Ports & Shipping
Kamarajar Port Limited: Corporatisation results in efficiency
The only corporatised major port in the country, Kamarajar has been showing impressive performance over the past few years. […]
major port
Expert Opinion
Re-mooring Major Ports: Central Port Authorities Bill, 2016
Non-major ports have been able to steadily increase their market share from 20 per cent in the 1980s to 45 per cent at present. […]
Ports & Shipping
Strategic Move: RInfra acquires PDOECL
In January 2016, the Indian shipbuilding sector witnessed one of the most strategic acquisitions in recent times, with Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) acquiring the management control of Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited (PDOECL). PDOECL […]
Special Section
Ro-Ro Cargo: KPL’s expansion plans
Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL), erstwhile Ennore Port Limited, is the first corporatised port in India. It has taken a number of initiatives to increase its cargo-handling capacity. One such initiative was the development of a […]
Ports & Shipping
Going Green: Indian ports take steps for energy conservation
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has undertaken an initiative to implement utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plant projects at various major ports. The target is to set up solar power plants totalling a capacity of around […]
Ports & Shipping
VO Chidambaranar Port: Conversion of Berth No. 8 into a container terminal
During the past one and a half years VO Chidambaranar (VOC) port has shown improved results in terms of traffic handled, efficiency parameters and financial parameters. During the first eight months (April-November 2015) of the […]