The Haldia terminal in West Bengal will be managed by IRC Natural Resources, which won the bid with a ₹105.03-per-tonne royalty to IWAI. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, has formally handed over the Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal (MMT) to IRC Natural Resources, marking a key milestone...
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Tag: Inland Waterways Authority of India
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We are constrained by our limited dredging capacity
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) was set up in 1986. Since then till 2008, only five waterways could be declared as National Waterways. Work could be started on only three of them: National Waterway or NW-1 that is the Ganga National Waterway, NW-2 that is the Brahmaputra Waterway and NW-3 comprising the backwaters of Kerala.
German design cargo vessels for IWAI´s NW-1 foray
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has inked a deal with DST, Germany to design vessels, especially suited to navigate the 1,620 km stretch of NW-1.
Proposed Haldia multimodal terminal receives good industry response
Even before the construction of the multimodal terminal at Haldia in West Bengal kicks off, it has received a commitment of 5.92 million tons (MT) per annum of cargo volume by the year 2018 from the industry, indicating huge cargo potential of the proposed terminal.
Ports – Porting Ahead
A lot of optimism has set in with 100 per cent FDI inflow, the Sagarmala Project, greater thrust on PPP projects, and the ´Make in India´ initiative. The Indian ports and shipping industry plays a vital role in sustaining growth of the country´s
IWAI exploring various funding options
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is exploring various funding options to take up development work of inland waterways once Parliament passes the Inland Waterways Bill.
Paradip, Dhamra to jointly develop part of NW-5
Paradip and Dhamra ports plan to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the Jokadia-to-Paradip and Dhamra stretch of the Kharsua River for inland trade. The 201 km stretch is part of the National Waterway (NW)-5.
India to use waterways to Ashuganj port
Bangladesh has agreed to allow India to use its waterways to Ashuganj river port on Meghna, about 37 km from Agartala, for carrying food grains from Kolkata to Tripura. Bangladesh government agreed to a request by the Centre
IWAI transport terminal ready at Kolkata port
A transport terminal of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) at Garden Reach Jetty-2 in Kolkatta Port Trust is ready.
Kolkata being a transportation hub on the Ganga, the new terminal would serve Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and the North-Eastern Region.
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