Gujarat identifies 7 potential sites for establishing international port city

The project, to be developed on the lines of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Dubai, will have port infrastructure, including terminals, docks, house port-led industries, marine activities and residential complexes.

The project, to be developed on the lines of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Dubai, will have port infrastructure, including terminals, docks, house port-led industries, marine activities and residential complexes.

The proposed international port city project is implemented by GMB, the principal governmental agency responsible for the development of the maritime industry in the state.

GMB has shortlisted seven locations including Pipavav, Hazira, Valsad district including the greenfield site at Nargol, Porbander, Amreli, Bhavnagar and Gulf of Kutch as potential sites for the international port city project.

The proposal for the port city project was also mentioned in the Vision 2047 document unveiled by GMB at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar last month.

The government has also floated a request for proposal for “Advisory services for the development of a master plan for a port city in the state of Gujarat”. Cushman and Wakefield (C&W), a NYSE listed global commercial real estate services firm has been selected for this, said an official at GMB.

Senior executives from Port of Rotterdam, Dubai Port World and Abu Dhabhi Port had attended the Vibrant Gujarat investors’ summit in January and the Gujarat government had discussed the port city project with them.