A Major Infrastructure Milestone for Kamarajar Port Kamarajar Port Limited, a company of the Chennai Port Authority under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, has issued a Request for Qualification cum Request for Proposal for development of its Second Container Terminal. The procurement is structured as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) on a Design, Build, …
Kamarajar Port Limited, a company of the Chennai Port Authority under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, has issued a Request for Qualification cum Request for Proposal for development of its Second Container Terminal. The procurement is structured as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis. The scale of the tender also makes the project relevant to the construction, port-engineering and equipment ecosystem. Further procurement coverage is available in Equipment Brief’s Tender Watch.
Valued at ₹4,288.26 crore, the tender is for the development of the second container terminal at Kamarajar Port. The official tender reference is KPL/PPD/CT-2/PPP/2026. Under the DBFOT structure, the selected private concessionaire would be responsible for developing and operating the facility in accordance with the tender documents.
The Government eProcurement System outlines the precise financial and temporal parameters for prospective bidders. Below are the core details extracted directly from the official portal.
Understanding the exact scale of this infrastructure project requires parsing both current procurement documents and broader port planning contexts. According to extracts from the official Request for Proposal (RFP) tender documents, this terminal is mandated to be developed in two distinct phases, ultimately engineered for a combined throughput capacity of 2 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) per annum. The RFP documentation specifies a 900-meter continuous quay wall, divided into 500 meters for Phase I and an additional 400 meters for Phase II.
Based on the current RFP, the concessionaire is responsible for the container-handling equipment required for the terminal. This places equipment procurement within the wider port-development package, although the precise quantities and final technical configurations should be taken from the tender documents. The broader market context is discussed in Equipment Brief’s heavy-equipment market analysis.
A secondary analysis of the RFP documents identifies the following container-handling equipment categories within the concessionaire’s scope:
Heavy-duty ship-to-shore (STS) or rail-mounted quay cranes for primary vessel loading and unloading operations.
Electrified Rubber Tyre Gantry Cranes (e-RTGs) and rail-mounted gantry cranes for efficient yard stacking.
Extensive deployment of reach stackers and specialized tractor-trailers for terminal transit and container staging.
From an industry perspective, the ₹4,288.26 crore DBFOT tender brings both civil and equipment requirements into the same long-term concession structure. The RFP places container-handling equipment within the concessionaire’s scope, making equipment procurement part of the broader terminal-development package. The current tender documents should therefore be the reference point for manufacturers and specialist suppliers assessing future procurement opportunities.
The equipment references in the RFP also give an indication of the operating model envisaged for the terminal, including quay and yard-handling systems alongside container-transfer equipment. The wider relationship between major infrastructure projects and equipment demand is examined in Equipment Brief’s mega-infrastructure equipment analysis.
The official eProcurement listing shows the tender was published on August 20, 2026. Bid submission is scheduled to open on October 21, 2026 and close on October 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM. The bid-opening date listed on the portal is November 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM. Prospective bidders should rely on the current tender documents and published corrigenda for final requirements and timetable.
Kamarajar Port Limited — Active Tenders
Government eProcurement System — Tender ID 2026_MoS_923033_1
Source Note: Financial values, dates and project scope are based on the current tender listing and tender documents. Check the official sources for any subsequent corrigenda or amendments.
