Kolkata, Oct 17 (Agency) Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with several companies on the third edition of the Global Maritime India Summit 2023, held in Mumbai on Tuesday. The MoUs were signed by Chairperson, SMP, Kolkata, Rathendra Raman with various stakeholders at the inaugural session of GMIS-2023, which was inaugurated by Governor of Maharashtra Ramesh Bais in the presence of Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde and Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways & AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal in Mumbai, according to an SMP statement here. The economic value of the MoUs signed is over 36,000 crore.
Key MoUs signed include Cooperation with NTPC for Green Energy and Ammonia and Co-operation with GRSE for supply of Green Marine Vessels (Tugs/ Launches). In all 21 MoUs have been signed including the above with various Government Agencies and Private Partners in areas of Port Connectivity, Capacity Augmentation and Green Energy Projects as a part of Vision 2047. Further First PPP project of Kolkata Dock System, SMP, Kolkata, Rejuvenation of KPD – Dock 1 (West) was inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the event. The Project with investment of Rs 181 crore will augment the port capacity by additional 4.5 MMTPA and will involve complete mechanisation of six berths.