The Kerala Cabinet has approved the appointment of consultants for the development of Beypore and Azhikkal ports in the state.

The Cabinet has approved Consulting Engineers and Deloitte India as the consultants for Beypore port and Azhikkal port respectively. The ports are proposed to be developed through public-private partnership (PPP).

Both the development proposals have seen ups and downs over the years and in the case of Beypore port, a company called Mobil-Peevees had commenced preliminary works before it pulled out for various reasons.

The Azhikkal port, near Kannur, has been identified by the Centre for developing coastal shipping under National Maritime Development Programme (NMDP). A detailed report on the project had earlier been prepared by ICICI-Kinfra and the consultant will be required to review the report and effect suitable changes to integrate the port with NMDP. The port is to be developed in modules in a phased manner to include berths for containers, general cargo and petroleum carriers.

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