Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu suggested the state government to use a stretch of land for laying a rail link connecting the port to Nemilicheri, and eventually connecting the Chennai-Bangalore rail link. The 62-km ORR from Vandalur to Minjur is 125 m in width. A provision of 25 m had been made in the middle of the road for a possible railway link. Ennore Port suggested use of this space for constructing the
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Ennore Port mulls Rs 10 bn worth bond issue
According to a draft prospectus filed by Ennore Port with market regulator Sebi, the port plans to raise upto Rs 5,000 million through issue of tax-free bonds with an option to retain over subscription upto Rs 5,000 million aggregating to Rs 10,000 million. The port, which is the only one among the 13 major ports controlled by the central government that is run as a com
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Ennore Port mulls Rs 10 bn worth bond issue
According to a draft prospectus filed by Ennore Port with market regulator Sebi, the port plans to raise upto Rs 5,000 million through issue of tax-free bonds with an option to retain over subscription upto Rs 5,000 million aggregating to Rs 10,000 million. The port, which is the only one among the 13 major ports controlled by the central government that is run as a com
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Ennore port wants to raise capacity utilisation
MA Bhaskarachar, the new Chairman of Ennore Port wants to improve the utilization of various berths and increase the portÂ’s capacity to handle cargoes other than coal. By June this year, the entire port, including the approach channel and turning circle, will have a draft of 18 m
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EPL gets response from leading firms for container project
Domestic and global firms have reportedly shown interest in the container terminal expansion project of the Ennore Port (EPL) in response to the the portÂ’s Expression of Interest (EoI) issued recently. The project received interest from 11 companies including multinationals such as Port of Singapore Authority, DP World and APM Terminals, local firms like Lars
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Minister wants ports to allot 10% of income for CSR
Port trusts across the country are asked to allocate 10 percent of their income for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities by Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan. The ministry launched CSR activities recently to enable ports to serve the interests of society and identify activities that would create social impact, Vasan said
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Industry divided on prospects for box terminals
Industry watchers are divided on the business prospects of container terminals in Ennore Port. Some argue that there would be enough business for the proposed new container terminal in the port as handling of cargo globally moves towards containers from
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Dredging Corp, ports to raise ` 3,500 cr via infra bonds
Union Shipping Secretary PK Sinha has said that through tax-free infrastructure bonds the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai, Ennore Port and Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) will together raise around Rs 3,500 crore.
While JNPT will issue the bonds for Rs 2,000 crore to finance its dredging work, the Ennore Port (EPL) will raise
Rs 1,000 crore for infrastructure augmentation. The DCI will raise Rs 500 crore to procure a new dredger.
The Government, in the previous budget, had allocated Rs 5,00
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Ennore Port emerging as an automobile export hub
It is learnt that Ennore port, located 25 km north off Chennai, is emerging as an alternative for automobile exports because of capacity constraint in the Chennai port. Marc Nassif, Managing Director, Renault India, said the Ennore port provides adequate capacity and authorities are willing and helpful. The port is said to have shipped 1.04 lakh cars last year and expects this number to rise to 1.6
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Are our Port Trusts relevant?
Private sector participation in development and operations of ports has increased considerably over the last few years resulting in a radical change in the organisational model of ports. The change has permeated to some extent into the Indian ports sector in the last decade. But not so when it comes to ports managed by the Port Trust system, writes Janaki Krishnamoorthi. The Government of India which administers the major ports has realised the port restructuring is essential to attract large