KoPT to ramp up transloading model for cargo growthAfter stabilising transloading model to improve cargo flow into the riverine port, Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) will ramp up this activity tha...
13 Dec, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
New technology to reduce KoPT's dregding cost: Nitin GadkariKoPT chairman R P S Kahlon said that cargo throughout had increased substantially with 22 per cent rise in the first six months of this fin...
01 Dec, 2015, 07.15 PM IST
Kolkata Port Trust to sign Rs 250 crore agreement with Jindal ITFThe investment would be from Jindal ITF and they would charge the users for the service, but KoPT would not levy any charge for transloadin...
18 Sep, 2015, 02.10 PM IST
Haldia Dock logs 27% cargo growth in April-July 2015: KoPT chairmanKolkata Dock System (KDS), KoPT's another unit, handled 5.19 mt of traffic during the four months, a growth of 15.25 per cent.
26 Aug, 2015, 04.08 PM IST
- Kolkata Port Trust seeks Expression of Interest for floating LNG terminal
"I had written letters to the shipping ministry, Central Vigilance Commission and even Cabinet secretary about violation of CVC guidelines ...
21 Sep, 2014, 05.18 PM IST
Kolkata Port Trust can proceed with royalty based stevedoring tender, says Calcutta High CourtKolkata Port Trust was granted respite by Calcutta HC which allowed it to move ahead with the tendering process to select stevedoring agent...
16 Sep, 2014, 05.29 PM IST
Kolkata Port Trust to relax contract terms for Haldia berths 2 & 8"We are trying to relax terms of the contract so that capital cost for operation can be reduced for the new operator," said KoPT Chairman R...
24 Aug, 2013, 05.30 PM IST
KoPT bags award for container handlingKoPT was winner of the award among the 12 major ports of the country at a SCOPE International Conference and Exhibition in Chennai recently.
25 Jul, 2013, 08.32 PM IST
- KoPT's Haldia dock set report to Rs 200 crore deficit in FY13
Kolkata Port Trust's Haldia dock is set to post a deficit of over Rs 200 crore in the current 2012-13 fiscal.
24 Mar, 2013, 01.25 PM IST
- Kolkata Port Trust will wait till final order on port limit: ML Meena
KoPT has decided not to proceed with the mid-stream transloading project tendering process despite receiving a breather from the Supreme Co...
15 Feb, 2012, 11.53 AM IST
- KoPT finally overcomes the hurdle blocking development
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) appears to have overcome the last hurdle in its way to build the proposed Diamond Harbour Container Terminal.
08 Jul, 2011, 09.35 PM IST
- Centre signals discontinuation of riverine port in Kolkata
The Union shipping ministry has asked Kolkata Port Trust's acting chairman to justify the rationale of maintaining a riverine port in Kolka...
25 Nov, 2009, 09.59 PM IST
- Britannia struggles to secure its 60-yr old factory's interest
Britannia Industries Ltd (BIL) is leaving no stone unturned to secure the long term interests of its 60-year old biscuit factory in Taratol...
22 Oct, 2009, 11.14 PM IST
- Govt invites fresh applications for KoPT chairman post
The Union shipping ministry on Wednesday invited fresh applications for the post of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) chairman.
18 Mar, 2009, 07.56 PM IST
- Kolkata Port Trust keen to undertake overseas jobs
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is keen to provide consultancy to ports overseas and even execute small projects.
14 Nov, 2007, 08.06 PM IST
- KoPT to boost cargo-handling capacity
The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has decided to enhance cargo-handling capacity from its present 55 million tonnes (MT) to about 90MT in the n...
10 Sep, 2007, 03.39 AM IST
- KoPT in cruise control mode to boost cargo traffic
In its bid to ramp up capacity and enhance efficiency, the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has drawn up a Rs 969-crore capex plan for the 11th Pl...
07 May, 2007, 02.20 AM IST