Three major ports recognised as Green Hydrogen HubsThree major Indian port authorities – Deendayal, V.O. Chidambaranar, and Paradip – have been formally recognized as Green Hydrogen Hubs. Th...
10 Oct, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
India’s first port-based green hydrogen pilot project begins productionSarbananda Sonowal launched India's first Green Hydrogen Pilot Project at V.O. Chidambaranar Port. The project will power streetlights and ...
05 Sep, 2025, 08.30 PM IST
VOC Port earmarks Rs 41,860 cr to position itself as Green Hydrogen hub of IndiaV.O. Chidambaranar Port has allocated Rs 41,860 crore to become India's Green Hydrogen-Ammonia hub. The port is increasing capacity followi...
22 Dec, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate 1st Made in India green H2 fuel cell inland waterway vessel. Know morePrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate projects at V.O.Chidambaranar Port to establish it as India's first Green Hydrogen Hub Port. T...
28 Feb, 2024, 10.25 AM IST
NTPC Green Energy, V O Chidambaranar Port Authority to develop green hydrogen hub in Tamil NaduNTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) and V O Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a green hyd...
08 Sep, 2023, 06.21 PM IST
Cargo traffic at major ports rises 12 pc in February: IPAIndia has 12 major ports -- Deendayal (Kandla), Mumbai, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Ennore (Kamarajar), Tuticorin (V O Chidam...
03 Mar, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
Cargo traffic at major ports rises by 11.43 pc in AugustIndia has 12 major ports under the control of the central government -- Deendayal (erstwhile Kandla), Mumbai, JNPT, Mormugao, New Mangalore...
06 Sep, 2021, 06.19 PM IST
V O Chidambaranar Port Trust FY21 results: Operating income drops 6% to Rs 550 crAccording to the annual statement, the port's operating surplus was Rs 322.63 crores in the last fiscal, as against Rs 328.71 crore in 2019...
14 May, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Cargo traffic at 12 major ports falls for 10th month in JanuaryRecently, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the cargo traffic at 12 major ports declined considerably March onw...
17 Feb, 2021, 07.08 PM IST
Shipping minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates 'Direct Port Entry Facility' at V.O. Chidambaranar port trustDPE is a scheme meant to reduce release time and cost in case of exports, under which export containers are allowed direct entry into the p...
27 Oct, 2020, 07.26 PM IST
Coking coal shipments rise 15% to 29 MT at 12 state-run ports in Apr-SeptShipments of thermal or steam coal, however, declined by 13.20 per cent to 44.87 million tonne, the Indian Ports Association (IPA) data sho...
08 Oct, 2019, 11.29 AM IST
Major ports record marginal upswing in cargo handling at 348 MT during April-SeptemberIncreased demand from various sectors including coal, fertilisers, iron ore and containers was the main reason for the growth in the traffi...
06 Oct, 2019, 11.19 AM IST
ABB commissions shore-to-ship green tech for VOCThe solution will enable ships docking at a port to plug for power instead of running on polluting diesel generators and using expensive po...
14 Sep, 2016, 02.41 PM IST
Government owned ports grow at 5 per centThe total traffic handled at major ports during April to July, 2016 was 212.78 MT against 202.11 MT handled during the corresponding period...
11 Aug, 2016, 07.23 PM IST
Vizag port to run on solar power from next monthVizag port in Andhra Pradesh is set to run its entire operations on solar power from next month, its chairman M T Krishna Babu said today.
12 Feb, 2016, 11.36 AM IST
100 KW solar power plant inaugurated at VOC Port TrustThe power generated from this plant, installed at the roof of the administration building, will be directly fed to Port Low Tension( LT) gr...
05 Sep, 2015, 06.46 PM IST
V O Chidambaranar port trust handles 1,39,610 tonnes of cargo on August 31The major cargos that contributed to this are industrial coal, thermal coal, containers cargo, gypsum, limestone and copper concentrate, a ...
04 Sep, 2013, 10.32 PM IST