Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has entered into a concession agreement with Sterling Port Ltd for the development of the Dahej port.
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Category: Ports & Shipping
AP for port linkage
Andhra Pradesh has focused on port connectivity and multi-mode transport linkage in proposals submitted to the Centre in the ensuing Railway Budget.
APSEZ eyes southeast coast
According to reports, Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ) is seeking further acquisitions after taking over Dhamra port on the east coast recently.
New Legal Adviser at Chennai Port
Union Shipping Ministry has appointed M Palanimuthu as the Legal Adviser to the Chennai Port Trust. According to an official release, Palanimuthu.
IL&FS | IL&FS Group´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 Group´s maritime division IL&FS Maritime Infrastructure Company Ltd (IMICL) is taking forward the Group´s vision in the sector.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.




