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Bids have been called for construction and operation of a container freight station.

New Mangalore port, a late entrant in the container scene, is poised for an impressive growth in throughput. Between April and October this year, the growth was 18 per cent vis-À-vis the same period last year. More important, the growth is projected to be much higher in the coming days. This will happen because more and more feeder operators are showing interest in calling at the port. Till recently there was only one operator; now there are two and the third one is to start offering sailings from the port shortly, according to port sources. No wonder the authorities have been under pressure to create facilities to handle the projected growth. Tenders have been floated inviting bids for construction and operation of a container freight station and a container yard for the storage of empties, said sources.

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