Keni Port

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Keni Port
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Location
Country	India
Location	Keni, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
Coordinates	14°42′N 74°15′E / 14.700°N 74.250°E / 14.700; 74.250
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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