With ICTT, by bringing mainline vessel calls to Cochin, shippers—especially in south India who earlier had to tranship their cargo over to Colombo and other regional hubs—will now save on the additional feedering cost at the hub port.
Tag: 2011
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Expertspeak: Integration and differentiation needed
Did the MA 2020 miss the proverbial bull’s eye, or is there an explanation beyond bureaucratic and ministerial walls to the fact that there is still no serious mention of connectivity and integration of interests, and of treating shipping and ports differently?
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How smart is your grid?
The potential to adopt smart grid technologies and designs in India in a big way in view of the anticipated growth in power infrastructure within the country is huge.
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Pressure and opportunity
The government appointed AK Hazarika as CMD of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) with effect from 1 February 2011 for a period of three months on ad hoc basis.
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Spreading equitability
The more developed among our states must now focus on development that is both inclusive and as uniform as possible.
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K'taka spends Rs 10,000 cr in aero
The Karnataka state government is mulling to attract investment worth Rs 10,000 crore in the aerospace sector by the end of next year, as it sees Bangalore emerging as a major aerospace hub.
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Macquarie-SBI looking to invest Rs 1,000 crore in ports
Macquarie-SBI Infrastructure Fund (MSIF), is talks with a shipping port company to make an investment of about Rs 1,000 crore.
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NPCC bags project at Mumbai High
National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) of Abu Dhabi has bagged a $227 million (Dh834 million) engineering, procurement and construction contract from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), for a wellhead platforms project at the offshore Mumbai High Field.
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Jet fuel dearer by over 4 pc
Oil companies have raised jet fuel price by a massive four per cent, the ninth straight increase in rates since October.
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7 blocks and 20 washeries
The Coal Ministry has identified seven blocks for development of underground coal gasification (UCG) to promote clean technologies in coal mining.