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Uncertainty in dredging may affect Haldia project

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

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Slew of projects delayed in Kolkata port

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

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PPT to have control over Kanika Sands island

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

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Private firms bid for Rs 17 bn Haldia Dock II project

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

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Bidders submit high quotes for Haldia port contract

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

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KoPT awaits nod for full-fledged ship breaking operation

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