Major port authority and harbour operator

New Mangalore Port Authority

New Mangalore Port officials and a visiting ministry secretary review the port layout with the working harbour visible through the windows

New Mangalore Port Authority; official harbour-operations context, not the awarded battery-electric tug

New Mangalore Port Authority runs Karnataka's major port at Panambur, with responsibility for the harbour, navigation services, port craft and cargo infrastructure.

Organization overview

Major port authority and harbour operator

Geographic footprint: Asia Pacific, India, and Karnataka and the Arabian Sea. Core marine roles: New Mangalore harbour owner and statutory port authority, Vessel traffic, navigation-aid and port-control operator, Channel, waterfront and basin-depth monitoring authority, and Port-craft, mooring and marine-pollution-response operator.

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Type

Major port authority and harbour operator

Active regions

Asia Pacific, India, Karnataka and the Arabian Sea

Marine works roles

New Mangalore harbour owner and statutory port authority, Vessel traffic, navigation-aid and port-control operator, Channel, waterfront and basin-depth monitoring authority, Port-craft, mooring and marine-pollution-response operator, Battery-electric tug charter client and shore-charging counterparty, Delivery survey, port acceptance and on-hire performance authority

Role in marine infrastructure

New Mangalore Port Authority runs Karnataka's major port at Panambur, with responsibility for the harbour, navigation services, port craft and cargo infrastructure. For the new 60-tonne battery-electric tug, NMPA is the contracting authority, shore-charging counterparty and future port-acceptance body. The awarded consortium must deliver, crew, operate and maintain the vessel; NMPA is not presented as its shipbuilder or service contractor.

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