Mercantile Ports and Logistics Limited MPL

Mercantile Ports and Logistics Limited, formerly SKIL Ports & Logistics Limited, is a holding company. The Company develops, owns and operates port and logistics facilities. It is engaged in developing a port and logistics facility at Karanja Creek in the Raigad District of Maharashtra. It intends to develop and operate shallow draft ports or deep draft ports at other locations along the Indian coastline. Its project at Karanja is located in close proximity to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), a container handling port. At the Karanja port, the Company focuses on mid-stream discharge and loading of cargo while vessels wait at anchorage for a berth in JNPT, and coastal movement of cargoes, such as containers, cement and other break-bulk cargo, which typically ply in smaller vessels. It also focuses on developing an integrated container freight station (CFS) (logistics facility) at the Karanja port. It is also engaged in developing a port and logistics facility in Mumbai, India.