SAGARMALA: All for Ports

January 2018

Sagarmala, the flagship programme of the Ministry of Shipping, hinges on capacity expansion and modernisation of ports along India's coastline, enhan...

Tags: Sagarmala, Ministry of Shipping, Ports, Ankit Patel, ICRA, DPR, Tata Projects, JNPT, MT Krishna Babu, Sanjay Bhatia, Mumbai Port Trust, FSRU, CCEA, EJC yard, Kolkata Port Trust

West Bengal’s Tajpur to be developed following global landlord port model

December 2017

Tajpur will now be developed as a major port by Bhor Sagar Port, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) originally formed by the Central Government-owned Ko...

Tags: Tajpur, Bhor Sagar Port, SPV, Kolkata Port Trust

Kolkata Metro’s 350 m gap to be connected

October 2017

The long pending construction of 14 piers which has caused the suspension of Kolkata Metro’s North-South corridor is set to commence soon. Recently, ...

Tags: Construction, Kolkata Metro, Noapara-Dakshineswar stretch, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority

Dhamra port to start container operations

June 2017

The Adani Group owned Dhamra Port Company Ltd (DPCL) is gearing up to start container business operations in the next two to three months. According ...

Tags: Adani Group, Dhamra Port Company Ltd, Paradip ports, Kolkata Port

Township plan on KoPT land

March 2017

Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) may soon receive clearance from the Union Cabinet to lease out land for townships on a PPP mode. It will draw up a township...

Tags: Kolkata Port Trust, Union Cabinet, Mumbai Port Trust

Township plan on KoPT land

March 2017

Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) may soon receive clearance from the Union Cabinet to lease out land for townships on a PPP mode. It will draw up a township...

Tags: Kolkata Port Trust, Union Cabinet, Mumbai Port Trust

Burnpur Cement announces new product

March 2017

Kolkata-based Burnpur Cement is to launch a new product, Pozzolona Portland Cement (PPC), according to a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange. PPC ...

Tags: Kolkata-based Burnpur Cement, PPC, Asansol plant

Trash skimmers to be used for Ganga surface cleaning

January 2017

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) will introduce trash skimmers for surface cleaning of the river in six more cities in the first week of t...

Tags: NMCG, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Garh Mukhteshwar, Sahibganj, Kolkata, SPMG