April 11, 2013
Private port operators have had greater success competing against their public sector rivals, thanks to cost-efficiencies in their service.
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Kochi, April 1
Rates fixed by TAMP for coal handling said to be too low
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Kochi, March 26
The Kerala Government will continue to press for the Rs 400-crore assistance from the Shipping Ministry to tide over the financial crisis of Kochi Port.
State Port Minis...
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Chennai, Feb. 15
Bengal Tiger Line on Friday commenced a regular container feeder service between Marg Karaikal Port and Colombo.
The service was launched with the 1,900-TEU (twenty foot equivalent unit)...
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Visakhapatnam, Feb. 5
Customs revenue has fallen by Rs 1,800 crore (32 per cent) during the current financial year compared with the corresponding period last year and the scene is not very encouraging,...
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Kolkata, Jan 18
ABG-LDA-led Vizag Agriport Pvt Ltd raised Rs 310 crore for developing the proposed mechanised fertiliser terminal at Vizag port.
Vizag Agriport Pvt Ltd is a 74:26 joint ve...
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Chennai, Dec. 28
India Ratings has downgraded Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd’s Rs 1,880 crore bank loans to Long-Term ‘IND BB’ from ‘IND BBB-’. The outlook is ‘negative’. The agency has also downg...
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Machilipatnam, Dec 12
The Machilipatnam deep-water port project, for which all the political parties have agitated earlier this year, is making very little or no progress due to one reason or the other.
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 19
The model envisages that the State government sets up the basic infrastructure for the port while the private concessionaire takes care of the superstructure and operations.
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Visakhapatnam, March 3
The Visakha Container Terminal Private Ltd (VCTPL) – the sole company which bid for the Rs 633.11-crore expansion of the existing terminal - is likely to get the Letter of Award by...
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Hyderabad, April 1
The three non-major ports on the AP coast, including Gangavaram and Kakinada ports, together handle a throughput of 40 million tonnes.
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Mumbai, March 8
Ennore Port, JNPT and Dredging Corporation of India are in the capital market to raise Rs 3,500 crore through three separate public issues. This is part of the Rs 5,000-c...
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Kochi, Feb. 5
An indefinite strike by trailer crew since Monday demanding higher wages has hit movement of containers at the Kochi Port. Benedict Fernandez, Vice-Chairman, Trade Union...
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January 27, 2013
That there is a danger in overdependence on single commodity is being realised the hard way by Mormugao Port Trust, Goa. Traditionally, iron ore export accounted for more than 80 p...
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Vijayawada, Jan 2
The Pulichintala irrigation project on Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh will be completed by July this year, state secondary education minister K Pardhasaradhi has said.Being constructed sin...
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Mumbai, Dec. 25
Bidding for Rs 700-cr worth Tuticorin port projects begin, challenges galore
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Kolkata, NOV. 12
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) and Odisha’s Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL), which is a joint venture between Tata Steel and L&T, have initiated moves to bury the hatchet. Both...
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