The projects awarded for capacity augmentation in the port include development of LNG Terminal at an investment of Rs 4,512 crore and development of a container terminal entailing Rs 1,270 crore expenditure.
EPL has also proposed to raise Rs 500 crore by issuing Tax-Free Bond and mopped up Rs 123 crore on the first day of the launch on February 18.
The Port has seen export of 4,49,720 automobile units till December including by automobile manufacturers like Nissan, Ford and Ashok Leyland from Chennai, Toyota from Bangalore and Honda from Delhi.