- ‘Port traffic to grow 11% during 2010-15’
In what could be termed as a realistic assessment, leading consultants Frost & Sullivan has shown a positive picture of Indian port sector ...
04 Oct, 2010, 03.52 AM IST
- Port capacity set to cross 1 billion tonne mark
The nation-wide port capacity is headed to settle at 1015 million tonnes in September.
30 Aug, 2010, 12.03 AM IST
- Ministry gets ready to rewrite NMDP plans
Shipping ministry is understood to revisit the National Maritime Development Programme (NMDP) and rewrite it with a new perspective plan fo...
21 Jun, 2010, 03.07 AM IST
- PM welcomes private participation in shipping sector
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday invited private sector participation in the development of the shipping sector, considered critica...
01 Jun, 2010, 09.43 PM IST
- UK ports, logistics cos call on India for expansion
A Delegation of 10 ports and logistics company from the UK was in Chennai on Tuesday, exploring options of investing in development of port...
18 Mar, 2009, 04.08 AM IST
- UK ports eye India for market expansion
A delegation of 10 ports and logistics company from UK was in Chennai on Tuesday, exploring options of investing in development of ports in...
17 Mar, 2009, 08.34 PM IST
- Govt plans Rs 55,804 crore spending for port sector
The government plans to invest Rs 55,804 crore in the port sector of the country and would also encourage investment from the private secto...
25 Feb, 2009, 05.20 PM IST
- NMDP port projects on course, add capacity
Indian government's ambitious National Maritime Development Programme, which was flagged off in August 2005, has been able to make substant...
16 Feb, 2009, 01.12 AM IST
- 'The overall picture at national level is in line with NMDP’09 Jun, 2008, 05.20 AM IST
- Govt lines up Rs 5,000 crore port expansion projects this fiscal
The ministry of shipping is launching 10 major expansion projects in 2008-09 at an estimated investment of Rs 5,000 crore.
20 May, 2008, 01.39 AM IST
- Shipping Corp plans tie-up with ABG for mega shipyard
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) may soon forge a mega shipyard JV with leading shipbuilding company ABG Shipyard.
08 Mar, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Plan panel may sail away from ports
The shipping ministry wants to doaway with the Planning Commission’s role in port projects.
22 May, 2007, 03.28 AM IST
- Pvt ports seek tariff basis for projects
: The Indian Private Ports and Terminals Association (IPPTA) has suggested that tariff should be the bidding criterion for port sector proj...
16 Mar, 2007, 02.54 AM IST
- Port trusts ask for tax sops on dredging of channels, berths
Major port trusts have asked the government to extend tax benefits for capital dredging of channels and berths.
20 Feb, 2007, 02.38 AM IST
- India may sign infrastructure MoU with Italy
The Government is likely to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Italian government for co-operation in the fields of roads, p...
17 Feb, 2007, 02.18 AM IST
- KPT repair facility at Tuna
Kandla Port Trust’s (KPT) proposal for a mega shipyard and ship repair facility on a build-operate-and-transfer (BOT) basis has started evo...
12 Sep, 2006, 01.54 AM IST
- Shipping ministry to set sail on Plan funds
In fact, the minister for shipping, road transport and highways, TR Baalu, has urged chairmen of major ports and senior officials of the mi...
05 Jul, 2006, 01.09 AM IST