Major Ports cargo traffic up 3.46% during April-November to 440 MTIn Kolkata Port, overall growth was 12.64 per cent. Kolkata Dock System (KDS) registered traffic growth of 4.33 per cent.
07 Dec, 2017, 08.32 PM IST
Cargo traffic at 12 major ports up 4.18% to 550 MTThe 12 ports recorded higher traffic volumes during April-February period at 550 million tonne (MT) on account of pick-up in demand from va...
30 Mar, 2016, 04.55 PM IST
Modi government to award Rs 14,225 crore port projects by MarchThe ministry's focus is on improving the existing port infrastructure, modernisation of the existing facilities and increasing port capacit...
27 Jan, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
Top ports fail to utilise 47% of 77,191 acres land: CAGThe country's 12 major ports failed to utilise close to half of the total land under their possession, official auditor CAG has said in a r...
08 Dec, 2015, 10.21 PM IST
Government extends productivity reward scheme for port employeesThe expenditure on account of PLR shall be borne by major port trusts and dock labour boards from their own resources without any budgetary...
14 Oct, 2015, 02.50 PM IST
Government eyes Rs 2,500-crore profit from ports in next 2 years: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari today said the Centre is targeting a net profit of Rs 2,500 crore from its 12 major ports in the next two years.
23 Sep, 2015, 10.29 PM IST
More powers to ports on operational, financial frontsThe orders have been given on recommendations of a panel set up in 2013 to suggest measures to rationalise the extent powers of the major p...
30 Apr, 2015, 06.40 PM IST
Haldia to become country's first green port: Nitin GadkariGadkari said the port has eight oil refineries for imported palm oil from Malaysia and it has been using its residue to manufacture 3 lakh ...
16 Apr, 2015, 10.45 PM IST
Bill on 101 National Waterways to be in Parliament this session: GadkariDevelopment of waterways that are found feasible for navigation would commence from 2016-17. Multi-modal hubs would boost industry, employm...
09 Apr, 2015, 04.09 PM IST
Budget 2015: Port unions oppose corporatisation move, to go ahead with stirIn the Budget presented earlier in the day, FM Jaitley said the government will encourage the 12 major ports run by the government to get c...
28 Feb, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
Union Budget 2015: Government to encourage corporatisation of public sector portsArun Jaitley said, the exemption to construction, erection, commissioning or installation of original works pertaining to an airport or por...
28 Feb, 2015, 02.56 PM IST
Adani Group, JSW Steel, Mercator in race for Rs 350 crore dredging projectThe project model was worked out by consultant SBI Caps. The Goa port had handled 11.74 million tonnes of cargo in 2013-14.
01 Feb, 2015, 12.03 PM IST
Government plans to take gross Indian tonnage in shipping to 43 million tonnesGovernment plans to take gross tonnage under the Indian flag to 43 million tonnes (MT) in the next five years from the present 10.31 MT.
15 Dec, 2014, 03.13 PM IST
Public-private-partnership port projects worth Rs 30,221 crore under implementationGurjar said the government had taken a total of 72 projects for the sector under PPP mode and of these 28 projects of Rs 8,945.86 crore hav...
31 Jul, 2014, 06.42 PM IST
Visa issues hinder foreign tourists arrival in Goa: MinisterUnweildy visa processes, no visa on arrival facility at Goa airport, high hotel rates, economic recession in Europe, can be reasons discour...
09 Oct, 2013, 04.39 PM IST
- Employment at major ports drop at CAGR of about 5 per cent between 2001-10
Employees at India's major ports has declined at a compounded annual growth rate of about 5 per cent between 2001-2010, industry body ASSOC...
02 Jan, 2013, 02.49 PM IST
- GAIL pipeline project in Goa faces obstacle
Goa Government's ambitious plan to generate electricity using gas from Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) has hit a roadblock.
30 Apr, 2012, 12.16 PM IST