Kolkata Port Trust (including Haldia ) witnessed 14.65 per cent decline in cargo handling at 28.86 mn t during April and December 2012. Haldia alone recorded 17.31 per cent drop in cargo volume at 20.2 mn t, official data shows. The other ports recording negative growth included Visakhapatnam 16.04 per cent at 44.2 mn t; and Chennai 4.87 per cent at 39.89 mn
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Maheshwari creates record in cargo loading
Kandla Port Trust (KPT) congratulated handling agents Maheshwari Handling Agency and BS Shipping for loading a record 38,000 million tonne (mn t) Kaoline in just 1 day on m.v. Wingsail. The port authority also congratulated ship agent - BS Shipping Private, shippers - Gunjan Minerals & Clays LLP , Buyer - Ras Al Khaimah Company, UAE and Customs Hou
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Kolkata Port extends deadline for application
Kolkata Port Trust extended the deadline for filing applications for the proposed Rs 1,500-crore 1.2-million-TEU container terminal at Diamond Harbour till February 28. This is the second time that the port trust is extending the deadline after the tender was floated in Oct
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ABG files SLP with SC against HC order
Against the earlier order of Calcutta High Court, ABG Ports has filed a special leave petition (SLP) with the Supreme Court (SC) seeking approval to remove its equipment out of Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) in Kolkata Port. Earlier, the Calcutta High Court ordered the firm not to take the equipment out of India, and also said that special officers, along with
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KoPT evaluates bids for cargo handling contracts
Reports suggest that Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is evaluating the applications submitted by three bidders for the mechanised dry bulk cargo operations at berths 2 and 8 at the Haldia port. The three bidders are TM International Logistics (TMILL), Boxtrans Logistics (India) Services, and a consortium of Singapore-based Ocean Connection and Seap
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NGO seeks probe on revenue loss to Kolkata Port
A non-government organisation (NGO) has sought a commercial audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India to ascertain the revenue loss to the Kolkata Port from certain private contracts. According to the NGO the National Forum For PeopleÂ’s Rights, the award of a service contract by the Kolka
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KoPT demands import duty from HBT
ABG Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) is said to have received a notice from the customs department of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) demanding import duty on equipments. It is learnt that equipment of Rs 75-80 crore was imported without paying duty for operations at berth num
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Kolkata Port to invest Rs 150 bn to attract traffic
In order to reverse the decline in cargo handling at Kolkata Port, the authority planned to invest Rs 15,000 crore on various development projects till the end of the 12th Five Year Plan (2016-17). Cargo handling at the port declined to 43.245 million tonne (mn t) in 2011-12 compared to 47.545 mn t in the previous fiscal. The decline is attributed mainly to a fall in liquid bulk as also in crude oil movement. Meanwhile, the port is planning to sell or lease land in seve
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KPT may take action against ABG-KCTL
Kandla Port Trust (KPT) plans to take action against ABG Kandla Container Terminal (ABG-KCTL) as the former is not satisfied with the cargo handling performance of the latter.Kandla Port alleges that the ABG-KCTL, which has been active in the port since 2005, failed to ensure minimum guaranteed throughput (MGT) for four successive years. Reports suggest that KPT may even terminate the contr
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Rs 622 cr SPM project gets CCI nod
According to a government statement, the proposed Single Point Mooring (SPM) and allied facilities for import of crude oil at the Kandla port received clearance from the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI). The Rs 621.53 crore project would increase its capacity by 12 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) to 104 mn tpa and it would be set up off Veera (outside Kandla creek) in Gulf of Kutch at