Kandla Port City

Essar Ports wins ₹2,276 crore Tuna Tekra terminal project at Kandla

Essar Ports has secured a letter of award from Deendayal Port Authority to develop an 18.33-million-tonne-a-year multipurpose cargo terminal at Tuna Tekra in Gujarat's Kandla port, marking a renewed push by the group to expand its ports business. The project carries an estimated cost of Rs 2,276.06 crore, including an investment of Rs 1,552.57 crore by Essar Ports and Rs 723.49 crore by the port authority, the company said in a statement. The terminal will be developed under a 30-year build-operate-transfer concession through the public-private partnership route, with Essar emerging as the highest bidder in a global competitive bidding process. The project will add capacity for handling dry and other multipurpose cargo on India's western coast, as the country seeks to expand port infrastructure to accommodate growing trade and improve logistics efficiency, it said. The proposed facility will have four berths, each measuring 300 metres, providing a total berth length of 1,200 metres

Foundation stone laid for India's first port-based e-methanol plant

The ₹2,300-crore plant at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla will be developed in two phases by DPA and Assam Petro-Chemicals

India to set up first port-based e-methanol plant at Kandla for ₹2,300 cr

In a boost to maritime decarbonisation, the government on Saturday laid the foundation stone for its first port-based e-methanol production facility at Kandla, involving an investment of Rs 2,300 crore. The 150-tonne-per-day green fuel plant - a joint venture between the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) and Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd (APCL)-will supply cleaner fuel to international vessels navigating the busy Asia-Europe trade corridor. India is moving up as the world's leading maritime power and it will now power the world's ships with green energy, Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said. Sonowal was speaking at an event to lay the foundation stone for the country's first port-based e-methanol plant at Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) in Kandla, Gandhidham, Gujarat. According to an official statement, the 150-tonne-per-day plant will use renewable power, water and biogenic CO2 to produce e-methanol, a green fuel that will enable cleaner shipping, and supply it to vessels plyin

Kandla Port surpasses cargo target of 158.60 mn tonnes, eyes record year

According to an update on 'X', a Capesize vessel discharged 1,17,000 tons to a transhipment vessel, followed by a tandem transfer of 77,000 tonnes onto a Panamax vessel

Kandla Port vows to ease vessel congestion for smooth edible oil imports

Gujarat's Kandla Port has pledged to address vessel congestion issues and ensure uninterrupted edible oil supplies, the Indian Vegetable Oil Producers' Association (IVPA) said on Monday. The assurance came during a meeting between industry representatives and Kandla Port Chairman Sushil Kumar Singh, aimed at resolving bottlenecks that have affected imports of palm oil and other edible oils. Singh outlined infrastructure improvements, including new 14-inch pipelines and preparations to handle edible oil at two additional berths with dedicated pipelines, the IVPA said in a statement. The port authority agreed to maintain its existing system of imposing penalty charges for delayed vessel discharges rather than moving ships to outer anchorage for re-berthing, which creates additional costs for importers, the association said. Singh emphasised the need for coordination between port officials and importers to minimise delays after vessels dock, and urged vessel agents to flag potential .

Kandla port city to attract Rs 10,000 crore investment

KPT opens bids for industries, eyes edible oil, furniture, and engineering units