Even as the board of the Jawaharlal Nehru port (JNPT) decided to award the Rs 8,200 crore container terminal project through a single tender, some experts support the earlier decision of splitting the project. The earlier decision to split the contract into two was supported by the trade, terminal operators and consultants alike. They felt that splitting the project into two
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Mumbai Port closes Hay Bunder
Mumbai Port Trust will ensure from this month there is no docking at Hay Bunder and barges are re-routed. Hay Bunder has been inactive because a lot of vessels heading there do not comply with security requirements. Hay Bunder has been used extensively by vessels transporting chemicals and fertilisers
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Mormugao Port to develop as cruise terminal
Mormugao Port Trust is holding discussion with various cruise liners to call at the port as Goa is also a popular holiday destination. The port is making attempt to develop cruise tourism as it would serve as an alternate source of revenue at a time when the iron ore cargo volume declined following the ban on mining
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Large container ship calls at Mundra Port
The ultra-large container ship MSC Valeria, having a capacity of 14,000 twenty feet equivalent unit (TEUs), recently called at the new container terminal of the Mundra port. TEUs, or twenty feet equivalents, are the standard units for quantifying cargoes at the container ships. The ship has an overall length of 365.5 metre (1,199.2 feet) and Mundra port is said to be the first in the country to handl
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Commissioner welcomes inclusion of port under industrial zone
Andhra Pradesh Industries Commissioner welcomed the central government's move to include Krishnapatnam port in the international industrial zone. The zone is planned along the Chennai-Bangalore railway corridor. The move is expected to boost industrial deve
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Govt forms group to monitor stalled projects
Rajiv Takru, Secretary, Financial Services department of the union finance ministry informed that the government formed a special group headed by an officer in the Cabinet Secretariat to monitor each of the stalled projects. He exuded confidence that the economy will recover from the current slowdown in the next three-six months. Owing to reasons like administrative delays, lack of environment clearances, 215 projects are stalled at vario
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Kerala govt allots Rs 80 cr for bridge project
Kerala government allotted Rs 80 crore for the construction of the Edakochi-Kannangattu bridge, the state excise Minister K Babu said at a function on the completion of a Hudco project at Pampayi Moola. He also informed that the state government would conduct tendering process for the bridge project.
Piling has already been started on an experimental basis, the m
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Massive infrastructural development at grassroot level is needed: Experts
The private players can participate in the construction of infrastructure for cold chain systems and benefit greatly. However, the experience of the few private players who have invested in the cold chain has not been satisfactory for them.
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Reinforcing safety
Ultra-high performance fibre-reinforced concrete is considered the core for building the future of any nation. This high performance material allows the construction of sustainable and economic buildings with an extraordinarily slim design. Its high strength and ductility makes it the ultimate building material, writes A Shivkamal.
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Indian companies shall increasingly adopt LMS
Rahul Himatsingka, CEO, Essar Steel Logistics, explains to Sumantra Das how a robust logistics management system can help companies handle the complex supply chain system efficiently.