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 dock system handles all time high record cargo in 2014-15Kolkata Port Trust on Thursday stated that Kolkata Dock System (KDS) handled an all time high cargo throughput of 15.282 mt in 2014-15 over...
09 Apr, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
KoPT welcomes corporatisation move in Budget 2015Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) today welcomed the government's move to pitch for corporatisation of state-run ports in the country.
28 Feb, 2015, 05.35 PM IST
Cyclone Phailin hits 90 lakh people, huge loss to crops, housesThe cyclone left a trail of destruction, hitting nearly 90 lakh people, damaging over 2.34 lakh houses and laying waste paddy crop worth ab...
13 Oct, 2013, 02.48 PM IST
Cyclone Phailin: Cargo ship feared sunk, search on for 20 crew membersMV Bingo cargo ship is believed to have sunk in the rough seas caused by cyclonic storm Phailin with its crew on a lifeboat
13 Oct, 2013, 12.01 PM IST
Cyclone Phailin approaches Odisha, ports shut operationsThe cyclone, which is half the size of India and has a wind speed of 200 kilometres per hour, is expected to make a landfall after 6 pm tod...
12 Oct, 2013, 05.27 PM IST
BJP protests against KoPT inaction into 'irregularities'The West Bengal unit of BJP today protested against the inaction of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) into the alleged irregularities.
04 Sep, 2013, 08.52 PM IST
- KoPT's wage bill to jump 30-40%
The wage bill of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is set to jump by 30-40 per cent very soon with an annual impact of Rs 110-120 crore a year.
25 Aug, 2013, 01.14 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
Budget 2013 reassures Rs 7800cr Sagar port in BengalThe announcement of FM for a new port at Sagar in WB, comes as good news after meagre allocation for the Railway projects in the state in 2...
28 Feb, 2013, 09.01 PM IST
- National workshop on sustainable environment management
The Environment Compliance Assistance Centre (ECAC), in collaboration with the West Bengal Pollution Control Board is going to organise a n...
22 Aug, 2012, 03.03 PM IST