Authorities plan to conclude 18 investment proposals for Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, which accounts for the majority of the containerized freight handled at India’s major public ports. Most notably, JNPT and the Maharashtra Maritime Board will reach a formal agreement under which the two public organizations together plan to spend Rs. 9,167 crore on the construction of a new deep-water, satellite port at Vadhawan, about 56 miles north of Mumbai.