Union shipping ministry wants to expedite the award of the Rs 9,000 crore fourth container terminal project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai. The project has been delayed by more than three years after a consortium of Port of Singapore and ABG Ports exited the contract. The consortium had outbid others then by offering to share more than 50 percent of th
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Ennore port may award Rs 14 bn project before Dec 2013
Unconfirmed media reports indicate that Ennore Port
expects to award the contract for its Rs 1,407 port-cum-terminal project before December and the project may be completed in 30 months. The size of the terminal has been revised from the earlier 1,000 metre to around 750 metre, reports suggest. At its recent board meeting, the port decided to a float fresh tender for the
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PNGRB to open bids for CGD project
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) would soon open the technical bids submitted by oil and gas firms for launching city gas distribution (CGD) business in key cities. After clearing the technical bids, the downstream regulator would open financial bids for the third round of auct
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Board of Chennai port clears plan to conduct fresh bidding
It is learnt from media reports that the board of trustees of the Chennai port approved a proposal to conduct fresh price bidding from pre-qualified bidders for the Rs 3,686 crore container terminal project. The move comes after the central government allowed Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), IndiaÂ’s biggest private port operator, to partic
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Mega port projects up for bidding in 2013-14
During the year 2013-14, mega port projects like the setting up of the fourth container terminal at JN Port, mega container terminal in Chennai and expansion of container terminal in Visakhapatnam may come up for bidding. Union government is said to be taking steps to expedite award of key infrastructure projects, including port projects
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CAG report finds fault with port development in Maharashtra
According to a recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the Maharashtra Maritime Board failed to prepare any comprehensive plan with a long-term vision for minor ports in the state. The report on General and Social Sector, which was tabled in the state legislature, shows that the maritime board is developing the ports in the state in an ad-hoc manner owing to lack
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IIT recommends all weather port at Nagapattinam
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras recommended the Tamil Nadu government to develop the proposed port at Nagapattinam as an ‘all weather, deep water, direct berthing port. The state government would conduct the bidding process for the Rs 380 cr project based on reco
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Home ministry gave opinion on security nod for APSEZ
The union home ministry is learnt to have given its opinion on granting security clearance to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APZEZ) for participating in the proposed terminal project in Chennai port. In a representation submitted to the Chennai port late December, the APSEZ sought a review of the governmentÂ’s earlier decision to deny it security clearance
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Cabinet clears Rs 17 bn second dock project
Union Minister of Shipping GK Vasan informed that the cabinet cleared the proposed Rs 1,700-crore second dock complex project at Haldia recently. It is learnt that the West Bengal government allocated around 160 acre of land for the proposed facility. Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), however, failed to attract private participants for the project. Though the port auth
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KPT to close bids for cargo handling contract on April 23
The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) would close the tender inviting bids for cargo handling at two berths in Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) on April 23. The port authority wants to engage a new cargo handling firm following the exit of Haldia Bulk Terminal (HBT) in November 2012