Two LPG carriers cross Strait of Hormuz, set to reach India this weekTwo ships carrying cooking gas for India have successfully navigated the Hormuz Strait. This comes after a recent attack on a dhow, the Haj...
14 May, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
Expansion of cargo handling capacity at JSW Dharamtar Port recommended for EC grantA government sub-committee found coal dust and wastewater impacting mangroves at JSW Dharamtar Port. This occurred before an expert panel r...
05 May, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
India steadily positioning itself as competitive maritime nation: Shipping secretaryIndia is strengthening its position as a maritime power. Policy changes, infrastructure growth, and private sector engagement are driving t...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Kolkata port signs Rs 343.58 cr deal for Haldia berth mechanisationSyama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) has awarded a Rs 343.58 crore PPP project to Ganges Bulk Terminal Pvt. Ltd. for mechanizing ber...
14 Aug, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
Paradip Port to be fully mechanised by 2030Paradip Port aims to become fully mechanised by 2030 by developing three new berths and mechanising four existing ones. It will also establ...
01 Nov, 2024, 11.10 PM IST
Adani Ports forays into Bengal maritime sector, to operate berth at HaldiaBerth no. 2, where the company will work, will offer a capacity of 3.744 million metric tons per annum and the investment will be about Rs ...
10 Feb, 2022, 10.59 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
Government approves Rs 1,438-crore project for Paradip PortThe government today approved a Rs 1,439-crore project for mechanisation of three berths at Paradip port on public private partnership (PPP...
07 Oct, 2015, 04.19 PM IST
Gangavaram Port sets a record on steam coal handlingGangavaram Port today said it has crossed a milestone by discharging a record 1,12,599 metric tonnes of steam coal from an ultra large carg...
07 Sep, 2015, 11.19 PM IST
Stakeholders demand appointment of permanent chairman for Paradip Port TrustPPSA, DOA, HEA, PPWA and PIWA have sought an appointment with Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari to apprise him of the problem.
17 Aug, 2015, 03.02 PM IST
Essar to develop three berths at Vizag port for Rs 1,200 croreThe company said its subsidiary, Essar Vizag Terminals Ltd (EVTL), has taken over VPT's iron ore handling complex on a build-operate-transf...
14 May, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
- Mormugao Port Trust's proposal for mechanised coal handling facility on hold
Port authorities were banking on this facility to revive its coal and coke handling business which has stopped since September 2012.
23 Oct, 2013, 08.05 PM IST
Essar Ports to develop 3 iron ore berths at Visakhapatnam PortEssar Ports has emerged as the highest bidder for mechanisation and operation of three iron ore berths at Visakhapatnam Port.
31 May, 2013, 10.52 PM IST
KoPT raises concern on high bids for Haldia 2&8 berth handlingAccording to reports, the bid of the OSL IRC Enterprises Pvt Ltd with Rs 173 a tonne may get the board approval as the port is expecting mu...
23 May, 2013, 07.49 PM IST
Essar Ports says Paradip iron ore berth commissioning shortlyEssar Ports has said it will be commissioning its 16-million tonne iron ore berth at the Paradip Port within a few weeks.
04 Nov, 2012, 06.05 PM IST
- Port cargo handling companies rethink options
Diversify into freight movement, multi-modal transportation & buying smaller ships as mechanisation and labour issues force them to conside...
06 Jul, 2011, 06.38 AM IST
- Essar Bulk Terminal Paradip raises Rs 410 cr
Essar Bulk Terminal Paradip has raised Rs 410 crore to partly finance a cargo terminal project at Paradip Port in Orissa.
23 Oct, 2010, 01.37 AM IST