NEW DELHI: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) subsidiary HDC Bulk Terminal Ltd will modernise the Haldia port in West Bengal at an estimated cost of Rs 298 crore, marking the Ahmedabad-based conglomerate’s entry in the state’s ports sector.
“The upgradation of Haldia bulk terminal provides us the opportunity to firmly establish APSEZ’s footprint in West Bengal,” the company quoted APSEZ chief executive Karan Adani as saying after the concession agreements was signed on Thursday for mechanisation of berth number 2.