As a company, Essar commenced its construction activity from ports and jetties way back in 1969; they started with the Chennai Port and slowly expanded into marine construction, and moved on to Mumbai in the late 1970s.
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Category: Ports & Shipping
Financial support for dredging is necessary to reduce port charges
A change in the Dredging Policy is on the anvil, and Union Minister of Shipping GK Vasan describes to Shashidhar Nanjundaiah what it envisage and what is in store for the private sector.
Dredging policy: Out of the blue
Trade and commerce on the nation's vast waterways have been hampered by an archaic approach to dredging, as well as monopolistic practices and policies.
Shipping aims record capex
The shipping ministry has set an ambitious target to award 23 projects worth Rs16,750 crore for capacity addition at majors ports in 2011-12.
Uncertainty looms over Gujarat port projects
Vansi Borsi, a proposed port in Gujarat, will relocate to a new site more than 15 years after it was conceived.
Kochi Port seeks dredging finance
Kochi Port has sought a grant of Rs 399.50 crore towards the cost of maintenance dredging for the next three years.
Dredging Infrastructure: Environmental regulations are not the enemy
The dredging industry worldwide is transcending from a compliance-driven approach to a cooperative relationship with sustainability—including environmental and social concerns—for a win-win solution.
Ennore Port to boost capacity
As more ports are gearing up to expand their capacities, both in volumes and draft depÂths, Ennore Port will also augment its anchorage facility to meet growing trade requiremÂents.
JNPT eyes tax-free bonds for dredging
Tax-free bonds may be Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust's (JNPT) new way to a deeper draft.
India to build submarines
Indian Navy is constructing 34 ships and submarines, in various stages of construction at different shipyards.

