Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal in Jawaharlal Nehru Port, India’s largest and premier container gateway. The Indian government has identified sustainable economic growth as a key pillar in the country’s ‘Vision 2022’ and the development of BMCT, PSA’s latest port project in India, will help facilitate that. I wish to thank JNPT and other stakeholders in India for the opportunity to work alongside them to develop this monumental project in India,” said PSA International Group CEO Tan Chong Meng.
BMCT will help facilitate trade and cater to the ever-increasing demand for container handling capacity at JN Port. The new terminal will serve the important industrial and manufacturing centres and cities in India’s largest hinterland, and play a role in supporting India’s fast-growing economy.
Equipped with the deepest berths in JN Port and advanced port technologies, BMCT will be able to handle and ensure swift turnaround of the large container vessels plying our oceans today.
BMCT will be completed in two phases with each phase of the terminal having an annual capacity of 2.4 million TEUs. The development of Phase 1 is expected to be completed in three years. Upon full completion of both phases, BMCT will have a quay length of 2,000 metres, 24 state-of-the-art quay cranes and a designed capacity of 4.8 million TEUs per annum.
