The issue of environment clearance to the multi-crore Vizhinjam seaport in Kerala is to come up before the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in October. Last month, the Kerala government had submitted the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report to the Ministry.
Category: Ports & Shipping
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Visakhapatnam Port handles ship at night
For the first time, the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has handled a Panamax Merchant ship 'mv WEIHE' at night. It is big step for the port in achieving 24x7 mechanised operations, sources concerned said in Visakhapatnam on September 23.
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VPT to confirm bids for terminal extension
For expanding its existing container terminal, the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has revised plans in place to confirm bids at a cost of Rs 633 crore. The VPT board has decided to issue Request for Proposals (RFP) among 7 companies who were declared qualified for the task.
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Govt earmarks Rs 74,000 cr for ports development
In this current 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017), the Union Shipping Ministry has decided to earmark Rs 73,793.95 crore for port sector to develop various projects. India has a total of 187 minor ports and 13 major ports spread across its nine maritime states.
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Sagar Island seaport’s phase I to start from 2017
Chairman of Kolkata port RPS Kahlon has said that
construction work on the Rs 8,000-crore Sagar Island seaport in West Bengal would begin in two years and the first phase operations would commence from 2017. Once the port commence operations, cargo handling at the existing Kolkata port would be stopped and the place could be used as anchoring for barges, Kahlon said.
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Kerala proposes to set up maritime board, earmarks Rs 20 cr
For setting up Kerala Maritime Board (KMB), the Kerala government has submitted a proposal to the Union government. The proposed Board is intended to initiate all port-related activities and maritime cargo businesses in the state. The proposed KMB will come up at Maradu in Kochi with an initial investment of Rs 20 crore and will look at all possible avenues for port-related activities.
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Ennore Port to double its car storage capacity
To cater to the growing demand for car exports from Tamil Nadu, the Ennore Port is planning to double its car storage capacity from the existing 10,000 units in a year. The additional space at the port would be ready by the middle of 2014-15, the port Director-Operations Sanjay Kumar has said.
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Govt issues GO facilitating mercantile marine activity
The Union Ministry of Shipping has issued an order to facilitate trade using inland waterways and mercantile marine activity along coasts. The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has issued an order declaring waters inward of the baseline, as per the notification under Maritime Zone Act, as 'Inland Waters'.
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AP attracts lion’s share in port investments
Andhra Pradesh has claimed that it has surpassed Gujarat in attracting private investments in the port sector during the first six months of the current fiscal. This was stated by K Pradeep Chandra, the Commissioner for Industrial Promotion, Industry and Commerce Department of the State.
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Vizhinjam port in Kerala: MoEF to decide on EIA report
The Union Ministry of Environment and ForestsÂ’ (MoEF) Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) will take up for review of the report of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) on the Vizhinjam seaport project in Kerala. The Kerala government had submitted the Environment Impact Assessment report and related documents in August for obtaining environment clearance for the project.