There is an urgent need to set up dedicated financing institutions for the steel sector in order to attain the target of 300 mn t steel annually by 2020-25, CS Verma, Chairman and Managing Director of SAIL said. It may be recalled that India set a target to achieve annual steel production of 300 million tonne (mn t) by 2020
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Steel sector holds bright prospect: SAIL chief
Speaking to a leading newspaper, CS Verma, Chairman of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) said the Indian steel sector holds bright prospect going forward. He hinted that demand for steel may increase in the country as the government has given thrust to investment in key infrastructure sector during the 12th five
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VPT to call fresh bids for Rs 6 bn project
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) decided to call fresh bidding for the Rs 633 crore project to expand the capacity of a container terminal to 850 meter from the present 450 meter. The port authority decided to call fresh bids as it failed to arrive at a consensus with the only bidder, Visakhapatnam Container Terminal Private Limited (VCTPL), in the earlier round of bidding. Both the port auth
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Transport of coal via road may cause pollution
Citing adverse effect from pollution, TDP leader and former minister Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy opposed any move to transporting coal by road from the general cargo berth in Visakhapatnam Port. At a press conference, Murthy opposed the transportation of coal by road stating it would bring back the pollution
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APM Terminals Pipavav upgrades container infrastructure
In a move that raises the operational capacity of APM Terminals Pipavav, the port authority upgraded its infrastructure with the ability to carry Double Stack High Cube Containers. The double stack container trains commenced recently and this made APM Terminals Pipavav one of the
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GMB plans to add 46 mn t capacity in FY14
Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) plans to add 46 million tonne (mn t) of capacity at the non-major ports in the state during 2013-14. Once this is achieved, the total cargo handling in non-major ports of the state would rise to 412 Million Tonne Per Annum (mn tpa), reports
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Panel submits report on linkage policy to Odisha govt
An inter-ministerial committee set up by the Odisha government submitted its report on the long-term linkage policy for supply of ore to local industries. The state government would examine the report and may take action to boost supply of raw material to local industries. The submission of the report prompted Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) to be optimistic about securing bauxite ore from
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VPT faces delay in implementing key projects
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) may find it difficult to achieve its planned capacity increase to 150 million tonne by 2020 as several port projects are facing delay. The company planned to achieve this capacity expansion through an estimated investment of Rs 14,000 crore. The port authority is facing implementation delay for thre
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Kalyani Forge mulls Rs 2 bn investment to upgrade unit
In the coming five years, Pune-based Kalyani Forge
would deploy around Rs 200 crore on upgrading its current facility and key areas of operations. The Pune-based maker of precision forgings would use part of the investment for low-cost automation to increase productivity. It is learnt that the firm has a lot of u
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Govt to raise steel capacity 3 fold by 2025
In the next eight weeks, union steel ministry would prepare a road map with time lines for attaining the government's target of trebling steel production capacity to 300 million tonne by 2025. Government aims to raise the production capacity of steel by three-fold in order to support manufacturing sector in the country