Rs 500 crore approved for development of West Bengal’s Sagar Port project

October 2016

To make the development of the proposed Sagar Port project in West Bengal financially viable, a grant of Rs 515 crore has been given in principle app...

Tags: Sagar Port project, West Bengal, Ministry of Shipping, BSPL, DPR, Port, NHIDCL, MoRT, Sagar Island

Paradip to be developed as world-class smart industrial Port City

September 2016

The Ministry of Shipping is planning to develop Paradip as a world-class, globally competitive, smart industrial Port City. The rationale behind deve...

Tags: Paradip, Ministry of Shipping, MSME, Smart city, Sagarmala programme, Commercial areas, Water management system, Waste recycling centre, Pradhanmantri Awaas Yojana, Solar power project, Port City

Major ports adopt solar technology

September 2016

The drive for the deployment of solar energy in India has gained further momentum as the Ministry of Shipping has recently announced that it is plann...

Tags: Solar energy, Utility-scale solar power plants, Ministry of Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan, Green Port

12 major ports in India to go solar

September 2016

The drive for the deployment of solar in India has gained further momentum as the Ministry of Shipping has recently announced that it is planning to ...

Tags: Solar, Ministry of Shipping, Utility-scale solar power plants, Ports

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

Indian investment in highways and ports

August 2016

The government has allocated a total Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs.46,834 crore including cess and toll remittance for 2016-17 for the Ministry...

Tags: Gross Budgetary Support, Ministry of Road Transport, Highways, IEBR, Ministry of Shipping, GBS

Cochin Shipyard signs MoU with Govt

August 2016

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of India for the financial year 2016-17....

Tags: Cochin Shipyard Limited, Memorandum of Understanding, Government of India, PSU, Ministry of Shipping

Major Port Trust Act, 1963, to be replaced

July 2016

The Ministry of Shipping has prepared a draft bill 'The Central Port Authorities Act' 2016 ' to replace the 'Major Port Trust Act, 1963'....

Tags: Ministry of Shipping, The Central Port Authorities Act, Major Port Trust Act, Labour nominee member