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

Allcargo Logistics plans container freight station facility

November 2015

Allcargo Logistics is setting up Container Freight Station facility at Kolkata Port. This is a part of the growth strategy of the container freight s...

Tags: Allcargo Logistics, Container Freight Station, Kolkata Port, Container freight station, CFS, ICD, Kolkata Port

Global Tech for Local Needs

October 2015

Today, people spend 80-90 per cent of their lives in buildings, making buildings an integral part of their ecosystem. With the advent of new technolo...

Tags: Priyanshu Singh, Naveen Patnaik, Buildings, Equipped, Smart devices, Infrastructure, Airports, BMS, Kolkata airport, Wankhede Stadium, ANPR, DVM platform, TPDDL, ADR, PTZ Honeywell

Afcons for a smarter tomorrow

October 2015

The Shapoorji Pallonji Group Company has transformed itself into a complete metro solutions provider for urban infrastructure. By the time the constr...

Tags: Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Urban Infrastructure, TBMs, Tunnel Boring Machines, Afcons, V Manivannan, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited, DMRC, Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited