Tuticorin - VOC Port Authority’s ₹7,056 crore outer harbour project had to be called off as it failed to attract any bidders for the second time. The tender has been removed from the list of tenders available, as per sources. It could be restructured, they added.

In December 2024, The VOC Port Authority in Thoothukudi re-tendered the request for proposal (RFP) for project. The earlier tender was cancelled due to poor response – only two (Vedanta and Premier Science and Technology) applied and both were disqualified. The second time the eligibility criteria was modified to enable . . .