Kakinada, Nov 18th: A world class ship repair facility is coming up at Kakinada port in East Godavari district shortly to cater to the needs of offshore supply vessels and mobile drilling units, rigs in and around the Krishna Godavari basin. The Kakinada Sea Port Limited (KPSL) has come forward to set up the repairing facility which is the first of its kind in the east coast of India. Situated in close to the KG basin, KPSL wants to offer top-notch ship repair services to companies involved in oil and natural gas exploration activities off the Kakinada coast.
It has therefore decided to go one step further by launching this facility, a joint venture with M/S Sembawang, who have a world class shipyard in Singapore, for offering a combination of facilities and expertise for marine repairs. The focus would be mainly repairs for supply vessels and rigs by this new facility to be established on 20 acer on the KSPL premises here. The official MoU on the two year proposed project between the KSPL and the SSPL would be held in the end of November this year, sources disclosed.
It has therefore decided to go one step further by launching this facility, a joint venture with M/S Sembawang, who have a world class shipyard in Singapore, for offering a combination of facilities and expertise for marine repairs. The focus would be mainly repairs for supply vessels and rigs by this new facility to be established on 20 acer on the KSPL premises here. The official MoU on the two year proposed project between the KSPL and the SSPL would be held in the end of November this year, sources disclosed.
More rain likely in Coastal Andhra Posted on 19-Nov-2009
Visakhapatnam, Nov 18th: The trough of low pressure, formed over Telangana area yesterday, moved towards Tamil Nadu and adjoining Coastal Andhra Pradesh even as strong southerly winds and more active north-east monsoon brought in heavy spell of rain in the region early on Nov 18. According to Cyclone...
Congress, TD spar on statues Posted on 19-Nov-2009
Kakinada, Nov 18th: Leaders and activists of the Kakinada city committee of the Telugu Desam (TD) demanded that a statue of NT Rama Rao, former chief minister and party founder, should be installed on the premises of Raja Rank, a public park here. TD members raised the demand in a counterpart to the ...
RTC workers to go on strike Posted on 19-Nov-2009
Hyderabad, Nov 18 : The National Mazdoor Union will go on an indefinite strike demanding wage revision for 93,000 regular employees of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) from April one, 2009 and regularisation of the services of 18,000 contract workers. The NMU State Executi...
Narrow escape for Chiranjeevi Posted on 19-Nov-2009
Hyderabad, Nov 18th: Actor-politician K. Chiranjeevi had a narrow escape when electric wires almost fell on his open top vehicle during campaigning for the municipal elections in this Andhra Pradesh capital. Standing on the vehicle, the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief was waving to the crowds in Gauth...
TDP demand for standing committee Posted on 20-Nov-2009
Kakinada, Nov 19th: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Corporators, led by Floor Leader Malladi Gangadharam, on Thursday squatted in front of the podium during the Kakinada Municipal Council Emergency Meeting, demanding constitution of a standing committee. Despite repeated requests of other members and city M...
Kakinada port to get new berth Posted on 20-Nov-2009
Kakinada, Nov 19th: Kakinada Sea Port Limited (KSPL), a deep water port here, is busy with the construction of a new berth as part of its port expansion activities for catering to the needs of multiple vessels. The Rs 100 crore worth of berth is being built by Navayuga Engineering Company Limited, a ...
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