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Keni Port | |
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Country | India |
Location | Keni, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka |
Coordinates | 14°42′N 74°15′E / 14.700°N 74.250°E |
Details | |
Operated by | JSW Infrastructure |
Owned by | Karnataka Maritime Board |
Type of harbour | Deep-sea port |
Draft depth | 1st phase: 14.5 metres (48 ft) 2nd phase: 18 metres (59 ft) |
Navigational channel | 1st phase: 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) 2nd phase: 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) |
Keni Port is a proposed deep-sea port at Keni village in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.[a] The Karnataka Maritime Board signed an agreement with JSW Infrastructure in November 2023 to build the port. It is estimated that the port will be constructed at a cost of more than ₹4 thousand crore.[3][4]
The port will consist of a harbor protected by Breakwaters, and deep channel. Cargo will be handled through port's container terminal, dry bulk cargo terminal and multipurpose cargo terminal. It will have a maximum depth of 20 meters and will be able to accommodate panamax and capesized vessels. A statement from the state government estimated that the port's net draft 18 meters, allowing Capesize vessels with 200,000 DWT (deadweight tonnage) to enter the proposed port.[2]
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