By March 2013, union shipping ministry expects to award all the 42 port projects targeted during 2012-13, Minister for Shipping GK Vasan informed reporters. Speaking to media persons, Vasan said most of these projects are for capacity addition, deepening of chan
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Odisha govt proposes port connectivity projects
Odisha government proposed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to upgrade road connectivity to six non-major ports in Astarang, Baliharchandi, Gopalpur, Dhamra, Chudamani and Subarnarekha. It may be recalled that in February 2012, the Odisha government awarded the contract for feasibility studies for four-lane connectivity to these non-major ports to two cons
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Hapag-Lloyd proposes to raise shipping charges
From February 1, the shipping rates for containers from the Indian subcontinent would be raised by Hapag-Lloyd. The liner considers to raise the rate by $250 per Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) for transporting boxes from the Indian subcontinent - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and S
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Iran to develop Chabahar port for India
Iran reiterated its commitment to develop Chabahar port to bolster its ties with India. Iran plans to expand the port in five phases and to ramp up its capacity to 20 million tonne by 2020. India's interest in the Iranian port is not only to get a direct access to Central Asia but also to facilitate import of mine
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PPT seeks waiver of license norms
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is awaiting a positive response on its request to waive license norms for storing imported coal at its warehouse. The port is mandated to secure a storage licence and a transport license for all mineral transactions under the Odisha Mineral (Prevention of Theft, Smuggling and Illegal mining and Regulation of Possession, Storage and Tran
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Sreedharan asks Gujarat govt to rethink metro rail project
India's Metro Man E Sreedharan suggested Gujarat government to rethink its approach to the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail project. Speaking at MS University's 61st annual convocation in Vadodara, Sreedharan said Gujarat has lost the chance to get funding from Japanese government for the project. Sreedharan, who was the former managing director of Delhi
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Govt plans to link Faridabad and Gurgaon with mono rail
Addressing a rally in Faridabad, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said he plans to set up mono-rail between the city and Gurgaon in order to give a fillip to the development of the area. He said the government would work out the modalities of the project. Meanwhile, he said that under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission, developmental work
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Board clears port project in Ludhiana
At a recent meeting of the Project Approval Board of Punjab government cleared the proposal to set up a dry port near Kila Raipur in Ludhiana.The board, which is headed by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, cleared the project as the proposed port may boost industrialisation, trade and commercial activity in Punjab.
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JICA agrees to lend Rs 200 bn for mega corridor project
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) agreed to lend JPY 295 billion (about Rs 20,000 crore) for the two routes in the proposed Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC
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AP govt to resolve issues related to metro project
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy assured L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad, which implements metro rail project in the city, that the state government would resolve issues related to the project. During a meeting with L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Chairman YM Deosthalee and Managing Director VB Gadgil, Reddy said the special task force headed by the Chief Secretary would meet more frequently and r