Unconfirmed reports indicate that the board of trustees of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) decided to award the Rs 8,200-crore fourth container terminal project as a single contract instead of the earlier proposal to split it into two. The board of trustees decided this at a recent meeting. It also decided to issue a tender for the much delayed project in the next few

Media reports indicate that it may take at least four to five months to appoint a new chairman for the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), whose current Chairman L Radhakrishnan was appointed home secretary of Kerala. Radhakrishnan was the chairman of the largest container port in the country for over three years. Till the time a new chairman is appointed, the deputy chairman has been handed charge and some reports sugg

The board of trustees of the Jawaharlal Nehru port (JNPT) is considering whether to award the Rs 8,200 crore container terminal project by splitting it into two contracts or awarding it as a single contract. L Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the port, advocated splitting the project on grounds that developing the terminal through two competing partners by redesigning the p

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is reworking the design of its proposed fifth container terminal along with a ship repair facility after it was forced to clear the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link Project. The port has to look at other alternatives, as the link will now pass through the waters where it had planned fifth terminal, said L Radhakrishnan, Chairman of JNPT. The proposed Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link would pass through the waters of JNPT where the container port was

L Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) informed that the port authority would float new tender for the rebidding of its Rs 8,000 crore fourth terminal project next month. He said the project, which is now bifurcated into two, will increase the port’s capacity by over 5.2 million stan

Private sector participation in development and operations of ports has increased considerably over the last few years resulting in a radical change in the organisational model of ports. The change has permeated to some extent into the Indian ports sector in the last decade. But not so when it comes to ports managed by the Port Trust system, writes Janaki Krishnamoorthi. The Government of India which administers the major ports has realised the port restructuring is essential to attract large

Differential tariffs for major and minor or private ports will have a debilitating impact on investment in major ports such as JNPT, says L Radhakrishnan, Chairman, JNPT, in an interview with Janaki Krishnamoorthi. Over the years, the Indian ports sector has witnessed structural changes, with state monopoly gradually giving way to greater private sector participation in port invest­ment.

The India Maritime 2012 Exhibition and Conference held on 17-20 October 2012 in Panaji was an ideal platform for policy debate, knowledge sharing and showcasing the opportunities in Indian maritime sector. The India Maritime 2012 Exhibition and Conference jointly organised by the Ministry of Shipping and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) signed an agreement with Union Bank of India (UBI) for the implementation of Port Community System (PCS)