Government says 11 players have expressed interest in transhipment port project in Great Nicobar Island

The government has received expressions of interest (EOIs) from 11 players for the Rs 41,000-crore international transhipment port project at Great Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal, according to Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The proposed port in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands will have the ultimate capacity to handle 16 million containers per year. Other projects planned around the transhipment port include an airport, a township, and a power plant. Currently, nearly 75 per cent of India's transhipped cargo is handled at ports outside India.