Mixed bag of results for Indian ports…
NewsIndia’s major ports recorded a 3.81% increase in container traffic during April to December 2016, pushing total volume to 6.31M TEU during...
India moves on port reform
NewsSome 18 Indian ports are moving to 24x7 customs clearance, according to a statement from the Central Board of Excise and Customs....
Five in for Diamond Harbour
NewsIndia’s Kolkata Port Trust (KPT) has shortlisted five bidders for the development and operation of a new container terminal at Diamond Har...
Diamond Harbour gets green light
NewsKolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is set to invite bids for the development and operation of a container terminal at Diamond Harbour on the Hooghly ...
Diamond Harbour box terminal plan revived
NewsKolkata Port Trust (KPT) has rescued a plan to build a 1.6M TEU/ year capacity container terminal at Diamond Harbour on the Hooghly River in...
Kolkata box port blocked
NewsIndia’s Kolkata Port Trust (KPT)’s plan to build a container port at Diamond Harbour, 50 km south west of Kolkata, through a public-priv...
Setback for Kolkata plan
NewsPlans by India’s Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to build a new port at Diamond Harbour on the Hooghly River (see WorldCargo News May 2008, p22)...
Kolkata berth contract
NewsIndia’s Kolkata Port Trust (KPT) has issued a letter of intent to a consortium of ABG Infralogistics and ABG Kolkata Container Terminal as...
Kolkata to build port at Diamond Harbour
NewsIndia’s Kolkata Port Trust (KPT) is to invite expressions of interest for the construction of a new port at Diamond Harbour on the Hooghly...
Green light for Kolkata
NewsIndia’s Shipping Ministry has approved a plan to build a container terminal at Diamond Harbour on the Hooghly River under the jurisdiction...
Kolkata in inland waterways move
NewsIndia’s Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is planning to build a modern berth on the Hooghly river to handle bulk, break bulk and container cargo ...
New port for Kolkata
NewsT R Baalu, India’s Minister for Shipping, has announced that a new port is to be built at Sagar Island, near the Port of Kolkata, and four...
Row brewing up in Kulpi
NewsDisagreements have surfaced between P&O Ports (P&OP) and the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) over the services the latter is expected to provide t...
Haldia plans to build on
NewsEncouraged by a recent surge in exports, the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is considering a proposal to build a new multi-purpose berth at the H...
…Haldia upgrade
NewsIndia’s Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has drawn up plans to spend nearly Rs1.5 bill (US$32.6 mill) to improve and upgrade container handling f...