Chennai port is planning a Rs 3,700 crore mega container terminal with a continuous quay length of 2 km and 18-22 m side along draft, capable of handling ultra large container ships carrying over 15,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
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MIV's CFS at Vallarpadam
The proposed container freight station (CFS) by MIV Logistics at Vallarpadam would be partly operational by December and fully operational by October 2013.
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TAMPering with expectations
Three major container terminal operators in India have been hit by tariff reductions thereby reducing their revenue earning capability and positioning them to be loss-making units,
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Why ICDs and CFSs in India need to consolidate
Consider this: At 4.5 mn TEUs last year,Jawaharlal Nehru Port handled over 55 percent of India’s container volumes.Yet it handled less than a fifth of Singapore’s 25 mn TEUs.What ails India’s container trade? In this issue, we focus on the most important piece in the container logistics eco system: dry ports
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PPT for more container cargo
In view of the sharp drop in iron ore traffic, the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is tapping other commodities to boost its total throughput.
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NMPT container handling up 18.45%
The container handling at the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has witnessed 18.45 per cent growth till November 14 in the present financial year.
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Port connectivity: The efficiency linkages
Bankers say ports are one of the best sectors to finance to. With the frenetic growth envisaged in the 2020 Agenda, port connectivity is impatiently awaited as the government works on four-lane roads and rail lines linking the gateways to the hinterland.
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PSA-ABG consortium wins bid for JNPT terminal
The Board of trustees of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) decided to award the contract for its fourth container terminal to the consortium of Singapore's PSA and the ABG group in India
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Gammon Infra to start MbPT terminal by 2012-end
Gammon Infrastructure Projects (GIPL) hopes to commission its offshore container terminal port project at the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) by the end of next year, according to the company.
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Container infra: Dragging its feet
There are several binding forces in today's logistics industry in India. Yet the industry suffers from a lack of integration of processes, and that has been bleeding the nation through costs that could have been just a fraction.