KoPT plans floating tender for cargo handlers for Haldia.

Kolkata Port Trust plans to float a tender soon for selecting onshore dry bulk cargo handling agents for Haldia Port. 'We will be among the first major ports in India to implement dry bulk handlers through competitive bidding along with revenue sharing in dry bulk berths for Haldia. We plan to float the tender on Monday,' Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) Chairman R P S Kahlon told PTI.

The Centre might examine Haldia's case before it asks all 12 major ports to follow suit, KoPT sources said. For bidders, the upper ceiling of charge has been fixed at Rs. 119.48 and minimum revenue sharing of Rs. 13 per tonne, Kahlon said.

The step had been initiated after the government had asked to select a handling agent for dry bulk through tendering along with revenue sharing, he said.

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