Trade and commerce on the nation's vast waterways have been hampered by an archaic approach to dredging, as well as monopolistic practices and policies.
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Shapoorji Pallonji divests Gopalpur port for Rs 33.5 bn
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Debt Financing: Funding Sustainable Infra
$30 trillion economy seems possible
Indian Infrastructure: Attracting World Interest
IIFCL raises Rs 1,500 crore through bonds/debentures
Metro Rail sustainability suffering from affordability & connectivity
Dr E Sreedharan, India’s ‘Metro Man’ & India’s Top Metro Rail CEOs converge in Mumbai for CW Metro Rail Conference
Road Contracts awarded drop to less than half!
Synergy Steels clinches Award for Best Environment & Pollution Control Practices, 2023
Will QCBS phase out L1 for Infrastructure Procurement?
Centre clears Vizhinjam seaport ToR for EIA
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has finally cleared the Terms of Reference for conducting the Environment Impact Assessment for the multi-crore Vizhinjam Seaport Project.
NTPC, Petronet negotiate
NTPC, implementing the Kayamkulam power plant in Kerala, has sought long-term pricing comfort from Petronet LNG (PLL).
Rail gets leg-up from budget
Railway Budget 2011-12 initiates set up of a bridge factory in Jammu and Kashmir, as the J&K rail link project involves a large number of bridges.
Ports and the state go together
You can see Kerala’s maritime initiatives brewing: In September last year, the cabinet approved a Maritime Board for the state, PPP bids are on, and the stage is now set for the state to see the projects through and to consolidate.
New regulator for ports
The Shipping Ministry was mulling to do away with the Tariff Authority for Major Ports and bringing in a new regulator which will enable ports in India to fix their own market based tariffs for higher returns.
The Gamechanger
After a 20-year wait, the brand new ICTT at Vallarpadam is all set to be Kerala maritime’s best brand ambassador yet, further transforming the maritime and logistics landscape of the region. Shashidhar Nanjundaiah writes from Vallarpadam.
On an infrastructural upswing
The state government states that the growth rate of the state has been growing close to nine per cent, and very soon Kerala will become the fastest growing state in the country.
Export zones: Need new forms of partnership
With 18 industrial parks, Kinfra still believes that Kerala’s best strengths are not fully harnessed. S Ramnath says that facilitation, rather than incentivisation, will be the strategy to attract investment in the export zones.
Maritime Agenda 2020: The awaited lift, finally
Reactive is better than non-active. The fact that the Maritime Agenda 2020 is the biggest documentation of our future vision in maritime ever is both heartening and concerning.