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IOC to begin construction of LNG terminal at Ennore

IOC to begin construction of LNG terminal at Ennore

By the end of 2013, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) plans to begin work on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project at Ennore near Chennai. The proposed terminal would be used to import natural gas from abroad and sell it in India, which faces severe shortage of the fuel. IOC is in the process of securing cons

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Ennore Port to select contractor for $210 mn project

Ennore Port to select contractor for $210 mn project

Ennore Port is in the process of selecting a contractor for the construction of a $210 million multi cargo terminal with a quay length of 270 m. The port, which is is the first Corporatised Major Port under the management control of Ennore Port (EPL), received 11 initial bids from private groups for the project. The scope of work of the project, namely Ennore Port multi cargo terminal will broadly include: design, finance, cons

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EPL to raise Rs 500 crore via bonds

EPL to raise Rs 500 crore via bonds

Ennore Port (EPL) plans to raise only Rs 500 crore through tax-free bonds instead of the earlier plan of mopping up Rs 1,000 crore. The port is awaiting government notification and it hopes that it would get the same in next two to three months.

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Ennore Port gives concession to Nissan for cargo export

Ennore Port gives concession to Nissan for cargo export

Ennore Port agreed to handle automobile exports cargo of Japanese auto major Nissan Motor India at a concessional rate for a period of 10 years. According to an agreement signed by both the parties, the port gave Nissan concessions in the wharfage up to 60,000 units per annum at the rate of 0.36 percent per unit

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11 firms apply for developing Ennore Port terminal

11 firms apply for developing Ennore Port terminal

For developing Rs 1,270-crore container terminal at Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu, 11 companies, including four foreign firms, have submitted their Requests for Qualification (RFQ) proposals. These proposals will be evaluated by Ennore Port authorities and the names of short-listed firms announced within the next two weeks. Thursday was the last date for submitting the proposals for developing the Ennore Container Terminal (ECT).

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Ennore Port in TN gets 11 bids to build new terminal

Ennore Port in TN gets 11 bids to build new terminal

For building a Rs 1,270 crore container loading facility the Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu received 11 initial bids from private groups. The deadline for submitting the bids ended on July 25. Ennore Port is IndiaÂ’s only Union government-controlled port that is run as a company; the others operate as trusts. The new terminal will have a capacity to load 1.4 million standard containers a year from a berth length of 730 metre.

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DCI to deploy dredgers to Ennore port

DCI to deploy dredgers to Ennore port

The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) was scheduled to commission the second of its three 5,500 cubic metre Trailer Suction Hopper Dredgers (TSHDs) at Chennai port on July 26. The dredger will then be deployed for projects at Ennore port, DCI Chairman-cum-Managing Director DK Mohanty said on July 5. The first dredger is already at Ennore and now the two 5,500 cubic metre TSHDs will be in operation at port to complete the dredging by the end of October.

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EPL to raise Rs 5 bn via bonds

EPL to raise Rs 5 bn via bonds

Ennore Port (EPL) plans to raise only Rs 500 crore through tax-free bonds instead of the earlier plan of mopping up Rs 1,000 crore. This information was given by MA Bhaskarachar, Chairman and Managing Director of the country's first corporate port set up by the Government of India. The port originally planned to raise Rs 1,000 crore through tax-

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EPL allots land for terminal project

EPL allots land for terminal project

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