Proposed Haldia multimodal terminal receives good industry response

September 2016

Even before the construction of the multimodal terminal at Haldia in West Bengal kicks off, it has received a commitment of 5.92 million tons (MT) pe...

Tags: Construction, Haldia, Cargo, Inland Waterways Authority of India, Haldia terminal, Inland waterways, Firms, Shipping lines, Cargo operators, Shippers

Antwerp Port to help develop AP ports

September 2016

Belgium´s Antwerp Port Authority, which operates the largest port in Europe after Rotterdam, has offered its expertise to explore trade through ports...

Tags: Belgium Antwerp Port Authority, Port, Greenfield port, Smart Cities, Petroleum clusters, Inland waterways

Waterway nationalisation | Goa to meet stakeholders

September 2016

The Goa government will soon start consultations with stakeholders over the nationalisation of inland waterways, a senior official has said. ´The dep...

Tags: Goa government, Inland waterways, Ports, James Braganza, Laxmikant Parsekar, MoU, NIWA

Rs 2 lakh crore projects to step up port connectivity

August 2016

The government is eyeing an infrastructure investment of around Rs 2 lakh crore under the Sagarmala project with a view to step up port-connectivity ...

Tags: Infrastructure, Investment, Sagarmala project, Ports, Road, Rail Connectivity Infrastructure, Nitin Gadkari, Inland waterways, Ministry of Shipping, Mechanise cargo handling system

India´s largest container port needs Rs.500 crore more to beef up ops

July 2016

India´s largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, will be spending nearly Rs500 crore in the next two-three years to beef up evacuation of cargo...

Tags: Container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, JN Port, Coastal shipping, Inland waterways, Investments, Railway yard

India´s largest container port needs Rs.500 crore more to beef up ops

July 2016

India´s largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, will be spending nearly Rs500 crore in the next two-three years to beef up evacuation of cargo...

Tags: Container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, JN Port, Coastal shipping, Inland waterways, Investments, Railway yard

Funding National Waterways

May 2016

India has remarkable potential of 14,500 km of navigable waterways. However, only 4,300 km comprising five waterways have been designated as National...

Tags: Underutilised Waterways, Maritime India Summit 2016, National Waterways Act 2016, IWAI, Inland Waterways Authority of India Funds, Piyush Goyal, National Clean Energy Fund, Coal, Piyush Goyal, Shipping, Power, New Renewable Energy, International Financial Corporation, International Monetary Fund, International Development Association

Decoding the Budget

March 2016

The Indian construction industry has grown consistently in the recent past. The overall gross value addition (at current prices) has been around 8.04...

Tags: CW, Construction Industry, SEZ, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment Trusts, REITs, National Highways, Inland Waterways, Irrigation, Swacchh Bharat, Urban Infra, NABARD, NHAI, PMGSY