Before Cyrus Mistry took charge, companies run by his cousin Mehli gained 300 times from Tata Group contractsAfter Cyrus assumed charge in 2012, a bidding process was adopted for contract renewals and his cousin's companies lost some of these contr...
Nitin Gadkari tours inland waterways system on Mississippi riverThe minister toured the system yesterday and studied its structure as well as exchanged views on land port operations with St. Louis Port a...
Jindal ITF, Sula Shipping join hands for NTPC's Farakka trans-shipment project of coalA Jindal Saw statement on Wednesday said the partnership would increase the efficiency of the NTPC-Farakka waterways project.
Nitin Gadkari’s Ganga waterway plan not new, NTPC already using similar cargo corridorNTPC looked at Ganga as an alternative to overcome bottlenecks in transporting coal to its eastern powerhouses by rail.
NTPC's Farakka project gets domestic coal via inland waterwaysThe Farakka Super Thermal Power Station started the movement of imported coal by barges through inland waterway last year.
Coal transport via waterways may save NTPC Rs 450 a tonneNTPC, India's largest power producer, hopes to save about Rs 450 per tonne on import of 3 million tonne of coal transported through waterwa...
Shipping Minister Vasan flags first bulk coal movement through NW-1The bulk cargo movement through national waterways one was inaugurated by Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan.
Port congestion hits NTPC’s maiden coal transport planNTPC has drawn up a project to import and transport at least 3 million tonnes of coal every year through rivers in the eastern region.
Goa government owned minor port struggling for revenueA minor port owned by Goa government is struggling to earn revenue due to a year long ban on the export of iron ore.
Can India channelize its water transportation into fuelling power generation?Government announced its intention to give incentives to operators for transporting cargo by waterways, while it helps shipbuilding through...
- Shipping Ministry considering plan to set up barge terminals
The Shipping Ministry is considering a proposal to set up barge terminals at a cost of Rs 119 crore, to step up efficient movement of cargo.
- IWAI's project attracts private sector interest
When technical bids opened last week for its coal transportation project, there were four bids from leading companies.
- Congested Asian ports struggle to quench Chinese demand
More than 40 ships queues daily at Australia's Newcastle, the world's busiest coal terminal, and waits an average of two weeks to load its ...
- JSW Steel completes coal mine buy in US
JSW Steel completed the acquisition of nine coking coal mines in West Virginia in the US.
- Oil spill cleaned at Rushikulya beach, no threat to Turtles
The authorities have been able to clean almost 100% of the furnace oil that leaked from a ship two km off the Gopalpur port in south Orissa...
- Global cos eye 25% in Dharamtar Port
Acquisition will give the winning co access to an alternate dry bulk port with jetty facilities.
- ArcelorMittal sued over coal contract
US arm of ArcelorMittal is facing a breach of contract lawsuit that accuses the world's largest steel producer of reneging on a $40 million...