The government is seeking to shore up investor confidence in the ports sector by agreeing to allow private firms setting up container terminals to change their cargo profile either permanently or as a stop-gap measure to deal with circumstances that have rendered their facilities idle.
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Coastal shipping to get more attention
The Union Government is giving its attention to promoting coastal shipping, which has a paltry 7 per cent share of the overall local cargo movement. The share of coastal shipping in India
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CONCOR plans logistics parks
The Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) is planning to set up logistic parks in at least three locations in Andhra Pradesh and at two places in newly-formed Telangana. The logistic parks are being planned at Krishnapatnam
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Dismal performance of ICTT Vallarpadam sparks concern
The Cochin Port Officers Association (CPOA) has urged Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari and Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to constitute a high-level committee to recommend measurers for the revival of the Vallarpadam International Transhipment Container Terminal (ICTT).
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Chennai Port to revive outer harbour project
Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) has decided to revive three major projects. First in the agenda is the revival of outer harbour project. Known as mega container terminal,
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CONCOR plans logistics parks
The Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) is planning to set up logistic parks in at least three locations in Andhra Pradesh and at two places in newly-formed Telangana. The logistic parks are being planned at Krishnapatnam
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CONCOR plans logistics parks
The Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) is planning to set up logistic parks in at least three locations in Andhra Pradesh and at two places in newly-formed Telangana. The logistic parks are being planned at Krishnapatnam
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DFC will be a game changer
Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) is readying itself by creating capacities and getting ready for the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project to complete, to add to its already existing majority stake in the container market.
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Solar, biodiesel to power Nhava Sheva terminal
Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) is focusing on reducing carbon footprint in our overall operations, Ajay Singh, CEO, tells Sudheer Vathiyath, and explains some of the major steps taken by the terminal operator to 'green up' the port activities.
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PPT agrees to handle marine products cargo
From the end of September, Pradip Port Trust (PPT) agreed to handle export cargo of seafood or marine products through a designated container yard. The yard would handle marine products and refrigerated container cargo. The port authority agreed to handle the marine cargo during a meeting with the officials of the Seafood Expo