The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has entrusted RITES to make a study on traffic, the creation of new handling facilities, setting up of a logistics park and also assess rail connectivity. Several initiatives have been undertaken to further increase port capacity and cargo flow over the coming years.
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Category: Ports & Shipping
MPT handles largest vessel
Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) received its largest cargo carrying ship till date, the MV Dhun, on 2 February. The ship brought around 1,04,000 tonne of cargo. MPT-Æs Chairman P Mara Pandiyan congratulated all the crew members of the ship for their efforts in bringing the large vessel into the port.
CCEA approves five port expansion projects
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved five projects involving an investment of over Rs 17,630 crore to increase the capacity of major ports, a government release said. These five projects are at an advance stage of tendering and are expected to be awarded by the end of March. Of the five projects approved, four are container terminals and one is a multi-purpose cargo berth project in Mumbai port.
The four container terminals are proposed in the major ports of Kandla (wit
JSW Infra to set up container terminal in Ratnagiri
JSW Jaigarh Port is planning to set up a 1-km berth container terminal in Ratnagiri. The bidding for this project is in the final stage and the project will be completed very soon. ITD Cementation India,Simplex Infrastructure and L&T are among the shortlisted bidders for this terminal, which is budgeted at around Rs 2,000 crore, according to reports. After the completion of the bidding process, the project is expected to take about two years to come on-stream and so it is expected to be operati
L and T and Marg Group consider exiting port trade
Larsen and Toubro (L and T) and Marg Group are looking at the possibilities of exiting their port business. These engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms bid aggressively for port projects hoping to benefit from a booming economy and fast-growing world trade. But with the slowdown hitting both global and local economies.
Healthy berths
Major ports in India are endeavouring towards implementing the Environmental Management System so as to streamline their policies to enhance its overall development. Today, a majority of private players enable seamless movement of cargo from ports to and from CFSs to various first and last mile destinations within the country.
Adani Petronet Dahej Port creates benchmark
Adani Petronet Dahej Port, the solid bulk cargo handling port on the west coast of India, has achieved the benchmark of dispatching the longest cargo in a single piece. The heavy equipment project ca
NSICT handles longest vessel at JNPT
DP World's Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) has set a new benchmark by handling the MSC Susanna, the longest ship ever to berth at JNPT. The vessel is deployed on the Mediterranean Shipping Company's ISES service bound for Europe.
Setting up of port advisory committees opposed
Union government's plan to constitute Port Advisory Committees for major ports has been opposed by a section of trade union workers in the country's port sector.
Setting up of port advisory committees opposed
Union government's plan to constitute Port Advisory Committees for major ports has been opposed by a section of trade union workers in the country's port sector.


