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Suzuki, Nissan get Kandla services
Suzuki and Nissan can export cars via
Kandla port.
BY OUR AUTO CORRESPONDENT
November 28, 2006
Destination Gujarat. From there, head for the world. Suzuki and Nissan have their itinerary set with the
Union government offering Kandla port to the carmakers for exports.
Suzuki and Nissan had wanted port facilities for exporting their products from the
Gurgaon-based manufacturing plant. It is expected that 1,000 trailers would be rolling out from the Gurgaon manufacturing
plant everyday. With Kandla gained, the companies are mulling over possibilities of having exclusive port
facilities at Hazira and Pipavav ports in Gujarat.
The government went ahead and offered Kandla port facilities to Suzuki-Nissan after finding that they had
adequate space for their requirements. Meanwhile, the Gujarat Maritime board has also suggested the
private ports of Pipavav and Hazira for their requirements, said reports.
However, the government has said no to the move to offer Mumbai port and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
(JNPT) saying that the space constraints would be a problem.
With this decision, the government is now awaiting further communication from Suzuki-Nissan. A number
of technical issues arise in selection of ports for exporting automobiles, and the companies are still
evaluating the ports. Suzuki and Nissan had requested the government for better port and road
infrastructure for automobile exports from their Gurgaon plant.
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