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Eventful journey ahead

Eventful journey ahead

After a hiatus in 2014, there are emerging signs of takers for PPP projects in some of the sectors, including ports. Baring some shortcomings, PPPs have achieved resonable success rate. However, it is too early to say that they have been a grand success.

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Thinking Afresh

Thinking Afresh

A quality transition to the planned expansion will require a huge capital investment in electricity, railways, roads, ports, airports, irrigation, water supply and sanitation systems.

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Need to focus on efficiency enhancement

Need to focus on efficiency enhancement

Capacity constraints, low level of mechanisation, low pace of project execution, lack of last mile connectivity, shallow drafts, etc., are the factors that affect cargo handling of the major ports, states Ravi Parmar

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Ministry achieves target of port projects

Ministry achieves target of port projects

Union Shipping Ministry has met the FY14 target of awarding 30 port projects, which entail an investment of over Rs 21,000 crore, adding 217 million tonne in the annual additional capacity. Unoin Shipping Minister GK Vasan said the target has been achieved with almost a full month to go on the back of changes in policies. He said during the past four years, it has awarded 88 new projects requiring an investment of Rs 42,953 crore.

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India awards 13 port projects during April-Nov

India awards 13 port projects during April-Nov

During the last April-November period, the Union Shipping Ministry has awarded 13 port projects with a total capacity of 80 million tonne (mt). Last year, the Centre had awarded 14 PPP port projects. This is 30 per cent less than the total capacity of 114 mt awarded last year at an investment of Rs 5, 515 crore.

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Centre clears 5 projects in ports

Centre clears 5 projects in ports

The Union government has cleared five port projects in various ports on September 24. Four of the five projects are to come up at Chennai Port, Cochin Port, Kandla Port and Haldia Dock Complex in Kolkata.

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Port Modernisation

Port Modernisation

The Union Government has taken up modernisation and expansion of 43 port projects at a cost of Rs 12,000 crore to add about 220 million tonne capacity to the ports. The capacity of all major ports was 744.91 million tonne per annum as on
31 March 2013.

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Govt takes up port modernisation at Rs 12,000 cr

Govt takes up port modernisation at Rs 12,000 cr

The Union government has taken up modernisation and expansion of 43 port projects at a cost of Rs 12,000 crore to add about 220 million tonne capacity to the ports. This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Shipping Milind Deora in THE Rajya Sabha on August 29. The capacity of all major ports was 744.91 million tonne per annum (MTPA) as on March 31, 2013.

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VPT faces delay

VPT faces delay

Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) may find it difficult to achieve its planned capacity increase to 150 million tonne by 2020 as several port projects are facing delay.

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