Ennore Port (EPL) allotted 13.5 hectare land for setting up a 2 million tonne per annum multi-purpose cargo terminal. The length of the new cargo berth will be 270 metre with 15 metre draught. The port plans to set up this terminal through public private partnership (PPP) model and the terminal will have two mobile cranes and a six-fork lift truck to handle clean cargo such as timber, granite, machinery, project cargo, steel, cement
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IOC ropes in Essar Projects for safety improvement project
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) roped in Dubai-based engineering firm Essar Projects to implement process safety related improvements at its terminals and depots across the country. According to the contract, Essar Projects is responsible for basic and detailed design and project management relating to implementation of various HSE requirements in 109 POL terminals or depots of IOC acro
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Experts favour renegotiation of PPP contracts
Some experts of the public-private partnership (PPP) model feel that the government must make provision for tweaking the contractual agreements in the course of a contract for mega infrastructure projects with a fairly long concession period. They argue that the initial projections or assumptions made by the concessionaire in case of a road or metro rail project may go wrong in the course of the concession period
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Vizag port may invite fresh bids for Rs 6 bn project
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) would reportedly invite fresh price bids for the Rs 633-crore contract to extend the existing container terminal from 450 metre to 850 metre. The port had earlier invited the bids to extend the container terminal and add capacity of 0.54 million TEUs in addition to the existing 0.40 million TEUs. Currently, Visakhapatnam Container Terminal (VCTPL) is handling 247,133 TEUs per annum against the capacity of 4 lakh TEUs
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JNPT invites bids for wind energy plant
Agency reports indicate that Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) invited bids from firms to set up a 7 mw wind power plant at a cost of Rs 48 crore to meet its energy requirement. The proposed plant may help the port save around 30 percent on energy costs, agency reports indicate. In order to reduce its dependence on power from outside sources, the port plans to set up renewable ener
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JNPT relaxes norms to attract more bidders for Rs 82 bn project
In order to attract more bidders for its proposed Rs 8,200 crore fourth container terminal project, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) relaxed selection norms for contractors. The port authority invited initial bids for constructing the terminal with a capacity to load 4.8 million standard containers a year. That will make it India
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CICT starts operation in deep water terminal
Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) completed a greenfield deep water container terminal project within 28 months as against the original timeframe of 60 months. Work on the terminal began in December 2011. In the course of time, the terminal operator or CICT revised the plan and expedited the project to complete it within 28 months
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Several infra projects in Mumbai face delay
Several infrastructure projects in Mumbai are delayed because of various reasons including the lack of co-ordination between Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). Therefore, some experts argue that these infrastructure projects must be implemented by only one
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Pvt players show less interest in port projects
Interest shown by the private sector in port projects has declined in recent years because of the general slowdown in the economy, accompanied by low cargo volume and a difficult funding environment. Owing to these factors and the risks involved in implementing big-ticket projects, port developers are seen to prefer smaller projects with a lower risk profile, reports indicate
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Unions oppose privatisation in port sector
Labour unions in some of the major ports in the country are opposing privatization of cargo-handling activities for fear of losing jobs. India has 12 major ports, which are controlled by the union government. The shipping ministry has planned to implement several port projects on public private partnership (PPP) mode, thereby attracting priva