Posted on 25 Oct 2012
The district committee of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) has urged Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to convene an all-party meeting to discuss issues relating to the setting up of the Vizhinjam port.
In a memorandum submitted to Mr. Chandy here on...
Posted on 26 Sep 2012
Top specialists of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) had a meeting with Vizhinjam project stakeholders here on Tuesday to assure them that the environmental impact assessment study being done for the project would conform to the...
Posted on 21 Aug 2012
Ports Minister K. Babu has said that the State government will not allow any move to scuttle the Vizhinjam port project to succeed.
At a function organised by the Federation of Residents’ Association, Thiruvananthapuram here on Monday, Mr. Babu...
Posted on 01 Aug 2012
The Kerala Government Cabinet, on Wednesday, decided not to accept the tender of Welspun-led consortium for the port operator contract of the Vizhinjam International Container Transhipment Project. The contract will be re-tendered after...
Posted on 04 Jul 2012
Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL) will hold negotiations with Welspun Infratech Limited (India) on Wednesday on the question whether the consortium led by it could scale down its bid for taking up the port operator’s role at the...
Posted on 03 Jul 2012
A cruise terminal for luxury liners too may become part of the master plan for the proposed port at Vizhinjam, hitherto conceived only as a container transhipment facility.
AECOM, technical consultant for the EPC (engineering, procurement and...
Posted on 25 Jun 2012
GVK Industries would be open to evaluating the opportunity if proposed Vizhinjam port project were to go for a re-tender. “We would be interested in a port project on the west coast of India,” Mr G.V. Sanjay Reddy, Vice-Chairman - GVK...
Posted on 25 Mar 2012
The Rs 4,010-crore Vinzhinjam Seaport Project is set to be delayed further with the Government deciding to renegotiate the financial bid put up by the sole bidder Welspun Infratech-led consortium that has sought an upfront grant of Rs 480 crore...
Posted on 17 May 2012
A team of officials from Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) visited the site proposed for the Vizhinjam International Seaport near here on Thursday, preparatory to submitting a proposal before the company's board for supporting...
Posted on 07 Apr 2012
The State Government has sought a revised offer from the Welspun consortium, the sole bidder for the Vizhinjam deepwater seaport and international container transhipment terminal project.
The bid-negotiating committee, constituted by the...
Posted on 21 Mar 2012
Kerala financial budget 2012 -2013 : Mr. Mani announced a sum of Rs.224 crore for the works related to the Vizhinjam Deep-Water International Container and Transhipment Terminal.
Posted on 26 Mar 2012
The Rs.4,010-crore Vizhinjam Seaport Project is set to be delayed further with the government deciding to renegotiate the financial bid put up by the sole bidder Welspun Infratech-led consortium that has sought an upfront grant of Rs.480 crore from...
Posted on 28 Mar 2012
The State government will give permission to commence work on the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vizhinjam only after all the mandatory clearances are received, Minister for Ports K. Babu has said.
Addressing reporters...
Posted on 04 Feb 2012
The only contender left in the fray for assuming the role of the port operator for the Vizhinjam Port, a consortium led by Welspun Infratech Limited (India), has, in its financial bid, requested a grant of Rs.479.54 crore spread over 16 years...
Posted on 07 Feb 2012
The only contender left in the fray for assuming the role of the port operator for the Vizhinjam Port, a consortium led by Welspun Infratech Limited (India), has, in its financial bid, requested a grant of Rs.479.54 crore spread over 16 years...