Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan informed Lok Sabha that some ports in the country received muted response for their tax-free bond issues mainly on account of weak market sentiments and low coupon rates. While Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) wanted to raise Rs 2,000 crore through issue of tax-free bonds, the actual subs
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Muted response to bond issues attributed to weak mkt condition
Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan informed Lok Sabha that some ports in the country received muted response for their tax-free bond issues mainly on account of weak market sentiments and low coupon rates. While Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) wanted to raise Rs 2,000 crore through issue of tax-free bonds, the actual subs
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SCI, DCI, ports incur avoidable costs
The annual report of the union shipping industry shows that some organisations in the sector incurred an expenditure of about Rs 490 crore, which was avoidable. According to a government audit, pointed out in the report, Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) incurred Rs 165 crore cost owing to lack of professional handling of fuel consumption
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SCI to foray into dredging operation
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is taking efforts to diversify its operation into allied areas in order to mitigate losses on the back of slowdown in the global shipping industry. The company, which is suffering losses from its mainstream business, plans to diversify into dredging operation
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Investors lose appetite for tax-free infrastructure bonds
Industry players feel that capital market investors and private equity funds have low appetite for investment in infrastructure sector because of inherent risks involved in such ventures. Poor appetite among investors for this sector is evident from the weak response to the bond issues of infrastructure companies. Ennore Port, Dredging Corporation of India and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) received tepid respo
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Kandla Port invests in bonds of Ennore Port
Kandla Port Trust is said to have invested Rs 20 crore in the tax-free bonds issued by Ennore Port, the entity that runs Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu. According to Kandla Port, the ministry of shipping asked it to subscribe to the bond issue of Ennore Port. The direction from the ministry came understandably because of the poor response from investors to the bond
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Experts suggest ports to spend on dredging
Experts suggest that Indian ports need to increase their draft by spending on dredging activity. As vessels get bigger, to reduce the unit cost of transportation, it becomes important for ports to have deep drafts to enable larger vessels to call on them, experts argue. Some firms like Adani Port and SEZ invested significantly in dredging equipment to maintain the channel depth. Ports under the central government spen
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DCI issues tax-free bonds worth Rs 5 bn
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) is issuing tax-free bonds worth Rs 500 crore and has offered a coupon rate of 6.47 per cent for qualified institutional investors, domestic companies and high net worth individuals. The coupon rate is 7.47 per cent for retail investors. The bonds are of 10-year tenure and 40 per cent of the issue is earmarked for retail investors
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JNPT files prospectus for Rs 20 bn bond issue
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) received a request from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to allow it to raise a maximum of Rs 2,000 crore through tax free bonds. Earlier, the union finance ministry allowed JNPT along with Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and Ennore Port to raise collectively Rs 3,500 crore through tax free bonds
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Vasan dedicates new dredger to DCI
According to a press release, DCI Dredge XIX, a trailer suction hopper dredger, has been inducted into the fleet of Dredging Corporation of India. Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan dedicated the dredger at a function in Ennore port.