The director board of Vizhinjam International Seaport approved the master plan for the proposed Vizhinjam port project. The project authority has reportedly sent a copy of the master plan to the International Finance Corporation, which is doing the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study for the project.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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ICTT loses cargo traffic on rise in cost
The International ContaÂiÂner Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam is said to be losing cargo volume to other ports because of increase in the cost of operation.The terminal operator in ICTT has reportedly raised the handling charges. The on-availability of examination yard inside ICTT has also raiÂsed cost.
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Head count falls at Kandla port
Gujarat-based Kandla Port witnessed a marginal decline in its staff strength during 2001-2009, a study by the apex industry body Assocham found. The employee strength has reduced marginally by about 1 percent or so at Kandla, where the number of employees dropped from over 4,300 to just over 4,000 during the aforementioned 10 years period, says the study.
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Trial run at Kattupalli port
A trial run of a container vessel at Kattupalli Port went as per plan and without any hitch. Following this, the port is ready to handle more container ships, reports indicate. The container vessel Maersk Dalton completed the maiden trial run between the Chennai Port Trust and Kattupalli Port. During the trial run, officials tested the systems, crane operations and immigration procedures.
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Govt clears 14 FDI proposals
Mumbai-based Hindustan Port received government approval to receive foreign funds worth Rs 440 crore for investment in downstream companies. The above plan is part of the 14 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals worth about Rs 1,311.60 crore approved by the government recently based on the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
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ABG, PSA for JNPT project
Union Minister for Shipping GK Vasan informed that the world's largest port operator PSA International and the ABG Group would be allowed to bid at the fresh tender for the proposed fourth container terminal project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) as long as they are not blacklisted. The contract given to the above two firms for constructing the 4.8 million tonne container terminal was cancelled as they failed to sign the concession agreement within the stipulated deadline.
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Japan to build up world's largest offshore wind farm
Japan is to build the world's largest offshore wind farm to replace the crippled nuke plant at Fukushima following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The country plans to build a total of 143 wind turbines on platforms 16 km off the coast of Fukushima by 2020, which is home to the stricken Daiichi nuÂclear reactor that hit the headlines in March 2011 when it was damaged by a severe earthquake and tsunami.
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BHEL starts steam turbine generator unit in Ethiopia
Government-owned BHEL said it has commissioned its first steam turbine and generator (STG) unit at a power plant in Ethiopia of Africa. The steam turbine generator set of 12 MW capacity has been commissioned at the Finchaa Sugar Factory for the plant's own use, it said.The company said that the plant will supply process steam and power to the sugar factory and the excess power will be supplied to the Ethiopian Electricity Power Company.
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Suzlon's wind park in Kutch surpasses 1,000 MW
Suzlon Group's wind park in Kutch district of Gujarat has crossed 1,000 MW of installed capacity. This makes the company's Kutch wind park one of the largest of its kind in India. Suzlon currently has a total installed capacity of over 1,500 MW in Gujarat.Apart from Kutch, the company's other installations in the state are at Jamanagar, Porbandar, Rajkot and BhavÂnagar.
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Chinnaswamy Stadium to be solar powered
On the lines of Germany's Freiburg football stadium, which is completely solar powered, the Karnataka government is planning to run M Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bangalore by solar power, said Kaushik Mukherjee, Karnataka Additional Chief Secretary and Development CoÂmÂmissioner.