To triple its capacity to 20 million tonne by 2027, the government-owned steelmaker Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) or Vizag Steel in Visakhapatnam/Vizag is planning to invest Rs 60,000 crore. RINL is in the process of stabilising new units under the current phase of expansion that got delayed by over a year following an accident at its Vizag plant.
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Fall in trade reduces turnaround time in major ports
Average turnaround and pre-berthing time for ships declined 7 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively at major ports during April and May 2013. The decline of these two variables, which indicate improved efficiency, is not due to capacity addition, but due to a fall in trade, as the number of vessels handled by ports fell from 3,260 to 3,139 during the period, reports indic
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Govt clears Beypore port project
Kerala government gave administrative approval for a Rs 380-lakh project to develop the Beypore port, Minister for Ports K Babu was quoted as saying in an official press note. Of the total amount, Rs 300 lakh would be spent on installing reach stackers for the movement of cargo containers from the wharf to the stacking
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SAIL to raise operational efficiency, save cost
Steel Authority of India (SAIL) would adopt several steps to increase operational efficiency and thereby save Rs 5,000 crore in cost over the next three years. The state-run steel maker said in a statement after a ‘Strategic Confluence on Cost Control and Cost Competitiveness’ at its Management Training Institute in Ranc
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Capacity of major ports stand at 744 mn tpa
As on March 31, 2013, the aggregate capacity of all major ports in the country stood at 744.91 million tonne per annum (mn tpa). This information was given by the minister of state for shipping Milind Deora in Rajya Sabha. Owing to ban on iron-ore mining and global slowdown, the traffic at major ports declined last year, the minister
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SAIL invests Rs 421 bn on capacity expansion plan
Till July 2013, state-run firm Steel Authority of India (SAIL) invested Rs 42,101 crore out of the proposed Rs 61,870 crore it plans to spend on modernisation and expansion of its existing facilities. Through this investment, the company plans to raise its crude steel production capacity to 21.4 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) from 12.8 mn tpa now
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Krishnapatnam Port holds talks with PEs to offload stake
Media reports indicate that Krishnapatnam Port Company is holding discussion with some private equity funds to offload 6 percent stake and thereby mop up Rs 1,200 cr. The company wants to raise capital in order to expand the capacity of the port to 75 mn tonne from the current 50 mn tonne. It has plans to ramp up capacities to 100
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Icra optimistic on cargo growth outlook at Indian ports
A report by rating agency Icra said cargo growth outlook for ports in India continues to be strong over the medium- to long-term driven by the rising coal requirement. But the report warned that major ports would continue to suffer from issues on capacity and efficiency because slow pace of project
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Capacity utilisation in stainless steel sector declines
NC Mathur, President of the Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) informed that capacity utilisation by domestic stainless steelmakers declined because of poor demand, cheap imports and high raw material price. According to Mathur, domestic players reduced operating capacity by 20 percentage points so far this year. Thus, these players are operating at 45-50 per cen
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JSW Steel chief expects better capacity utilisation
Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Steel is hopeful that the firm may improve its productivity and capacity utilisation as iron ore mining operation resumes gradually in Karnataka. Jindal said this at the company's Annual General Meeting. The company expects that with the sale of sub-grade ore, the iron ore quality may improve in the coming months and this would enable the firm ramp up capacity utilis