Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has announced a 28.58 per cent rise in operational surplus at Rs.603.65 crore for 2015-16.
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Rise in Kolkata port traffic
The Kolkata Port Trust has reported an over 12 per cent growth in traffic to approximately 46.3 million tonne (mt) for FY15
Port plan to end Haldia imbroglio
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has proposed to split the scope of work at berths 2 and 8 at Haldia to facilitate the exit of Haldia Bulk Terminal (HBT).
Gadkari assures funding for Sagar island port project
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has met Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, who has assured Central funding for the proposed deep sea port near Sagar island in the State.
Uncertainty in dredging may affect Haldia project
With the central government withdrawing dredging subsidy for dredging projects in Kolkata port, industry watchers raise concern about the ability of the financially strained port to dredge the channel. Dredging of the channel is required in order to attract large ships and thereby boost cargo traffic in the port.
Inability to dredge the channel may affect the prospect of th
Slew of projects delayed in Kolkata port
Industry observers raise concern about delay in the slew of port projects proposed in the Kolkata port. For the last 10 years, authorities have been proposing to set up cargo handling facilities at Sagar Island closer to sea. Initially, they proposed to set up a deep-sea port on the line of a similar port near Shanghai. The advocates of such a project took some time to reali
PPT to have control over Kanika Sands island
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) will have control over the Kanika Sands, an island off the Odisha coast, as the union shipping ministry cancelled the earlier notification extending the port limit of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to cover the island. In a soon-to-be made gazette notification, the ministry decided to extend the jurisdiction of PPT to the island. At a high-level meeting with the Chief Secretary of Odisha and the chairpersons of both KoPT and PPT, the unio
Private firms bid for Rs 17 bn Haldia Dock II project
RPS Kahlon, Chairman of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) informed that Concast-Hyundai and Adani Ports showed interest in developing the second dock facility at Haldia. KoPT wants to implement the Rs 1700-crore project, which involves setting up four berths at Salukhali named as Haldia dock II
Bidders submit high quotes for Haldia port contract
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) intends to examine why
interested bidders are offering higher quotes for the mechanised cargo handling at Haldia port. Speaking to media persons, Manish Jain, Deputy Chairman, Haldia Port, KoPT, said the port authorities must examine why no interested bidders could match the tariffs charged by ABG-LDA run previous contractor Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT
KoPT awaits nod for full-fledged ship breaking operation
RPS Kahlon, Chairman of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) informed that the port is awaiting statutory clearances from the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to begin full-fledged ship breaking operations. The port authority partially resumed ship breaking operations, which was stalled for almost three years since 2010, at its Kolkata Dock System (KDS). The port stopped operation in 2010-11 owing to technical reasons