To build a new port near Haldia in West Bengal, the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) gave a contract to a consortium of city-based Concast Group and Hyundai Engineering of Korea.
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Mumbai Port dredging
Dredging work is expected to start in Mumbai port in mid-October. The Mumbai Port Authority has awarded the dredging contract to Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors for maintenance of dredging of port berths
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Mumbai Port to begin dredging by mid-October
Dredging work is expected to start in Mumbai port in mid-October. The Mumbai Port Authority has awarded Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors the dredging contract for maintenance of dredging of port berths.
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Nayachar channel to aid Haldia port
As part of long-term measures to improve navigability at Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) in West Bengal, the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) proposes to cut a channel right through the Nayachar island. The Ministry of Shipping and KoPT's board of trustees have approved this project. UK-based HR Wallingford has suggested this channel.
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Container traffic dips in Seattle, Tacoma ports
The combined container volume of Seattle and Tacoma ports in August was 2,96,28,920-foot-equivalent units, declining 5.5 per cent from 313,602 TEUs in August 2012, say media reports.
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Maha govt urges Centre to compensate JNPT PAPs
Maharashtra government has urged the Union Shipping Ministry to speed up the compensation dispersal under the 12.5 per cent developed land scheme to the project affected persons (PAPs) in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) area.
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Nestle uses New Mangalore Port for exports
Nestle India has started routing its export shipments of noodles and sauces through the New Mangalore Port, the port said on September 26.
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Kochi port exports commercial explosives
The vessel mv BBC Victoria sailed from Kochi with three load containers of commercial explosives for Indonesia. The Indian Explosives company sent the first container cargo recently.
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Centre clears 5 projects in ports
The Union government has cleared five port projects in various ports on September 24. Four of the five projects are to come up at Chennai Port, Cochin Port, Kandla Port and Haldia Dock Complex in Kolkata.
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Vizag port to get Rs 633 cr container terminal
Visakhapatnam Port has revised plans to finalise bids for extension of the existing container terminal at a cost of Rs 633 crore.
After scrapping the Letter of Award issued to Visakha Container Terminal to extend existing terminal following serious differences over sharing of revenue, the board of trustee of the port decided at its recent meeting to issue Request for Proposals (RFP) among seven firms who were declared qualified.