India is stepping up efforts to counter other established South Asian hub ports, such as Sri Lanka’s Colombo, Singapore and Malaysia’s Port Klang, which dominate the subcontinent transshipment activity.
In a strategic move, New Delhi has cleared a long-contemplated plan to build a dedicated container transshipment terminal at a more strategic port location — Galathea Bay of Great Nicobar Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, along the Bay of Bengal coastline.
“Experts have long maintained that a...