Mumbai port

A meditation session at the Mumbai Port Trust office. Photographs: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Mumbai Port Trust’s meditation classes help employees beat stress

2 min read . 22 Aug 2018

Fire at an oil tank on Butcher Island off the coast of Mumbai on Friday. The fuel tank farm is owned by Mumbai Port Trust. Photo: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI (Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI)

Major fire at oil tank farm on Butcher Island off Mumbai

2 min read . 09 Oct 2017

Nitin Gadkari, the Union minister for road transport and highways and shipping, with Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inspecting the deep-submergence vehicle of Dream Cruises, Genting Dream in Mumbai on Saturday. Genting Dream anchored at the berth in her maiden voyage and will be carrying 1,900 passengers from the city till Singapore, via Colombo Photo: PTI

Nitin Gadkari urges private ports to cater to cruise tourism

1 min read . 31 Oct 2016

A file photo of the Mumbai Port Trust. Photo: Ashesh Shah/Mint

Mumbai Port Trust to free 150 hectares of land for infrastructure project

1 min read . 15 Oct 2016

The environment ministry’s EAC also cleared the so-called terms of reference for several projects. Photo: Mint (Mint)

Green panel gives nod for port, airport upgrades

1 min read . 22 Apr 2016

Gammon is also awaiting security clearance from the government for buying cranes used for loading and unloading containers at the terminal.<br />

Valuation mismatch stalls re-tendering of Gammon’s failed container terminal at Mumbai Port

4 min read . 25 Jan 2016

The shipping ministry has set a cargo handling target of 115 mt for Kandla for 2015-16.<br />

Kandla port set to hit 100 mt cargo level by end of fiscal year

2 min read . 22 Oct 2015

A file photo of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port. The stalled container terminal built by Gammon Infrastructure Projects will be converted into a multipurpose facility to handle clean cargo. Photo: Bloomberg<br />

Govt to revive stalled container terminal at Mumbai port

4 min read . 09 Oct 2015

The Mumbai Port Trust alone has about 753 hectares with it valued at about `46,000 crore. Photo: Mint<br />

Govt works on new land policy for industries at 12 major ports

1 min read . 06 Sep 2015

On 1 March, TAMP notified a rate cut of 27.85% at Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd, the facility run by Dubai’s DP World Ltd at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, when the firm asked for a 30% raise. Photo: Mint<br />

Foreign terminal operators may get rate hikes under new norms

2 min read . 04 Sep 2015

Mumbai Port Trust had invited bids to set up a 5 million tonnes per year floating storage and re-gasification unit on the PPP model. Photo: Bloomberg<br />

RIL-BP in race for Mumbai LNG terminal

1 min read . 13 May 2015

File photo. Mumbai Port Trust owns 1,800 acres of prime land in south and south-central Mumbai along the eastern seafront. Photo: Ashesh Shah/Mint<br />

Centre pledges Mumbai port land for Maharashtra housing

3 min read . 08 May 2015

In the year to March 2014, Mumbai loaded 59 million tonnes of cargo, making it the fourth biggest state-owned port by volumes after Kandla, Paradip and Jawaharlal Nehru ports. Photo: Mint<br />

All Above Board | Disquiet in maritime community over future of Mumbai port

4 min read . 16 Jan 2015

Mumbai port said the issue of giving permission for an approach channel to Rewas port within its limits would depend upon both sides agreeing to certain terms and conditions. Photo: Mint<br />

Centre considers redefining Mumbai port’s limits to allow Reliance port’s right of way

4 min read . 13 Jan 2015

Nitin Gadkari also said that an alternate port has already been identified that will undertake the same work, but declined to specify the alternative, saying the Maharashtra government has to give his nod for the same. Photo: HT<br />

Won’t give excess MbPT land to builders: Nitin Gadkari

1 min read . 01 Jan 2015

A file photo of Mumbai port. The new facility berthed its first ship—a car carrier—after the Mumbai port gave permission to Gammon for handling car carriers till it is able to start commercial operations of its container terminal. Photo: HT<br />

Govt warms up to change in cargo profile of private port terminals

2 min read . 01 Dec 2014

With 1,875 acres (750 hectares), state-owned Mumbai port is the largest land owner in Mumbai—India’s financial capital.<br />

Mumbai port to play its biggest trump card of monetizing land to boost profitability

3 min read . 04 Jul 2014

Shipping minister Nitin Gadkari said that a committee has been set up to suggest ways to monetize the port’s land. Photo: AFP<br />

Mumbai port proposes real estate plan

2 min read . 27 Jun 2014

This is the first time a Chinese port equipment maker has been denied such clearance, although Chinese port operators and related entities are already barred from bidding in Indian port projects. Photo: Mint<br /> (Mint)

India denies security clearance to China’s crane maker ZPMC

2 min read . 03 Sep 2013

The first phase of the new facility with a capacity to load 1.2 million standard containers a year and costing `1,228 crore was expected to start operations in 2010. Photo: Mint<br /> (Mint)

Gammon to shut Mumbai port container loading facility

4 min read . 12 Nov 2012