Dhamra Port

India's LNG imports fell for the second straight year in 2022, mainly due to fewer imports by utilities as the country ramped up coal-fired power production at the expense of natural gas

The spirit was matched by industrialists - the who's who of India Inc who were present on Thursday, the first day of the investment conclave

The two firms have, however, hired capacity in Adani's under-construction LNG import terminal at Dhamra.

Revised master plan envisaged port capacity at 315 MT with 35 berths

People barged into the port premises and torched the main gate and ransacked the office

Dhamra Port Company Ltd (DPCL), a fully owned subsidiary of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), is gearing up to start container business operations in the next two to three months."We intend to start container operations at the port in the next two to three months. Initially, the container operations will take off in a small way. The larger plan is to build a full-fledged container terminal", said a source at DPCL.Dhamra port's move to start container operations will see it competing with the two major ports on the eastern coast- Kolkata and Paradip. The Paradip port lacks facilities for container operations yet but is actively pursuing its plans to set up a container terminal estimated to cost about Rs 500 crore. A container berth is expected to be commissioned shortly Apart from containers, it would also handle clean cargo like break bulk steel and fertilisers.PPT has already inked a concession agreement in March last year with Paradip International Cargo Terminal ..

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