APM Terminals Pipavav currently has a capacity to handle up to 850,000 TEUs of containers, 4-5 million MT of dry bulk cargo, 2 million MT of liquid cargo and about 250,000 cars per year. We are currently in the midst of an expansion primarily to increase the container handling capacity from 850,000 TEUs to 1.35 mn TEUs a year.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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More than 36 PPP projects have been successfully launched
As such there is no diversion of cargo from the major ports to the non-major ports. As far as the traffic at major ports is concerned, there is consistent traffic flow and is largely on the increasing trend. However, non-major ports are also attracting cargo due to being captive ports and having no regulatory mechanism like TAMP, etc.
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Container terminal industry has been slow on automation
We have recently signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with India´s largest Container Terminal Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. This announcement was made at a formal event presided by Mr Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping in the presence of Mr Anil Desai, Member of Rajya Sabha in Mumbai.
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Garware Wall Ropes conferred R&D award
Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd (GWRL), one of India´s leading players in the technical textiles sector and a pioneer in geo-synthetics, has been honoured with the prestigious Institutional Award for R&D Works by Central Board of Irrigation & Power (CBIP) for its unmatched contribution to the geo-synthetics sector.
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Modi launches Neev Fund in UK
India´s first low-income state infrastructure equity partnership (the Neev Fund) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in UK in the presence of David Cameron, Prime Minister, United Kingdom.
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Signing of MoU between IIFCL and PFS
India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL) and PTC India Financial Services Ltd (PFS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at IIFCL New Delhi, expressing the intent of both parties to strengthen cooperation in co-financing or consortium financing of various infrastructure projects through working together by joint pooling of respective complimentary resources.
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Recycled waste to empower Jaipur railway station soon
Garbage dumped in and around the Jaipur railway station premises would help cook food and run trains in the near future. Authorities of the North Western Railways (NWR) are coming up with two waste plants not only for the disposal of solid bio-degradable waste but also for the disposal of plastic
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PM Narendra Modi invites China to join solar alliance
Ahead of the crucial Paris climate talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited China to join the International Solar Alliance proposed by India. Modi extended the invitation to China during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang on the sidelines of ASEAN-India Summit.
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Biggest Solar Park to Be Set Up With Farmers´ Blessings
Farmers in drought-prone Chitradurga are preparing to tap solar energy in a big way to satiate the energy needs of the State with a 5,000 MW mega solar energy park. This will be the biggest in the state when completed.
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Paradip plant to be major petrochem feedstock supplier: IOC
The upcoming refinery of state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at Paradip would be a major producer of feedstock for the downstream petrochemicals industry, a top official of the company said.