Industry watchers and experts urge government to fast-track implementation of port sector projects. The shipping ministry has not been able to award any large projects last year owing to several reasons. While the projects could improve capacity for the port sector in the country, experts are worried about the pace at which the projects could be implemented. Last year, four separate port projects, estimated to cost
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Vizag Agriport awaits award of Rs 217.58 cr project
Vizag Agriport hopes to secure the Rs 217.58 crore fertiliser terminal mechanisation project from the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) by March. VPT signed a 30-year concession agreement with
Vizag Agriport in May last year for mechanisation of East Quay 7 on design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis. It may be recalled that the Vizag Agriport, a 74:26 joint venture between ABG-LDA Bulk Handling and IL&FS Mari
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Terminal project in WB to benefit from Rs 38 bn plan
RPS Kahlon, Chairman of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) informed that the proposed container terminal project at Diamond Harbour in West Bengal would benefit from the proposal of the Railway Ministry to invest Rs 3,800 crore on port connectivity projects. He said KoPT welcomes the proposal as it will help the cargo evacuation and linkages in the proposed Diamond Harbour Container Terminal and Sagar
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Mumbai Port takes steps to offload Lanco equipments
Reports indicate that Mumbai Port Trust is taking steps to auction boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) imported from China or Singapore by Lanco Infratech for its 1,320 mw Wardha power project in Maharashtra. It may be noted that the company had neither paid custom duty nor port charges towards the imported items for past many months, which had forced the port to take
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JNPT files prospectus for Rs 20 bn bond issue
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) received a request from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to allow it to raise a maximum of Rs 2,000 crore through tax free bonds. Earlier, the union finance ministry allowed JNPT along with Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and Ennore Port to raise collectively Rs 3,500 crore through tax free bonds
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Minister announces Rs 75 bn outer harbour project at Tuticorin port
In a move that would add 42 million tonne capacity to Tuticorin port, the union budget 2013-14 announced the Rs 7,500 crore project to set up an outer harbour. The Finance Minister P Chidambaram announced while presenting his eighth budget on February 29. The minister also said a new port will come at Andhra Pradesh. Three Southern states including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Prad
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AME to include ICTT in its service
Shipping firm Asia Med Europe (AME) made International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) on Cochin Port an additional port of call. The service will attach the terminal to Alexandria/Ashdod/Haifa/Mersin. AME would launch the maiden voyage of the weekly service on March 26. The port rotation is as follows:Cochin (ICT
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CLSA Mauritius offloads partial holding in Essar firms
Through open market transactions on the stock exchanges, CLSA Mauritius sold 33.54 lakh shares (amounting to 0.78 per cent) of Essar Ports for an average price of Rs 83.84 apiece valuing the deal at Rs 28.12 crore. In another transaction, the foreign fund house offloaded its entire stake of 1.28 per cent or 26.27 lakh scrips of Essar Shipping to Leman Diversified Fund. The shar
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Shipping firms agree to launch service from Abu Dhabi
A consortium of shipping firms -Orient Express Line (OEL), Simatech and X-Press Feeders - arrived at an agreement with Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) to launch service between Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT) and India. It may be noted that ADT is the manager and operator of Abu DhabiÂ’s four main commercial ports. The proposed direct service would link trade between Abu Dhab
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SC hears case on APSEZ
The Supreme Court is hearing a case on halting the operation of 12 companies at Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) in Mundra, Gujarat. Some of the companies appealed the Gujarat High Court decision to halt their operation in the APSEZ on grounds that they have not secured environmental clear