RE: sp18 Jun 2018 09:42
MPL, (AIM:MPL), which is developing a port and logistics facility in Mumbai, India, is pleased to announce that it has entered into its second binding customer contract to manage cargo at its facility (the "Contract").
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The Contract, which is with an Indian-based trading and stevedoring company, has a seven-year term, and is then extendable by an additional two years. Under the contract, MPL will provide berthing facilities and approximately seven acres of backup land suitable for storage of cargo, which is expected to include pulses, fertilizer and construction materials. The area of backup land will increase as the cargo volume is increased. The Contract envisages a minimum of one million tonnes of cargo in year 1, two million in Year 2 and three million in Year 3.
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Under the Contract, the customer shall be responsible for all handling operations and the customer will make a substantial capital investment in the facility through the construction of warehouses for storage. Â The first cargo under the Contract will land once the customer's warehouses have been constructed, which is expected to be in the second half of February 2018.