JSW Infrastructure Ltd has received approval to begin operations at Berth No. 7 and its backup area at Netaji Subhash Dock under the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata, the company said in an exchange filing on Friday.

The permission was granted by the Principal Commissioner of Customs (Port) and communicated through a trade circular on May 7.

The operations will be carried out by JSW Kolkata Container Terminal Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company set up for the project.

The berth forms part of ISW Infrastructure's container terminal development project at Kolkata Dock System, awarded by Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority in July 2025 on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis under the public-private partnership model.

Concession agreement signed in 2025

The company had signed a concession agreement with the port authority in September 2025 for a period of 30 years from the date of the concession award.

The project involves the reconstruction of Berth No. 8 and the mechanisation of Berths 7 and 8 at Netaji Subhash Dock.

JSW Infrastructure had earlier said the project would involve an estimated capital expenditure of ?740 crore and would be completed over two years, while allowing operations to commence during construction.

Expansion of container operations

The Kolkata terminal marks JSW Infrastructure's expansion in the container cargo segment and strengthens its presence on India's eastern coast. The company had said the project would take its total container handling capacity close to 1 million TEUs, alongside operations at the New Mangalore Container Terminal on the west coast.

Source: ET Infra. Com 

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