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来源：Offshore Energy 2025-01-12

翻译：国际海事信息网 檀智 张运鸿

 

        印度港口、航运和水道部部长萨尔班南达·索诺瓦尔宣布了两项总价值5700亿卢比（约66亿美元）的重大基础设施项目，旨在提升位于印度西海岸古吉拉特邦的坎德拉港的吞吐能力。

 

        据悉，该计划包括一个3000亿卢比的“大型造船项目”和2700亿卢比对坎德拉河外一个“现代化”货运码头的投资，这将使该港的吞吐量每年额外增加1.35亿吨。索诺瓦尔部长表示，这一举措体现了印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪“印度制造，为世界制造”愿景的“实现”。

 

        据了解，这些项目的总体目标是改善港口运营、提高效率，并通过支持干货和液货装卸、创造新的就业机会以及缩短液货运输船舶的周转时间，推动经济发展。

 

        为了“重塑”坎德拉港，政府表示正在距离坎德拉约17公里的图纳村附近开发一个新港。据详细介绍，这一新结构将利用6公里长的可用海岸线进行开发，并配备“现代化”的货物装卸设备和“高效”的疏散系统。

 

        据说，现有的处理干散货的货运码头计划进行升级，而其他码头则计划改造为液货码头。这将使坎德拉港在更大范围内管理液货。预计这将减少液货运输船舶的等待时间，并提高周转效率。

 

        此外，据政府称，靠近航道的位置可以最大限度地减少疏浚需求，这意味着大型船舶能够“更轻松”地停靠。

 

        关于坎德拉港的造船项目，印度交通部确认，该设施将占地8000多英亩。预计这将有助于提升印度制造超大型油轮（VLCC）或类似级别、载重量高达32万吨船舶的技术能力。

 

        具体来说，预计该设施每年可支持建造32艘船舶和修理50艘船舶。

 

        据政府称，该地区还将包括游艇码头、渔港、城镇和海洋产业集群等设施，这有望促进贸易以及集群本身的就业机会。

 

        为了更多地了解坎德拉港的“现代化”情况，印度政府表示，迪恩戴亚尔港口管理局（DPA）也一直在开展多项举措以增强该港的吞吐能力。

 

        例如，在图纳-特克拉，一个拥有219万标准箱的“大型”货运码头正在公私合营（PPP）模式下建设中。这项约5.1亿美元的投资由总部位于阿联酋的航运巨头迪拜环球港务集团（DP World）承担，该集团与DPA签订了特许经营协议。

 

        确切地说，由迪拜环球港务集团和印度政府支持的协作投资平台——国家投资和基础设施基金组成的合资公司——印度信实环球基础设施私人有限公司，已接手开发这一“大型码头”的项目。

 

        据解释，该码头有望增加每年1833万吨的吞吐量。此外，还计划在距离坎德拉港约278.8公里的瓦迪纳尔建造三个新的油码头、一个单点系泊设施（SBM）和两个成品油码头。预计这些油码头将使液货处理能力每年增加1000万吨。

 

        政府声称，还在考虑在瓦迪纳尔新建一个船舶修理设施。一旦建成，它将能够每年为32艘船舶提供服务。

 

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The Indian Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has unveiled two major infrastructure projects worth ₹570 billion (about $6.6 billion) aimed at enhancing the capacity of Kandla Port in Gujarat, a state on the west coast of India.

 

As disclosed, the initiative encompasses a ₹300 billion “Mega Shipbuilding Project” and an investment of ₹270 billion going toward a ‘modern’ cargo terminal outside of Kandla Creek, which could contribute to an additional 135 million tonnes per year to the port’s capacity. Minister Sonowal revealed that this endeavor represents a “realization” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ vision.

 

It is understood that the overarching ambition of the projects is to improve port operations, increase efficiency, and drive economic development by supporting both dry and liquid cargo handling, creating new employment opportunities, and reducing turnaround times for vessels carrying liquid cargo.

 

In an attempt to ‘reshape’ the Kandla Port, the government said that a new one is being developed near the village of Tuna, which is around 17 kilometers away from Kandla. As elaborated, this new structure will be developed using the 6 kilometers of available waterfront and will comprise ‘modern’ cargo handling equipment and ‘efficient’ evacuation systems.

 

The existing cargo jetties handling dry bulk cargo are said to be planned for an upgrade while other jetties are slated for conversion into liquid jetties. This could allow Kandla Port to manage liquid cargo in a ‘greater’ scope. This is projected to result in reduced liquid cargo-carrying vessels’ waiting times and improved turnaround efficiency.

 

Moreover, as per the government, the proximity to the navigation channel could minimize dredging requirements, meaning larger vessels may be able to dock ‘more easily’.

 

Regarding the shipbuilding project at the Kandla Port, the Indian Ministry confirmed that the facility would encompass over 8,000 acres. It is projected this would help develop the technical capability in the country to manufacture very large crude carriers (VLCCs) or similar class vessels with capacities of up to 320,000 dwt.

 

Specifically, the expectation is that it could support the construction of 32 vessels and the repair of 50 vessels annually.

 

According to the government, the area is also set to include components such as a marina, a fishing harbor, a township and a marine industrial cluster, which is hoped to bolster trade as well as employment opportunities in the cluster itself.

 

Shedding more light on the ‘modernization’ of Kandla Port, the Indian government shared that the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) has also been working on several initiatives to enhance the port’s capacity.

 

For instance, a new ‘mega’ cargo terminal, boasting 2.19 million TEUs, is under construction at Tuna-Tekra under a public-private partnership (PPP). The circa $510 million investment was made by the UAE-based shipping colossal DP World, which is under a concession agreement with DPA.

 

To be precise, Hindustan Infralog Private Limited, a joint venture between DP World and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, a collaborative investment platform backed by the Government of India, has taken on the project to develop the ‘mega terminal’.

 

As explained, this terminal has the potential to add a capacity of 18,330,000 tonnes per annum. There are also plans to build three new oil jetties, one single boy mooring (SBM), and two product jetties—being made at Vadinar, some 278.8 km from Kandla Port. The oil jetties are expected to add a capacity of 10,000,000 tonnes per year for liquid cargo handling.

 

According to the government, a new ship repair facility at Vadinar is being considered, too. If and once completed, it would be able to service 32 ships every year.

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