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SECTOR | 25 Aug 2025

Gujarat ports account for 65% of 11,300-cr illicit drug seizures in last 5 years

Business Line

Adani Ports at Mundra (6,386 crore), Port of Pipavav (1,80 crore) and Container Freight Station at Mundra (377 crore) and Gandhidham (302 crore), accounted for majority of seizures in Gujarat

Infrastructure

SECTOR | 23 Aug 2025

Adani Ports opens Kalamassery Logistics Park in Kochi, to create 1,500 jobs

Business Standard

Adani Ports has launched a 600-crore Logistics Park in Kochi's Kalamassery; the project will create over 1,500 jobs, support trade, and boost Kerala's role as a growing logistics hub

Infrastructure

SECTOR | 21 Aug 2025

BS Infra Summit: Govt Identifies 50 PPP port projects worth 60K crore

Business Standard

At the BS Infrastructure Summit, Sarbananda Sonowal said India aims to scale port capacity to 10,000 MMT by 2047, raise private participation to 85% and invest Rs 80 lakh crore

PPP must drive India's infrastructure funding: Experts at BS Infra Summit

Business Standard | 21 Aug 2025

Infrastructure

SECTOR | 20 Aug 2025

India, Saudi Arabia set up joint group to boost maritime cooperation

Business Standard

India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to deepen bilateral maritime relations, an official statement said on Wednesday. Both countries have formed a Joint Working Group (JWG) on maritime cooperation in the shipping and logistics sectors, marking a new chapter in the strategic partnership, the statement said. This decision was taken during a high-level virtual meeting between Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Transport and Logistic Services Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser. According to the statement, Sonowal underscored the historic and growing relationship between the two nations. India and Saudi Arabia share centuries-old economic and socio-cultural ties, he said. The establishment of the strategic partnership council, co-chaired by the leaders of both countries, has elevated bilateral cooperation to new heights. Sonowal pointed to recent developments, including the launch of the JeddahMundra/Nhava Sheva route by Saudi Arabia

Infrastructure

SECTOR | 18 Aug 2025

RS takes up Indian Ports Bill, passed by LS on Aug 12, amid Oppn walkout

Business Standard

A bill to consolidate laws relating to ports, promote integrated port development, facilitate ease of doing business, and ensure optimum utilisation of India's coastline was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, amid noisy protests by the Opposition. The Indian Ports Bill 2025 was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 12. As the Upper House reassembled at 2 pm, BJD's Sasmit Patra, who was in the Chair, informed the legislators that the Business Advisory Committee had decided to allot three hours for discussion on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025. He also said that the committee has approved one hour for consideration and passage of the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill 2025, after it is approved by the Lok Sabha. Patra then asked Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to introduce the Indian Ports Bill 2025, which was listed on the agenda of the House. Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge

Infrastructure

SECTOR | 16 Aug 2025

Kolkata Port inaugurates first PPP terminal at Khidderpore Docks for cargo

Business Standard

The Kolkata Port on Saturday inaugurated its first public-private partnership (PPP) terminal at Khidderpore Docks, marking a shift in the transformation of the historic dock system. The Century Ports Ltd Terminal, built at a cost of Rs 190 crore, was formally commissioned by the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK). Equipped with a mobile harbour crane, a barge unloader, modern yard equipment and an advanced terminal operating system (TOS), the facility has an initial handling capacity of 1.65 lakh TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containers and 3.3 lakh tonnes of other cargo. The inauguration of our first PPP terminal at Khidderpore Docks paves the way for increased cargo handling and encourages the modernisation of other berths at the dock. It is the result of relentless effort, collaboration and vision, Chairman Rathendra Raman said. The concession agreement for the project, signed in 2022 for a 30-year period, is expected to boost cargo movement with integrated...

Infrastructure

SECTOR | 14 Aug 2025

Kolkata port signs 343.58 crore deal for Haldia berth mechanisation

Business Standard

The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) on Thursday awarded a Rs 343.58 crore public-private partnership (PPP) project to Ganges Bulk Terminal Pvt. Ltd. (GBTPL) for the mechanisation of berth No. 5 at Haldia Dock Complex, aiming to improve cargo handling efficiency, officials said. The project, to be implemented on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis, will equip the berth to handle 5 million metric tonnes of dry bulk cargo annually, they added. It is targeted for completion by December 2027, SMPK said in a statement. GBTPL will invest Rs 343.58 crore, while the government will provide Rs 22.30 crore through internal and extra budgetary resources, the riverine port said. SMPK chairman Rathendra Raman said it will improve operational capabilities, and strengthen eastern India's role in maritime trade. According to port authorities, the mechanisation will reduce vessel turnaround time, increase throughput, and deliver long-term economic benefits for

Infrastructure

SECTOR | 14 Aug 2025

Benchmark indices end six-week slump as S&P upgrade boosts sentiment

Business Line

Technology stocks led the rally, with Wipro and Infosys posting significant gains, while Tata Steel, Adani Ports, and Hero MotoCorp weighed on the market.

Infrastructure

SECTOR | 12 Aug 2025

Lok Sabha Passes Indian Ports Bill

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The Indian Ports Bill, 2025, aims to establish and empower State Maritime Boards for effective management of ports other than major ports.

Lok Sabha passes Indian Ports Bill amid din by Opposition on Bihar voter roll issue

Business Line | 12 Aug 2025

Infrastructure

SECTOR | 12 Aug 2025

Pixxel-led group to build India's first commercial EO satellite network

Business Standard

PixxelSpace India-led group to invest 1,200 crore in five years to design, build, and operate 12 EO satellites under the EO-PPP model, boosting India's private space industry