Posted on 25 Jun 2007
Trivandrum: The Left Democratic Front government in Kerala has taken a leaf out of Switzerland’s football manuals to sweeten the Rs 4,360-crore Vizhinjam Deepsea Port project. Besides adopting the Swiss Challenge approach in project-financing, the...
Posted on 01 Jun 2007
Vizhinjam: Pact signed with RITES
Vizhinjam Infrastructure development
Thiruvananthapuram May 31 The Kerala Government has signed an agreement with Rail India Technical and Economic Service Ltd (RITES) for preparing a detailed report on...
Posted on 04 Jul 2007
Vizhinjam: deal for water signed
Vizhinjam Infrastructure development
Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for Ports M. Vijayakumar said here on Tuesday that the global tender for the construction of an international deepwater container transhipment...
Posted on 26 Jun 2007
Janapaksham accuses Finance Department officials of bid to sabotage project
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Janapaksham people’s movement for the Vizhinjam container terminal has accused a section of officials in the Finance Department of attempting to...
Posted on 23 Jun 2007
Thiruvananthapuram: The tender process for the Vizhinjam international container transhipment terminal will be completed this year and the first phase of the project within three years, Minister for Ports M. Vijayakumar has said.
Replying to...
Posted on 27 May 2007
Thiruvananthapuram May 27 The work on the basic infrastructure for the proposed international container transhipment terminal at Vizhinjam, near here, will commence soon.
Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd, formed by the State Government to...
Posted on 22 Apr 2007
Thiruvananthapuram: The Janapaksham people's movement for the Vizhinjam mother port project has alleged a conspiracy behind the December 2008 schedule announced by the Government for commencement of the project.
The executive council of...
Posted on 17 Apr 2007
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 17-04-07: Major foreign and Indian entities are among 43 companies that attended the Global Investors' Meet called by the State Government here on Tuesday to showcase the Deepwater Container Transhipment Terminal at Vizhinjam,...
Posted on 15 Apr 2007
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 14-Apr-07: The Kerala Government will hold a meeting of prospective investors for the Vizhinjam International Transhipment Terminal here on Tuesday.
Minister for Law and Ports M. Vijayakumar said nearly 30 companies, including...
Posted on 02 Apr 2007
Thiruvananthapuram, 02 Apr 2007: It may be pegged as the world’s deepest seaport near the international shipping route with big names, ranging from Reliance Industries to a Russian group sending business feelers to the Kerala government, but the...
Posted on 19 Feb 2007
New Delhi, 19 Feb 2007: Kerala today asked the Centre to explore the possibility of involving a Russian public sector firm in the construction of the much-delayed Vizhinjam harbour project in Thiruvananthapuram.
Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan...
Posted on 19 Feb 2007
New Delhi: Kerala today asked the Centre to explore the possibility of involving a Russian public sector firm in the construction of the much delayed Vizhinjam harbour project in Trivandrum.
Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan told mediapersons here...
Posted on 06 Apr 2007
Trivandrum: Russian Ambassador to India Vyacheslav Trubnikov assured all help for the project. Russian officials will participate in the Vizhinjam Project Investors' Meet on April 17th at Thiruvananthapuram, Trubnikov told Chief Minister V S...
Posted on 19 Mar 2007
Asks State to take up issue of Russian funding with Shipping Ministry
Claims Kerala has the potential to lead the nation in maritime affairs
KOCHI : Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony has promised all help for the Vizhinjam...
Posted on 26 Feb 2007
Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for Ports M. Vijayakumar said here on Monday that the proposed international deepwater container terminal at Vizhinjam would become a reality this year.
He was inaugurating a public meeting organised by...