The Prime Minister has directed different departments to ensure that procedural issues do not come in the way of India’s first International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam (Cochi) becoming a global cargo hub. Set up with a cost of more than Rs 1600 crores, the Vallarpadam container facility for transshipment is the first of [...]
With none of its projects meeting the deadline, Hussain Sagar and Catchment Area Improvement Programme is going at a snail’s pace… (deccanchronicle) Source: deccanchronicle, January 27, 2012;
BMT Consultants India, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced yesterday that it has been appointed as Lender’s Engineer by Axis Bank for the PPP (Public Private Partnership) project at Kandla Port, located in the Gujarat state of western India. PSL Limited, a leading pipe [...]
Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday expressed desire to double trade with India to USD 14 billion by 2014 and forge … (zeenews) Source: zeenews, January 25, 2012;
The Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal is fast turning out to be a liability for the Cochin Port Trust. The terminal… By Babu K Peter (expressbuzz) Source: expressbuzz, January 23, 2012;
Four states – Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat – have approached the Centre with proposals to invest at least Rs 10,000 crore… (timesofindia) Source: timesofindia, January 20, 2012;
With the double aim of easing traffic congestion and increasing the tourist potential of the picturesque Kadambrayar region, an ambitious proposal for a waterway has been submitted for approval. The proposal for the waterway from Chitrapuzha to Kadamprayar was submitted to the government by District Collector P I Sheik Pareeth. “The `11-crore project will cover [...]
The Indian tonnage as part of global shipping stood at 10 million GT about a year ago. The Indian tonnage has recently crossed the 11 million GT mark. This was stated by Shri G.K. Vasan, Union Minister of Shipping while inaugurating India Maritime Week in New Delhi today. Shri Vasan said that last year, in [...]
A consortium of Cargo Motors Pvt. Ltd and Israel Ports Co. has won the bid to develop Nargol port in Gujarat, which experts say could offer… By Maulik Pathak (livemint) Source: livemint, January 17, 2012;
The government move to deny ‘security clearance’ to Gautam Adani-owned Adani Port & SpecialEconomic Zone (APSEZ), formerly Mundra Port, … By Anto T Joseph (mydigitalfc) Source: mydigitalfc, January 16, 2012;
