SP Ports Pvt Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) would soon sign a 50:50 joint venture agreement for setting up a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal at Chhara in Gujarat. The state-run HPCL and the Shapoorji Pallonji group company would invest about Rs 5,000 crore on the terminal project, which is intended to
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HPCL, Shapoorji Pallonji to build Rs 5K cr LNG terminal
To set up a terminal for importing liquid gas or liquefied natural gas in ships government-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) would partner with Mumbai-based infrastructure major Shapoorji Pallonji Group Total cost for the terminal is estimated at Rs 5,000 crore. HPCL and SP Ports Pvt Ltd, a unit of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, plan to set up the terminal at Chhara in Gujarat's Junagadh district through a 50:50 joint venture.
Cargo volume declines in major ports
Data compiled by the Indian Ports Association (IPA) shows container cargo volumes at the 12 major ports in India declined to 1.87 million standard containers in April-June 2013 quarter at from 1.94 million a year earlier. During the same quarter, these 12 ports, which account for about 58 percent of the total cargo shipped through the countryÂ’s ports, handled 137 million tonne (mn
Govt to reject bid of ABG Group
Media reports indicate that the Kerala government decided to reject the sole bid of ABG Group to develop a cement terminal at Azhikkal port in Kannur at a cost of Rs 120 crore. Reports indicate that the government decided to reject the bid on certain technical grounds including disagreement on the revenue share offered by the company
EPL allots land for terminal project
Ennore Port (EPL) allotted 13.5 hectare land for setting up a 2 million tonne per annum multi-purpose cargo terminal. The length of the new cargo berth will be 270 metre with 15 metre draught. The port plans to set up this terminal through public private partnership (PPP) model and the terminal will have two mobile cranes and a six-fork lift truck to handle clean cargo such as timber, granite, machinery, project cargo, steel, cement
Vizag port may invite fresh bids for Rs 6 bn project
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) would reportedly invite fresh price bids for the Rs 633-crore contract to extend the existing container terminal from 450 metre to 850 metre. The port had earlier invited the bids to extend the container terminal and add capacity of 0.54 million TEUs in addition to the existing 0.40 million TEUs. Currently, Visakhapatnam Container Terminal (VCTPL) is handling 247,133 TEUs per annum against the capacity of 4 lakh TEUs
JNPT relaxes norms to attract more bidders for Rs 82 bn project
In order to attract more bidders for its proposed Rs 8,200 crore fourth container terminal project, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) relaxed selection norms for contractors. The port authority invited initial bids for constructing the terminal with a capacity to load 4.8 million standard containers a year. That will make it India
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
Container traffic witnesses negative growth
According to some industry players, container traffic in the country is witnessing a negative growth. In this backdrop, it is not surprising that the Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) failed to get any response from bidders for its much-delayed Rs 3,686-crore mega box terminal project. Some industry players suggested ChPT to set up a multi-purpose berth-cum-cruise terminal instead of the cont
Firms respond to RfQ for Rs 80 bn terminal project
Several firms have responded to the request for qualification (RfQ) sought by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) for the Rs 8,000 crore fourth container terminal project. The port authority would soon conduct a pre-bid meeting for the project, after which the number of actual bidders would be known. Among the firms responded to the RfQ are DP World, Dubai, APM Terminals, Adani Group. It may be recall

