For the quarter ended 30 September, Essar Ports on October 31 reported a 21 per cent more in net profit as it won more business from affiliates. Profit after tax rose to Rs 97.5 crore in the quarter from Rs 80.5 crore in the year-ago period.
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Essar Ports Harbinger of hope
From a modest beginning, it is now a name to reckon with among ports in India. With a massive 48 per cent profit in Q1, a port and five terminals to operationalise in the next year, the company expects to continue doing well for a second consecutive quarter (ended September). Sumantra Das writes on the emergence of Essar Ports.
Essar, TPG Capital in Race for Karaikal Port
To acquire a majority stake in Karaikal Port in Tamil Nau, Essar Ports and US private equity giant TPG Capital are in the fray to acquire a majority stake in
Karaikal Port. The port is a subsidiary of debt-ridden Chennai based Marg Group.
Essar iron ore berths in Vizag
Essar Ports is looking to secure finances of about Rs 700 crore for developing three iron ore berths at the Visakhapatnam port in the next six months.
Net profit of Essar Ports rises 48% in June quarter
Net profit of Essar Ports rose 48 percent to Rs 101.4 crore during April-June 2013 from Rs 68.5 crore in the year-ago period. The port announced 22 per cent growth in revenue at Rs 403.7 crore during the quarter under consideration from Rs 330.3 crore in the corresponding period last year. Cargo volume of the firm rose to 14 million tonne during the quarter from 12.65 million tonne in the year-ago
Essar to set up 3 iron ore berths in Vizag at Rs 1,000-cr
India's second largest private port operator, Essar Ports is looking to secure finances of about Rs 700 crore for developing three iron ore berths at the Visakhapatnam port in the next 6 months. In June, the company had won the bid for mechanisation and operation of three iron ore berths at Visakhapatnam Port, which will have a combined capacity of 23 million tonne per annum (MTPA). The total project cost is estimated to be about Rs 1,000 crore, said Essar Ports' Managing Director Rajiv Agarwal.
Essar Ports to ask clients to pay in dollars
Essar Ports will gradually ask its port users to pay tariff in US dollar instead of rupee. This means, the company would receive tariff in dollars from customers and convert the same into rupees at the prevailing exchange rate. After Gujarat Pipavav shipyards, Essar Ports would be the second port operator to start moving away from rupees while charging tariff, reports
Essar firms to reduce dependence on group companies
Essar group companies like Essar Shipping, Essar Ports, Essar Projects would diversify their operations and reduce their dependence on sister companies for business. These companies largely cater to the sister companies and thereby rely on these firms for revenue generation.
For example, currently, Essar Projects earns around 60 percent of its revenue from group firms, but wants to eventually take external orders to 90 percent, deriving half its re
Essar Ports chief feels its debt level is reasonable
Rajiv Agarwal, MD and CEO of Essar Port is quoted as saying that the debt level of the company (Rs 5,700 crore) was reasonable for the size of the firm. The firm has an equity of about Rs 2,800 crore and a debt of about 5,800 crore. The company is making efforts to reduce the interest cost, he is quoted as saying in a media
Essar Ports expects to raise capacity to 181 mn t
Agency reports indicate that the cargo handling capacity of Essar Ports may rise from the present 104 million tonne (mn t) per annum to 181 mn t by
2015-16, a growth of 74 percent. The company plans to add 23 mn t capacity in its portfolio by modernising three existing iron ore berths at Visakhapatnam port