Union Shipping Ministry has appointed M Palanimuthu as the Legal Adviser to the Chennai Port Trust. According to an official release, Palanimuthu.
Category: Ports & Shipping
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IL&FS | IL&FS GroupĂ´s foray into port & logistics: Dighi Port
IL&FS Group has had a long association with the infrastructure sector specifically in the promotion and development of greenfield projects. The GroupĂ´s maritime division IL&FS Maritime Infrastructure Company Ltd (IMICL) is taking forward the GroupĂ´s vision in the sector.
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How can ports be put on the fast track to development?
The ports sector has undergone considerable change since the nineties, but reforms and development have taken a backseat. Janaki Krishnamoorthi examines various approaches to boost this crucial sector.
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Government must revive Sagarmala project
BVJK Sharma, Jt Managing Director and CEO, JSW Infrastructure Ltd, tells RAHUL KAMAT that the government must incorporate the railways, road and shipping ministries under one to curb logjams and avoid inter-ministerial issues.
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The government has taken several initiatives to enhance port capacity
Janardhana Rao, Managing Director, Indian Ports Association, speaks to Janaki Krishnamoorthi about the reforms underway in major ports.
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Plan for Rs. 25,000 crore national waterway grid
The Union government has drawn up an ambitious Rs 25,000-crore plan to create a national waterway grid linking Ganga, Brahmputra, Mahanadi and Godavari rivers. Nitin Gadkari, the minister for roads and shipping, has given an in-principle clearance to the eight-year project.
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MPT registers robust growth in 2013-14
Mara Pandiyan, Chairman, Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), said that the port, which was earlier known as the iron ore port, last year had almost 99.9 per cent non-iron ore activities and still registered robust growth.
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Dighi Ports 2nd berth to kick off
Ă´Dighi Port is hopeful of commissioning its second berth by October, which is a full six months ahead of schedule. The Vijay Kalantri-promoted Balaji Infra Projects is developing a 70-million tonne port on the Rajapuri creek in Raigad district on the Konkan coast
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PPT gets Golden Peacock award
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has become the recipient of the Golden Peacock National Quality Award for 2014 year instituted by the Institute of Directors, New Delhi.
The award had added yet another feather in PPTĂ´s coveted cap.
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DCI to dredge at Vizag port
Cargo handling is likely to go up significantly at Visakhapatnam port with the authorities deciding to issue work order to Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) for dredging in the northern arm.