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A one minute film on Pipavav Shipyard(Video)
A one minute film on Pipavav Shipyard of Gujarat is presented above. »
Alcock Ashdown Gujarat Ltd develops first Survey Catamarans for Indian navy
Gujarat government owned shipbuilding firm, Alcock Ashdown Gujarat Limited(AAGL) launched two 53-metre-long catamarans for the Indian Navy in last one month. The vessels INS Makar and INS Meen would be stationed in Vishakhapatnam to become part of a fleet of six ships being built by AAGL for Indian Navy under total Rs 800 crore assignment. The... »
Mundra Port SEZ was given 2,008 ha reserve forest land:Minister
Adani Group has been given 2008.41 hectare of reserved forest land in in the Mundra and Dhrab taluka of Kutch district for its Mundra Port Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) from the state government at a cost of Rs96. 59 crore. This was revealed in the state assembly by state forest minister Mangubhai Patel, in... »
Rs 3400 cr to be invested for Dahej-Bhavnagar Marine Ship Building Park
Speaking on budget proposal worth Rs 525 crore for Ports and Road Transport department, Gujarat Fiance Minister Vajubhai Vala today said that for development of port based industry and increased capacity of ports through public private partnership option, an investment of Rs 3400 crore would be made in Dahej and Bhavnagar port-cluster to set... »
New 2000 passenger buses, 1200 student trips proposed in Gujarat budget
Gujarat Fiance Minister Vajubhai Vala today in his budget speech announced 2000 new passenger buses for interior areas with state’s help of Rs 311 crore. He also announced 1200 new bus trips for students in the state. Vala announced up gradation of 21 state transport bus stations and computerized integrated depot management system’s implementation at... »
Gujarat, Japan ink MOU to upgrade Alang shipyard
Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan to upgrade infrastructure at Asia’s largest ship dismantling yard at Alang in Bhavnagar, a top official said. GMB, which operates and regulates ports in the state, is seeking technology transfer and financial assistance to upgrade the yard at Alang to international standards. “We... »
Gujarat to have a dedicated jetty for salt exports in two years
Gujarat will have a dedicated jetty for salt exports around the Navlakhi port in the Gulf of Kutch in the next two years for held the Indian salt exporters in providing faster export to lucrative eastern countries market that includes countries like South Korea, Japan and Indonesia. The Gujarat Maritime Board has already started... »
Central Electric Authority team visits Kutch to select land for proposed Mega power project
A team from Central Electric Authority on Tuesday visited Gujarat’s Kandla, Gandhidham and Mundra with intention to select the land for setting up imported coal based Alpha Mega Power Project. The team visited various possible sites near Kandla-Tuna and Mundra ports. The government of Gujarat has proposed three places for proposed power plant. Kandla -Tuna... »
Samlink to start Mumbai-Jafrabad Cruise ferry service
Mumbai-based Samudra Link Ferry Shipping & Cruise services, is slated to begin waterway service between Mumbai-Jafrabad on 7 December. The company, also known as Samlink, had earlier planned to launch the ferry service on April and then in May this year, but had to postpone its plans “due to bad weather conditions”. The 450 seats... »
Roads connecting eight ports will be widened
The State Government’s Roads and Buildings department has approved Rs 181 crore project for widening of nine-port roads that are gateway to eight ports. The roads that are presently 3.5 to 7 meter wide will be expanded up to 10 meter in view of heavy load of traffic. The project will start in January... »