Maharashtra-based Dighi Port handled the first Capesize vessel Ăâ MV ĂâLuciana Della GattaĂâ of 1.22 lakh DWT, loaded with coal recently. This is the maiden handling of large bulk carriers by the multi-purpose port, which is located 42 nautical miles from Mumbai. The port achieved a discharge rate of 800 tonne per hour in handling the coal cargo, Vijay Kalantri, Chairman and Managing Director, Dighi Port, said through a press release
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Dragados to exit Rs 14 bn port project
Spanish logistics firm Dragados reportedly wants to offload its 24 percent stake in a joint venture with Gammon Infrastructure Projects for setting up the Rs 1,400-crore Indira Container Terminal at Mumbai Port. Both the firms jointly bagged the project in 2007. The Indira container terminal at Mumbai Port is an equal joint venture between Gammon Infrastructure and Spain-based Dragados
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Panel report raises concern on fall in cargo traffic
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture raised concern over the negative growth of traffic in some major ports owing to decline in iron ore exports, slowdown in the economy etc. In a report submitted to the Parliament, the panel remarked that the decline in cargo volume was not a healthy trend especially at a stage where ports are heading for capacity additions
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Kolkata Port to float 3rd tender for mechanised cargo
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has failed to find a replacement for Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) even after nearly half-a-year since ABG-LDA-run HBT was Ăâforced outĂâ of Haldia port. Because, no one is ready to offer mechanised cargo handling services at a matching rate.
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Kakinada old port suffers from poor infrastructure
Sources from the Kakinada anchorage (old) port in Andhra Pradesh informed that the infrastructure facilities need to be upgraded to attract more cargo. It may be noted that the port traditionally depends on rice and maize export cargo and volume of these cargoes declined of late
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Govt gets response from some countries for port project
Bangladesh government received response from governments of only a few countries for funding its proposed deep sea-port project at Sonadia in Cox's Bazar district. Earlier, the Bangladesh government invited proposal from
countries for participating in the port project. Proposals were sought from countries like India, China the United Stat
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Govt gets response from some countries for port project
Bangladesh government received response from governments of only a few countries for funding its proposed deep sea-port project at Sonadia in Cox's Bazar district. Earlier, the Bangladesh government invited proposal from
countries for participating in the port project. Proposals were sought from countries like India, China the United Stat
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Essar Ports suffers from high interest cost
High interest cost is affecting the profitability of Essar Ports, which runs Vadinar and Hazira ports in Gujarat. The company faces high interest cost of around 12-14 percent which is eroding its profit. Port operators including Essar have appealed to the shipping ministry to raise the bar on external commercial borrowings (ECBs) from the current 25
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Ennore port may award Rs 14 bn project before Dec 2013
Unconfirmed media reports indicate that Ennore Port
expects to award the contract for its Rs 1,407 port-cum-terminal project before December and the project may be completed in 30 months. The size of the terminal has been revised from the earlier 1,000 metre to around 750 metre, reports suggest. At its recent board meeting, the port decided to a float fresh tender for the
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Share of cargo handled by minor ports set to rise
Better infrastructure and operational efficiency may raise the share of total cargo handled by minor ports in the country to 45 percent in two years from the current 39 percent, some reports suggest. The share of major ports in total cargo handling may decline because they suffer from capacity constraints. While the major ports in the country controlled 561 million tonne (mn t) of cargo in 2011-12, minor ports hand