The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) launched the first rail-linked container freight station (CFS), built by Container Corporation of India (Concor), at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore.
Category: Ports & Shipping
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Vizag vs Gangavaram
The Visakhapatnam port has improved its performance from the last financial year, but it is still likely to fall short of the target set by the Union Shipping Ministry.
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14 expansion projects on anvil
The shipping ministry plans to award 14 capacity expansion projects worth more than Rs 4,000 crore in the coming fiscal on a public private partnership (PPP) basis.
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Dhamra begins service in apr
The work on the Rs 3,200 crore Dhamra Port will commence operation this month.
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615.7 mt traffic in 2011-12
Union Minister of Shipping, GK Vasan said that the traffic handling at major ports is forecast at 615.70 million tonne for 2011-12 as per National Maritime Development Programme.
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JNPT pays back the locals
The Jawaharlal Nehru port will part with 165 hectare of developed land to the project affected people around the port.
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MoEF clears Gopalpur port
The decks have been finally cleared for developing the minor, seasonal port at Gopalpur into an all-weather port with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) giving its green signal.
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Maritime Agenda 2020: The awaited lift, finally
Reactive is better than non-active. The fact that the Maritime Agenda 2020 is the biggest documentation of our future vision in maritime ever is both heartening and concerning.
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Kolkata Port Trust invites bids for multipurpose jetty
The Kolkata Port Trust has invited bids—requests for qualification or RFQs—for construÂction of a 270 metre long riverine multipurpose jetty, which is estimated to cost Rs 290 crore, at the Haldia dock.
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DMIC garners Korean interests
Infrastructure majors of South Korea are keen to participate in the $90 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), being built with the financial and technical help of the Japanese government.