Mumbai gets better

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Container handling at the Port of Mumbai’s Ballard Pier is reported to have improved significantly following the transfer of operations to...

Vizhinjam extended again

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The schedule set last April for India’s planned Vizhinjam Container Transhipment Terminal in the southern state of Kerala has once again b...

Vizhinjam in demand

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Twenty-eight international and local companies have bought “request for proposal” documents for the Rs53.48B (US$1.34B) container transh...

Ballard to Gammon

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The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has handed over the operation of its main container handling facility, Ballard Pier Station (BPS), along with i...

Gammon bids high

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A Gammon India-led consortium that includes Spanish operator Dragados SPL has emerged as the highest bidder for the US$250M offshore contain...

Vizhinjam moves on

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Plans to develop Vizhinjam as a mega port facility in the south Indian state of Kerala (see WorldCargo News June 2005 p12) have finally move...

ABG wins Kandla bid

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ABG Heavy Industries of India has emerged as the successful bidder to build and operate a container terminal at Kandla Port on the country...

Shortlist for Kandla bids

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Kandla Port on India’s west coast, which has been trying to find an operator to build and operate container handling facilities for more t...

Mobile forces stay in front line

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The past 2-3 years have seen record output of harbour mobile cranes from Gottwald Port Technology and Liebherr-Werk Nenzing, while Reggiane ...

Vizag scheme attracts interest

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A number of Indian stevedoring companies have expressed interest in taking a stake in Vizag Seaport Ltd (VSPL), a joint venture set up to bu...

Portia Management in Vizag partnership

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UK-based Portia Management Services, an arm of Mersey Docks and Harbour Co, will hold a 26 per cent stake in Vizag Sea Ports Ltd (VSPL) , a ...

New berths for Visakhapatnam

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As part of its privatisation plans, the Visakhapatanam (Vizag) Port Trust (VPT) in southern India is to award concessions on four new berths...

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