Adani, Boskalis, Jan De Nul, NMDC, Van Oord bid for Vadhaven contract

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Hindustan Infralog (DP World), Larsen & Toubro, Royal Boskalis, Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors, Jan De Nul Dredging, National Marine Dredging Company, and International Seaport Dredging are among the 15 entities that have submitted expressions of interest (EoIs) for dredging, land reclamation and shore protection works at the new Vadhavan Port in Maharashtra, India.

These works are to be carried out under the public-private-partnership (PPP) model, specifically the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM).

The new port will comprise 9 container terminals, each 1000 meters long, 4 multipurpose berths, including the coastal berth, four liquid cargo berths, a Ro-Ro berth, and a Coast Guard berth.

According to the government officials, the EoI is not a tender, but rather a preliminary step.

Vadhavan Port is planned to handle 298 million tonnes of cargo, including 23.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

This is the first time that the government is trying dredging, land reclamation and shore protection works for a new port on PPP model under HAM.