PSA awarded JNPT's 4th Container Terminal project
Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (BMCT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSA
Bharat Investments Pte Ltd (which is a subsidiary of PSA International), signed the concession
with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) on 6 May 2014 to develop the JN Port's fourth container
terminal on a design, build, operate, finance and transfer basis in Mumbai for a period of 30 years.
Located at India's largest and premier container gateway port, BMCT will have berths with a depth
of 16.5 metres, the deepest in JN Port. BMCT will be equipped with the latest technology and
equipment to serve important industrial and manufacturing centres and cities in India's largest
hinterland. BMCT is well-connected by major highways and rail networks to key markets in India, a
fast-growing economy.
Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Pvt Ltd is PSA International's latest port project in India. PSA
will work along with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to develop this very important terminal in India to
cater to the increasing demand for container handling capacity, and facilitate maritime trade in
India, said Mr Tan Chong Meng, Group CEO, PSA International.
When BMCT is fully completed, it will have a quay length of 2,000 metres with a design capacity of
4.8 million TEUs per annum.