The Union government constituted Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC-a high level committee) has appraised five proposals in the port Sector. These projects will now be recommended for grant of final approval by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
Category: Ports & Shipping
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Plea for dredging at Beypore port in Kerala
For clearing the navigation channel falling under the limits of the Beypore port, the sub-port of In Kozhikode port, the port authorities have approached the district collector CA Latha to carry out manual and mechanical dredging.
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Kerala to complete bidding for Vizhinjam port by April
Kerala government agency Vizhinjam International Seaport (VISL), which is implementing the proposed deepwater container transhipment port at Vizhinjam, hopes to complete the bidding process connected with the project by April, 2014.
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Plea for dredging at Beypore port in Kerala
For clearing the navigation channel falling under the limits of the Beypore port, the sub-port of In Kozhikode port, the port authorities have approached the district collector CA Latha to carry out manual and mechanical dredging.
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Kerala to complete bidding for Vizhinjam port by April
Kerala government agency Vizhinjam International Seaport (VISL), which is implementing the proposed deepwater container transhipment port at Vizhinjam, hopes to complete the bidding process connected with the project by April, 2014.
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Assocham sees huge potential for shipbuilding biz
Industry body in India, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has expected a huge potential for ship repairing and shipbuilding business in the country. According to Assocham, more than 20-year-old ships require periodic and extensive repair and maintenance and, in India, of the total 1,122 vessels in the fleet, over 41 per cent are over 20 years old and need regular attention.
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Deora for cabotage exemption for Vizhinjam port
The Union Minister of State for Shipping Milind Murali Deora has said in Thiruvananthapuram recently that there is a strong case for granting cabotage exemption for Vizhinjam port. The demand for exemption requested by the Kerala government is justifiable, however the views of Indian National Ship Owners Association and other stakeholders will have to be taken into consideration, he added.
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Vizag Port to expand at Rs 641 cr
The Visakhapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh is to take up expansion and development works worth Rs 641 crore. The works include dredging and development of West Quay-North berth. The port is to take up as many as eight berths for capacity augmentation and modernisation through Public Private Partnership (PPP) operators.
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Vizag Port to mechanise its cargo-handling
To improve its capacity, the Visakhapatnam Port is to mechanise cargo-handling to face challenges from the private ports. It has also taken up nine major projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, 2 of which have been finished and the rest being in various stages, said Deputy Chairman of the port GVL Satya Kumar.
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Decision soon on container terminal expansion at Vizag Port
Despite the Visakhapatnam Port witnessing a three-fold jump in container cargo during the last five years, the project in the port to double the capacity of the container terminal is yet to take off as the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) is yet to take a decision on the issue.