Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) intends to sell 15,000 standard cubic metre per day (scmd) of gas from the marginal gas fields in Gamij near Kheda. The public sector major will sell the 15,000 gas from the field for a period of five years. For this purpose, the state-run energy explorer invited fresh bids from interested gas consumers after facin
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Govt supports dredging projects of major ports
Union Minister for Shipping GK Vasan informed the Lok Sabha that his ministry provides budgetary support to major ports to undertake capital dredging projects. He said the three major ports i.e. Chennai, Ennore and Vishakapatnam have navigational channel having more than 17 metre draft and are capable of handling larger vessels. Also, the government has been providing subsidy to meet the cost of maintenance dredging in Kolkata Port whi
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India envices interest in port, gas pipeline projects of Iran
During his recent visit to Iran, India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said his country is ready to participate in the Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline project and to invest in the development of the Iranian port of Chabahar. It may be recalled that originally, the project involved India, Pakistan and Iran and it was named Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) or Peace Pipeline. However, in the cour
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Karaikal Port handles BHEL’s exports
Karaikal Port, which is a new-generation green field port in Tamil Nadu, handles sensitive cargo of the state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), Tiruchi. The port first handled BHELĂâs shipment of boiler components for two 135-mw Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion boilers to New Caledonia, a French colony near Australia, in January 2010. BHEL despatched 14,000 tonn
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CCEA may clear Andhra, West Bengal port projects
The cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) is likely to clear the two major port projects in Andhra Pradesh's Ramayapatanam and West Bengal's Sagar. The two projects are part of the centre's plan to award as many as 30 ports worth Rs 24,600 crore during the current year and enhance the cargo handling capacity by 288.48 million tonne
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Govt failed to attain capacity target in 11th plan
Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan informed that the estimated capacity expansion for the 12 major ports by the end of the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12) was 1001.80 million tonne (mn t) per annum according to the 11th Plan working group report for port industry. India at present has 12 Major ports Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Kandla, Kolkata-Haldia, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Ennore, Chennai, VO Chidambaranar (formerly Tuticorin), Cochin, New Mangalore and Mor
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Govt wants Kandla, JN ports to invest in Iranian port
Media reports suggest that the union shipping ministry wants Jawaharlal Nehru port (JNPT) to operate a container terminal at Chabahar port in Iran. It may be recalled that the union cabinet cleared a proposal to participate in the development of the Iranian port. Also, during his latest visit to Iran, India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid announced that India woul
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KoPT aims to handle 96 mn t traffic per annum
RPS Kahlon, Chairman of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) informed that the port aims to handle 96 million tonne (mn t) traffic per annum. He said this while addressing an interactive session organized by the MCC Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Kahlon, however, admitted falling traffic handling ability at the port recently. Moderation in iron ore exports following a hike in export duty and diversion of cargo after the
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KoPT extends deadline for dock project
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) extended the deadline to May 17 for submitting bids for the Dock-II project at Salukhali, close to the existing dock. It may be noted that the port management invited the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the project earlier. After the pullout of India-French joint venture Haldia Bulk Term
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NMPT to construct 2 storage facilities
At a cost of Rs 9 crore, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has taken up the construction of two additional storage sheds in the port premises. According to a media statement issued by the port, these sheds could store up to 22,000 tonne of bulk cargoes such as maize, wheat and fertiliser and they would be set up in a built-up area of 7,000 sq metre. The sheds will be read