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 syste
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Maritime states oppose proposed regulator
Maritime states in the country are opposing the proposal of the union Ministry of Shipping (MoS) to set up a Port Regulatory Authority under the Ports Regulatory Authority Bill. Following this, the ministry is rethinking the proposal for establishing such a regulator, reports suggest.The prop
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India welcomes Germany to invest in shipping sector
During his talks with a high-level German delegation, Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan asked German firms to invest in the shipping sector. Recently, a delegation led by Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Hans-Joachim Otto called on Vasan
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GAIL India to decide on shipping foray
In the next three-four months, GAIL India would decide on whether to start shipping operation. The company plans to source seven LNG (liquid gas) shipping vessels on long-term charter hire. Alternatively, it is also mulling a proposal of outright purchase. BC Tripathi, Chairman of the firm said after announcing the commissioning of its 5-million tonne a year
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Contract opportunities with Hindustan Shipyard
Visakhapatnam-based Hindustan Shipyard (HSL) is a leading shipbuilding organisation catering to the needs of shipbuilding, ship repairs inclusive of sophisticated and state of art submarine retrofitting and construction of offshore structures.
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Contract opportunities in berths of Indian ports
In order to cater to the increasing traffic of import and export cargo, major and minor ports in the country are upgrading their infrastructure. Port authorities must focus specifically on increasing the depth of drafts, modernising cargo handling systems, upgrading rail and road connectivity besides increasing cargo handling capacity.
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Manipur attributes delay in road works to bandhs
In Manipur, the delay in the development of roads was due to financial crunch, bandh, blockade and technically unavoidable circumstances faced by the department concerned, said the State Works Minister Kh Ratankumar.
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Govt not responsible for road project delays: Natarajan
Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on January 8 said that there was no delay 'even for a day' in granting clearances from her Ministry. She dinied allegations that delay in getting a green nod is holding up road projects.
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C’batore faces funds crunch to maintain its roads
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has exhausted funds earmarked for repairing roads that were dug up to lay UGD pipelines. Work on more than 100 km of roads is pending in the city. So the mess on city roads due to the underground drainage (UGD) work is unlikely to be cleared in the near future.
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Micro-surfacing of Dehradun city roads starts
To provide pothole free and smooth roads to Dehradun commuters, the State Public Works Department (PWD) has started doing micro surfacing on the city roads. Since the mercury is favourable during day time, department is facing no problem to complete the ongoing work on time.