India eyes plans for huge offshore port
India's shipping ministry is putting together a list of potential port architects to plan an offshore deep-sea cargo terminal for chemical products and oil, the Economic Times reported Monday.
The location of the port has yet to be determined, and might be in the hands of the firm chosen to design the project, which would be modeled after ports in Rotterdam and Shanghai. The terminal would be located off the coast of West Bengal, most likely near Calcutta.
Among the companies shortlisted by the government for the design project are: Moffatt & Nichols, Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick, Sandwell Engineering, Louise Berger Group, Royal Haskoning, Mouchel Parkman and Cullen Grummitt & Roe as consultants for the port project.
The completed terminal, expected to be developed under a public-private partnership model, would cost close to $11.2 billion.
India eyes plans for huge offshore port
