Featured in our January/February 2010 issue the port of Male in the Maldives is running out of space and the Government has nominated Thilafushi Corporation to find an international terminal operator to build a new port outside of Male.
It was scheduled to nominate the winner of the bid in November 2010 but this has been delayed as Thilafushi Corporation is evaluating the proposals carefully.
The following operators have submitted their interest:
1. International Container Terminal Services Inc from the Philippines
2. Aitken Spence Maritime Ltd from Sri Lanka
3. Capital Investment & Finance Limited from the United Kingdom
4. Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd from India
5. John Keells Holdings PLC from Sri Lanka
6. Essar Ports & Terminal Ltd from India