Kandla Port (KPT), the country's largest port in terms of cargo handling, is in the process of setting up an oil jetty to handle liquid cargo and ship bunkering terminal at old Kandla. The entire project is estimated to cost Rs 233 crore and will be developed on build, operate, transfer (BOT) basis under public private partnership (PPP) mode.
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JNPT handles maximum containerized cargo
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) handled the maximum containerised cargo from Northern India and for this it was given the ‘Sea Port of the Year for Containerised Cargo - Northern India’ award. The award was given at the 2nd Northern India Multimodal Logistics Awards held at the Le Meridien in New
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Cargo handling up at NMPT
Cargo handling at the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) rose 12.93 per cent to 33.61 million tonne (mn t) during April-February of 2012-13 as against 29.76 mn t in the year-ago period.
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Cargo handling at non-major ports up
Cargo handling at non-major ports grew 10.3 per cent to 185.21 million tonne (mn t) during Apr-Sep 2012-13 from 168 mn t in the corresponding period of 2011-12. However, cargo handling at major ports declined 3.3 per cent during the first half of 2012-13 from
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A subtle need of the hour
The immediate requirement would be to bring as many ports as possible on board to adopt green policies. A directive from the government in this regard will definitely serve the purpose
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Cargo handling at non-major ports grows
Cargo handling at non-major ports grew 10.3 per cent to 185.21 million tonne (mn t) during Apr-Sep 2012-13 from 168 mn t in the corresponding period of 2011-12. However, cargo handling at major ports declined 3.3 per cent during the first half of 2012-13 from the year-ago period
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Kolkata Port mulls royalty on cargo handlers
In a bid to increase its revenue, the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is considering to charge a royalty of Rs 25 per tonne on cargo handlers at the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC). The port set up a committee to decide on the royalty that may be charged from cargo handlers. The committee decided upon a rate of Rs 25 per tonne. This is primarily for s
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KPT may take action against ABG-KCTL
Kandla Port Trust (KPT) plans to take action against ABG Kandla Container Terminal (ABG-KCTL) as the former is not satisfied with the cargo handling performance of the latter.Kandla Port alleges that the ABG-KCTL, which has been active in the port since 2005, failed to ensure minimum guaranteed throughput (MGT) for four successive years. Reports suggest that KPT may even terminate the contr
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KPT to set up oil jetty
Kandla Port Trust (KPT) plans to set up a Rs 233 crore oil jetty on build, operate, transfer (BOT) basis under public private partnership (PPP) mode.
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TAMPs move causes loss to operators
Reports say that the recent move by the Tariff Authority on Major Ports (TAMP) to reduce tariff charged by private container terminal operators at JNPT has caused losses to them.