According to a press release of the Chennai International Terminals (CITPL), the terminal caters to five mainline services to East Asia, two Colombo services and two coastal services. The release further said that the terminal has a total of seven quay (all twin lifts) and 18 rubber-tyred gantry cranes, which have more than doubled the handling capacity of the terminal
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NMPT conducts trial operation at new berth
P Tamilvanan, Chairman of the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) informed media persons that the port was conducting trial operation at the new berth for handling petroleum products. The port has already completed civil works on the berth, which can handle ships of 1.25 lakh DWT (dead weight tonnage). (DWT is a measure of how much weight a ship can carry
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Kakinada port to spend Rs 650 cr on dredging project
KV Rao, Chairman of Kakinada Deep Water Port informed a leading media that the port would spend Rs 650 crore over the next two years on dredging activity. The dredging activity is intended to increase depth of the entrance channel to 16 metre from the present 14 metre, reports suggest. The port authority expects to complete the dredging project by December 2014 after which the port
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Container terminal at Krishnapatnam port to be operational
The initial phase of a container terminal at the Krishnapatnam port is set to begin operation. The terminal is learnt to be able to handle 1.2 million TEUs in the first phase and after completion of the entire project, the terminal may handle 6 million TEUs. The port is said to have spent Rs 1,500 crore on the container terminal, which has five advanced gantry crane
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Kollam port needs infrastructure to handle cargo
Kollam cargo port urgently requires infrastructure like cranes for handling containers cargoes from vessels. Recently, a multi purpose 1,600 DWT container vessel, MV Karuthal , arrived at the port as part of a trial run calling at various small ports of the state. The captain of the ship Zaw Win Thein said that the port appeared very calm and looked ideal for receiving ships
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CPT wants govt to introduce registry system
The Cochin Port Trust (CPT) suggested the port department of Kerala government to introduce a system of issuing the certificate of registry to boats on an annual basis. The port said this in a statement filed in the Kerala High Court in response to a writ petition seeking a directive to ensure that boats plying in the backwaters had valid
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Vizhinjam Port highlights issues to minister
Officials of the Vizhinjam Port in Kerala highlighted certain issues before the state Ports Minister K Babu, when the latter visited the port. The port does not have a tug to guide ships in and cranes for off-loading large containers from the vessels. The p
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Govt project may upgrade connectivity to ICTT
Kerala government's plan to construct Azheekode Munambam Bridge and a coastal corridor from Vallarpadam to Kozhikode via Ponnani may benefit International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam, reports suggest. The present congestion on National Highway (NH) 17 will be reduced once this corridor becomes a reality. The proposed bridge and the corridor may enable smo
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Minister clarifies on boat building industry in Lakshadweep
The boat building industry in Lakshadweep Islands is not dormant owing to shortage of funds. As reported by Union Territory of Lakshadweep Administration (UTLA), boat building has been taken over by the people in Lakshadweep Islands and the quantum of work in the government boat building yard is less. However, UTLA provides financial assistance for boat building. For multi day fishing vessels, 50 percent of the cons
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Forum challenges development of terminal
The Mumbai Docklands Regeneration Forum filed a petition in Bombay high court challenging the development of a new offshore container terminal (OCT) near Mazagaon on several grounds. The petition said MbPT should have acknowledged the growth of JNPT in Nhava Sheva. The then prime mini