The government is seeking to shore up investor confidence in the ports sector by agreeing to allow private firms setting up container terminals to change their cargo profile either permanently or as a stop-gap measure to deal with circumstances that have rendered their facilities idle.
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Konecranes launches new overhead crane for lifting needs…
Konecranes has introduced a new overhead crane in Pune. The new crane, the CXT-ĂÂŤ UNO, has been developed to give small and medium-sized customers in emerging markets access to KonecranesĂ´ proven technology, and will extend KonecranesĂ´ product offering for these markets.
Konecranes launches new overhead crane for lifting needs…
Konecranes has introduced a new overhead crane in Pune. The new crane, the CXT-ĂÂŤ UNO, has been developed to give small and medium-sized customers in emerging markets access to KonecranesĂ´ proven technology, and will extend KonecranesĂ´ product offering for these markets.
Rlys gets Rs 15,000 cr worth proposals in PPP mode
Indian Railways has received proposals totalling Rs 15,000 crore for development of various projects under the PPP mode, according to the Railway Minister Sadanada Gowda.
Cargo operations at 24 airports
The Civil Aviation Ministry has identified 24 airports for the development of domestic air cargo terminals. The governments plan calls for the creation of a national logistics network for the faster movement and clearance of goods
Two terminals added to Kandla port to up capacity
The Union Minister of Shipping GK Vasan dedicated two terminals of the Kandla Port to the nation on November 16. Speaking on the occasion at a function in Bangalore, he said that this port, since its inception and especially in the last decade, has grown from strength to strength fuelling growth of Kutch, Gujarat and India.
Foreign firms eye refinery, LNG projects in India
According to media reports, British Gas and British Petroleum are interested to set up oil refineries and LNG terminals in India. It may be noted that recently, government allowed 100 per cent FDI in oil refineries throĂÂugh the automatic rouĂÂte and this removes the need for a foreign company to tie-up w
Kakinada port to benefit from LNG projects
The proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in Kakinada would benefit the Kakinada deepwater port in enhancing its cargo volume. One of the proposed terminals would be set up by a consortium of Shell, Reliance and the Kakinada Seaports Private Limited (KSPL) and the other by AP Gas Distribution Corporation Limited (a joint venture of Gail
Petronet may commission Kochi terminal by end March 2014
As many as three Re-gasified Liquefied Natural Gas (R-LNG) terminals exist now in the country while the fourth R-LNG terminal is under construction at Kochi (Kerala) by Petronet LNG (PLL). Giving this information in a written reply in the Lok Sabha recently, Panabaaka Lakshmi, Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas informed that the Kochi RLNG terminal may be commissioned during 2013
Terminals at Chennai airport opened for public
Recently, the new domestic and international terminals at the Chennai airport were opened for public use by Vice-President Hamid Ansari. It may be recalled that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) built the terminals at a cost of Rs 2,000-crore to enhance capacity. The existing terminals had a capacity to handle six milli

