Even as the board of the Jawaharlal Nehru port (JNPT) decided to award the Rs 8,200 crore container terminal project through a single tender, some experts support the earlier decision of splitting the project. The earlier decision to split the contract into two was supported by the trade, terminal operators and consultants alike. They felt that splitting the project into two
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Bangladesh seeks clarity on container terminal project
Bangladesh government sought clarification from the Indian government about the proposed container port project in Narayanganj by the bank of the Shitalakhya river. Narayanganj is a crucial port facility on the outskirts of Dhaka which is also used by Indian cargo vessels under the India-Bangladesh water transport protocol. It is learnt that the Bangladesh government was
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Ports in east coast have tremendous potential
Ports in the eastern coast of India hold tremendous potential for growth in cargo traffic owing to the development of new projects in the neighbouring areas, reports suggest.Some reports indicate that the ports in east coast are expected to handle coking coal and non-coking coal imports as several major power plants are coming up in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
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JNPT to award Rs 82 bn terminal project as single contract
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the board of trustees of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) decided to award the Rs 8,200-crore fourth container terminal project as a single contract instead of the earlier proposal to split it into two. The board of trustees decided this at a recent meeting. It also decided to issue a tender for the much delayed project in the next few
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Competition may deepen in port sector
Industry experts feel that the extent of competition in the port sector in India may deepen and broaden further on completion of the ongoing port projects. Major ports in India are facing very keen competition from the neighbouring non-major ports, both in respect of quality of services and in price, they argue
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NMPT handles 5.09 mn t cargo in 45 days
Between April 1 and March 15, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) handled 5.09 million tonne (mn t) of cargo, 31.52 per cent higher than 3.87 mn t handled in the year-ago period. The port derived a large portion of its business from Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals as it handled 1.92 mn t (1.39 mn t) of crude oil and 1.05 mn t (0.5 mn t) of product cargo for the state-run firm during the above period
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Panel report raises concern on fall in cargo traffic
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture raised concern over the negative growth of traffic in some major ports owing to decline in iron ore exports, slowdown in the economy etc. In a report submitted to the Parliament, the panel remarked that the decline in cargo volume was not a healthy trend especially at a stage where ports are heading for capacity additions
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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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Share of cargo handled by minor ports set to rise
Better infrastructure and operational efficiency may raise the share of total cargo handled by minor ports in the country to 45 percent in two years from the current 39 percent, some reports suggest. The share of major ports in total cargo handling may decline because they suffer from capacity constraints. While the major ports in the country controlled 561 million tonne (mn t) of cargo in 2011-12, minor ports hand
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Report points to slow capacity addition in major ports
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture remarked pointed out to the slow pace of capacity adddition in major ports and said this was lagging behind capacity addition in private ports. In a report tabled in the Parliament, the committee said the government's aim to raise the capacity of the 12 major ports to 1,229.24 million tonne (mn t) by 2017 is a