The rapidly accelerating global procurement demand for raw materials also presents mining equipment manufacturers with ever greater challenges.New technologies as well as ideas help meet the challenges of the future. Germany is among the most important suppliers for the Indian mining market besides the US and China.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Double-stack container train
Railways have decided to run double stack container trains between Gurgaon and Mundra Port in Gujarat. This will provide a boost to the transportation of cars, steel and consumer goods.
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Rlys freight revenue up
Indian Railways have generated Rs 27,025 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during April-August 2011 as comĂÂpared to Rs 24,547 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 10.09 percent.
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GMR bags first mega highway project
GMR Group has emerged as the selected bidder through international competitive bidding for six laning of 555-km long Kishangarh-Udaipur-AhmeĂÂdabad highway, the first brownfield mega highway project of the country.
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Delhi Metro gets UN certification
Delhi Metro has been certified by the United Nations (UN) as the first metro rail-based system in the world to get carbon credits for conĂÂtributing to the fight against climate change by help reduĂÂcing pollution levels in the city by 6.3 lakh tonne every year.
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Kochi liquid terminal
The Kochi port has shortlisted five companies for setting up the proposed Rs 200 crore multi-user liquid terminal (international bunkering services terminal). The project will be set up on a BOT basis for a period of 30 years.
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Krishnapatnam wins global recognition
Krishnapatnam Port located in the east coast of India has been adjudged the winner in the category of Port Operator Award at the Lloyd's List Awards, Global 2011, which was held recently in London.
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CSL mulls second shipyard
Cochin Shipyard (CSL) may have all factors going for launching a second ship-building facility in Kerala at Vizhinjam. This was alluded to by K Mohandas, Secretary, Union Ministry of Shipping, during his keynote address at the dedication ceremony of the CSL bollard pull test facility at Vizhinjam.
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Cabotage norms to be eased
In a bid to promote transhipment activity at the International Container Transshipment Terminal in Kochi, the shiĂÂpĂÂĂÂping ministry is considering relaxing the cabotage norms. Current cabotage norms allow foreign ships to ply on the coastline of the country only after getting prior licence from the government.
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PAI to invest in Hazira Port
Belgium's Port of Antwerp aims to pick a stake in Essar Group's Hazira Port. It is believed that Port of Antwerp International (PAI) is working with reserves of 25 million and it has already acquired stakes in port projects in Oman and Congo.The move is in keeping with the Belgian company's expansion plans firmed up last year, when it evaluated 20 projects and zeroed in on a few of them to expand its presence out of Europe through equity participation