Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is the highest bidder. Three companies have been shortlisted to run Dighi Port Limited. A meeting was held on January 09, 2019 evening at the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) office to discuss the first three companies that have bid for the port.

Amongst them are Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (NSEI:ADANIPORTS) and the consortium of Veritas (India) Limited (BSE:512229), Veritas Polychem Private Limited and Veritas Infra & Logistics Private Limited. Sources in MMB said that JNPT has bid for around INR 6 billion and tops the list. While Adani and Veritas are the second and third highest bidders, respectively.

Deputy Chairperson of JNPT Neeraj Bansal said, "Yes, we have bid. The resolution professional has not disclosed our amount.'' Adani Ports spokesperson refused to comment.