Adani Ports bags 5-year O&M contract of container facility in Kolkata's Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port

New Delhi/IBNS: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) announced that it has received the letter of intent (LOI) for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the container facility in Kolkata's Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, reports said.

Kolkata Port achieves all-time high cargo ( 65.66 MT) handling in 2022-23

Kolkata: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata achieved an all-time high cargo handling with 65.66 million tonnes (MT) of shipments in 2022-23, recording a 12.87 percent high from the previous mark of 58.175 million tones in 2021-22, company chairman PL Haranath said on Tuesday.

Kolkata Port Trust appoints consultant for building tunnel under Hooghly river

Kolkata: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port has appointed a consultant to conduct a feasibility study for building a tunnel under the Hooghly river to facilitate hassle-free container truck movement between Kidderpore to Howrah, the port's Chairman Vinit Kumar said Wednesday.

SMP stresses on reviving the inland waterways connectivity to Pandu, Assam and north eastern states

Development of infrastructure to harness the trade potential of the North Eastern region and enhance the economic prosperity by connecting the river to sea via NW1, NW2 and Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route is the focus under Prime Minister's Gati Shakti policy.