In a press release, Dighi Port said it successfully handled a cape size vessel in May this year and has now handled another Capesize vessel carrying coal for one of the largest coal importers in the country. In the first year of being operational in the monsoons, the port achieved another significant milestone by successfully handling the largest Capesize vess
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Dighi Port receives largest bulk carrier
On June 28, Dighi Port received the largest bulk carrier so far and one of the largest vessels to call at any port in Maharashtra. The port received the vessel ‘MV C Harmony’ having a LOA of 270 meter and a beam of 43 meter with DWT of 153,153 million tonne. The vessel carried steam coal for one of the largest coal importers in the country, reports indicat
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Dighi Port to invest upto Rs 18 bn to develop infrastructure
Dighi Port, the first and the largest greenfield port of Maharashtra, is located at a distance of 42 nautical miles (NM) from Mumbai Port and 170 km south of Mumbai by road.
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Dighi Port achieves milestone
Dighi Port has achieved a significant milestone by handling a Capesize vessel carrying coal for one of the largest coal importers in the country.
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First capesize vessel calls at Dighi Port
Maharashtra-based Dighi Port handled the first Capesize vessel – MV ‘Luciana Della Gatta’ of 1.22 lakh DWT, loaded with coal recently. This is the maiden handling of large bulk carriers by the multi-purpose port, which is located 42 nautical miles from Mumbai. The port achieved a discharge rate of 800 tonne per hour in handling the coal cargo, Vijay Kalantri, Chairman and Managing Director, Dighi Port, said through a press release
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Consortium may lend Rs 7 bn to Dighi Port
A consortium of banks led by Bank of India would reportedly lend Rs 700 crore for the infrastructure project proposed to be carried out by Vijay Kalantri-promoted Dighi Port. The project, which is estimated to cost Rs 1,000 crore, includes setting up a new berth and road and rail infrastructure at the port. The remaining cost would be met by the promoters, reports indicate
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The progress is in the right direction
Government need to make sure that steps are taken in the right direction to reduce the carbon emissions and introduce incentives for the ports as well as shipping companies so that they are encouraged to work towards a cleaner environment,
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Largest bulk carrier arrives at Dighi Port
Recently, a gearless post-panamax vessel arrived at Dighi Port carrying coal and this is said to be the largest bulk carrier to call the port and one of the largest vessels to call any port in Maharashtra. On January 5, 2013, the vessel ‘MV Maverick Guardian’ having a LOA of 229 meters, a Deadweight Tonnage (DWT) of 82,739 million tonne and carrying stea
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DMIC garners Korean interests
Infrastructure majors of South Korea are keen to participate in the $90 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), being built with the financial and technical help of the Japanese government.
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