December 12, 2013
Dighi Port Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Spanish Port of Ferrol in Mumbai on 27th November 2013. The MoU enables sharing of technical know-how and expertise between the two port developers. Dighi Port Limited will now collaborate with the Spanish port to explore joint business opportunities between the two ports along with other areas of trade, shipping, railway and support infrastructure across India and Europe.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Mr. Vijay Kalantri (Chairman & Managing Director – Dighi Port Limited) and Mr. Jose Manuel Vilarino Anca (President Autridad Port de Ferrol). Earlier in the day, the team from Port of Ferrol along with few other delegates from various industries of Spain as well as a senior delegate from the Spanish Chamber of Commerce visited Dighi Port and was very impressed with the development work and the potential that the port has to offer.
This is the second Memorandum of Understanding that Dighi Port Limited has entered into with a European Port. Dighi Port Limited has also signed a similar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Port of Venice.
Dighi Port is being developed by Balaji Infra Projects Ltd (BIPL) and is the first and the largest Greenfield port of Maharashtra. It is being developed as a multipurpose, multi-cargo, all-weather port with deep draught, direct berthing facilities and modern cargo handling equipments with adequate stack yards and warehousing facilities, back up areas with an ample land bank of approximately 1600 acres.
The port is located on the banks of the Rajpuri Creek, in the Raigad District of Maharashtra. It is at a distance of 42 nautical miles (NM) from Mumbai Port and 170kms south of Mumbai by road.
The port is being developed on the 2 banks of the Rajpuri Creek. The South Bank will have 2 berths offering a total quay length of 650m and will be used for handling all dry bulk, break-bulk, liquid cargo. The 3 berths on the north bank are under construction and will offer a total quay length of 1100m will be used for handling containers and all other clean cargo. The port has commenced operations on the first berth and has been regularly handling export as well as import cargo in the form of Bauxite and Steel and has handled approximately 4 million MTs of cargo till date.
Dighi Port is also part of the prestigious Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and the Dighi Port area has been included in the Government of India’s new Manufacturing Policy as one of the 7 mega manufacturing as a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ).
Dighi Port Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Spanish Port of Ferrol in Mumbai on 27th November 2013. The MoU enables sharing of technical know-how and expertise between the two port developers. Dighi Port Limited will now collaborate with the Spanish port to explore joint business opportunities between the two ports along with other areas of trade, shipping, railway and support infrastructure across India and Europe.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Mr. Vijay Kalantri (Chairman & Managing Director – Dighi Port Limited) and Mr. Jose Manuel Vilarino Anca (President Autridad Port de Ferrol). Earlier in the day, the team from Port of Ferrol along with few other delegates from various industries of Spain as well as a senior delegate from the Spanish Chamber of Commerce visited Dighi Port and was very impressed with the development work and the potential that the port has to offer.
This is the second Memorandum of Understanding that Dighi Port Limited has entered into with a European Port. Dighi Port Limited has also signed a similar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Port of Venice.
Dighi Port is being developed by Balaji Infra Projects Ltd (BIPL) and is the first and the largest Greenfield port of Maharashtra. It is being developed as a multipurpose, multi-cargo, all-weather port with deep draught, direct berthing facilities and modern cargo handling equipments with adequate stack yards and warehousing facilities, back up areas with an ample land bank of approximately 1600 acres.
The port is located on the banks of the Rajpuri Creek, in the Raigad District of Maharashtra. It is at a distance of 42 nautical miles (NM) from Mumbai Port and 170kms south of Mumbai by road.
The port is being developed on the 2 banks of the Rajpuri Creek. The South Bank will have 2 berths offering a total quay length of 650m and will be used for handling all dry bulk, break-bulk, liquid cargo. The 3 berths on the north bank are under construction and will offer a total quay length of 1100m will be used for handling containers and all other clean cargo. The port has commenced operations on the first berth and has been regularly handling export as well as import cargo in the form of Bauxite and Steel and has handled approximately 4 million MTs of cargo till date.
Dighi Port is also part of the prestigious Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and the Dighi Port area has been included in the Government of India’s new Manufacturing Policy as one of the 7 mega manufacturing as a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ).
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