Naval leg of Indo-Russian tri-service exercise starts in GoaA release by the Indian Navy said its ships Tarkash and Aditya, and Russian Federation Navy's Yaroslav Mudriy, Viktor Konetsky and Elnya ar...
11 Dec, 2019, 10.41 PM IST
Need to open up India's dredging market to boost ports trade: Niti AayogAt present, the Dredging Corporation of India and a limited set of private vendors serve the Indian dredging market, limiting competition.
23 Dec, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
British warship HMS Dragon arrives in Goa for naval exerciseHMS Dragon and INS Kolkata of the Indian Navy will participate in `Konkan-18', a bilateral exercise between the navies of the two countries...
29 Nov, 2018, 11.23 AM IST
Projects worth Rs 20,000 crore under implementation to boost ports capacityThese 112 port capacity expansion projects had been identified for implementation over next 20 years and are expected to add 780 mtpa capac...
17 Jun, 2018, 12.52 PM IST
Casino policy will be passed in monsoon session: Manohar ParrikarParrikar said the company stated before the HC that it would be able to take the ship into the river despite the adverse weather, so the go...
17 Jul, 2017, 03.19 PM IST
A history of shipwrecks buried in the depths of Goa seaLegends speculate that around 600 shipwrecks dot Goa's seabed, though marine historians say an accurate estimate would be in double digits.
06 Jul, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
Mormugao port in Goa lines up Rs 3,141 crore projectsThe Centre-owned major port at Goa, Mormugao, has lined up ambitious Rs 3,141 crore projects that include capacity augmentation schemes.
04 Jan, 2015, 12.41 PM IST
GCCI expresses concern over pharma cos bypassing MPTPharmaceutical firms in Goa are preferring ports located outside the state over the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) for exporting their products ...
22 May, 2014, 02.03 PM IST
- Nature lovers dive underwater to clean up Grande Island
Venkat Charloo, of Barracuda Diving India, said, "All Goans should fight for making these islands into marina parks that will not only help...
29 Apr, 2014, 01.07 PM IST
High-level panel approves Rs 17,630 crore port projects"These projects are proposed to be awarded in the current financial year by various Major Ports for implementation under PPP mode," the sta...
27 Dec, 2013, 08.43 PM IST
- Shipping Ministry confident to award Rs 26k crore projects this fiscal
Outer Harbor Project was announced in the Budget at an estimated cost of Rs 7,500 crore to be taken up in phases for completion by 2021.
25 Sep, 2013, 07.27 PM IST
Panjim port locks horns with MPT over abandoned vesselTwo port authorities in Goa have locked horns over a grounded merchant navy vessel, which was found abandoned along with its crew members.
17 Sep, 2013, 07.34 PM IST
- Zuari Industries closes urea manufacturing plant temporarily due to shortage of feedstock
ZIL, a K K Birla Group of Companies venture, was severely hit after a multi-functional pipeline feeding naphtha, a raw material for urea.
31 Aug, 2011, 12.03 PM IST
- Trash, water pollution restricts diving expeditions in Goa
Accumulation of trash and extensive water pollution has curtailed the diving expeditions along state's only diving site, Grande Island, loc...
14 Jan, 2010, 12.29 PM IST
- India Equity invests $18m in Ocean Sparkle
India Equity Partners (IEP), $300-million private equity fund has picked up a minority stake in Ocean Sparkle, an unlisted Hyderabad-based ...
30 May, 2007, 02.45 AM IST
- Ocean Sparkle explores foreign port projects
Hyderabad-based Ocean Sparkle Ltd (OSL) is eyeing foreign port/terminal projects. India’s largest and fastest growing harbour towage servic...
18 Sep, 2006, 03.22 AM IST
- Portia may exit Vizag Seaport JV
In what could be a setback in foreign participation in port infrastructure, UK-based Portia Management Services, which holds 26% stake in V...
09 Sep, 2006, 01.18 AM IST