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

Decline in Kolkata office space transaction

December 2016

According to a recent report by Colliers International, Kolkata has recorded only 0.09 mn sq ft of overall transaction volume in office space in this...

Tags: Colliers International, Kolkata, Millenium City building, YSG, GE Alstom

Mover and Shaker

November 2016

The construction equipment market is on an uptrend. And, with infrastructure investment set to go up, the demand for construction equipment will rise...

Tags: Manufacturing plant, Investment, IBEF report, Equipment, CAGR, Sany Heavy Industry India, Dheeraj Panda, Infrastructure, Excavators, Heavy equipment machinery, Concrete equipment, Kolkata, Chennai metro projects, Batching plants, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

Centre grants Rs.515 cr for Sagar Port Project

November 2016

The government has granted Rs 515 crore for making the Sagar Port project in West Bengal financially viable. According to the Ministry of Shipping, a...

Tags: Sagar Port project, Bhor Sagar Port Ltd, Shipping, JV, Kolkata Port Trust, West Bengal Government, DPR, Port