Ace of Ports

April 2016

Whether it is the economic scenario or weak infrastructure spending, ITD Cementation has overcome every challenge and now views the ports sector as s...

Tags: Infrastructure, ITD Cementation India Ltd, Adun Saraban, Mumbai Metro, Udangudi Power Project, Italian-Thai Development Public Company Ltd, Construction, Marine Works, Highways, Bridges, Metros, Airports, Hydro-Tunnelling, Dams, S Ramnath

AI's Dreamliner woes continue

April 2016

Air India's Dreamliner woes continued with a technical problem forcing the carrier to ground another one of its planes in Paris in late March. Meanwh...

Tags: Air India Dreamliner, US aircraft maker, Kolkata-Delhi fight hitting

Cargo traffic up 3.36%: Official

March 2016

Buoyed by pick up in demand, India´s 12 major ports saw cargo traffic increase by 3.36 per cent to 499.23 mt in the first 10 months of the current fi...

Tags: PTI, Shipping Ministry, Kolkata Port, Commodity-wise, Coal, Fertiliser, JNPT

Oceans of Opportunity

February 2016

Construction, engineering and technology opportunities abound, perhaps more than there are takers for, unless some policies change. Opportunities in ...

Tags: Construction, Engineering, Technology, Port Development, Sameer Bhatnagar, KPMG, Uthpala Suvarna, Suretech Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Greenfield Projects, Adani Ports, Special Economic Zone Ltd, Manish R Sharma, PwC India, Panamax, Sunil Kalra

The Next Level of Retail

January 2016

The Indian retail industry has emerged as one of the most dynamic and fast-paced industries. India is the world´s fifth-largest global destination in...

Tags: Retail, Kolkata´s Acropolis Mall, IGBC, Escalators, Modern High-Speed Passenger Elevators, Sushil Mohta, Merlin Group, LED lights, IBMS, Central HVAC, CCTV, ASHRAE, AHU, VFD, Water distribution

KoPT to ramp up transloading model for cargo growth

January 2016

Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) will ramp up its transloading activity resulting in cargo growth of 17 per cent to 54 mn tonne in the current fiscal. In 20...

Tags: Kolkata Port Trust, Cargo, Kanika Sands, Sandheads, Sagar

Growth in cargo handled at major ports slows

January 2016

Falling iron ore volumes has slowed the growth of cargo handled by the country´s 13 major ports in the April-November period....

Tags: VO Chidambaranar, Kolkata Port Trusts

KoPT bets on transloading for growth

January 2016

After stabilising transloading model to improve cargo flow into the riverine port, Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT)...

Tags: Riverine Port, Kolkata Port Trust, Jindal, RPS Kahlon, NTPC Power Plant, Farakka