Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) may find it difficult to achieve its planned capacity increase to 150 million tonne by 2020 as several port projects are facing delay.
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Transport of coal via road may cause pollution
Citing adverse effect from pollution, TDP leader and former minister Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy opposed any move to transporting coal by road from the general cargo berth in Visakhapatnam Port. At a press conference, Murthy opposed the transportation of coal by road stating it would bring back the pollution
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VPT faces delay in implementing key projects
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) may find it difficult to achieve its planned capacity increase to 150 million tonne by 2020 as several port projects are facing delay. The company planned to achieve this capacity expansion through an estimated investment of Rs 14,000 crore. The port authority is facing implementation delay for thre
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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
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Consultant for Bheemili port
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) plans to rope in a Delhi-based consultant firm, Aecom, for preparing a detailed feasibility report (DFR) for the proposed satellite port at Bheemili.
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VPT to rope in consultant for Bheemili port project
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) plans to rope in a Delhi-based consultant firm, Aecom, for preparing a detailed feasibility report (DFR) for the proposed satellite port at Bheemili. In 6 months time, the consultant firm may submit its report after studying topographical, hydrological and other relevant aspects like projected traffic after two decades
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Vizag port seeks Rites’ suggestion for Rs 6.3 bn project
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) mandated Rites to study the revenue sharing model for the proposed Rs 634-crore second container berth project at the port. VPT roped in Rites to suggest a revenue sharing model because it is not satisfied with the revenue share offered by Visakha Container Terminal Private Limited (VCT
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Mechanisation at Vizag port
The mechanisation of cargo handling facilities in the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) would increase the cargo handling capacity of the port by additional 50 million tonne per annum,
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Vizag Port takes up mechanisation at Rs 444.1 cr
Residents of Visakhapatnam's old areas like Kotha Veedhi and other areas in the locality will be relieved from dust pollution if the proposed mechanisation programme at Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) goes as per the plan. The VPT has lined up a series of coal mechanisation programmes involving crores of rupees.
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Mechanisation to raise capacity at Vizag port
The mechanisation of cargo handling facilities in the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) would increase the cargo handling capacity of the port by additional 50 million tonne per annum, Ajeya Kallam, Chairman of the port informed reporters. The port recently commissioned the Rs 444.1 crore mechanised coal handling facility of Vedanta Resources at VPT. Following this, the outer harbour would be totally clean and prevent vehicular movement which spreads coal parti