Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited has emerged the lowest bidder for the construction and delivery of a 15-tonne Bollard Pull (BP) Electric Tug for Kolkata’s Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), officials said on Thursday. The GRSE has made advances in the field of green vessel technologies, having delivered a zero-emission fully electric ferry to the West Bengal government.It is now building 13 hybrid ferries for the West Bengal government.The shipyard …
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Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Rescuers are continuing efforts to bring out about 18 people trapped under the debris of a collapsed warehouse in the Taratala area of Kolkata.”We are still working to bring out the people trapped under the debris. We have to proceed carefully as the debris may harm those trapped underneath,” a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) official told IANS.The under-construction godown collapsed on Wednesday afternoon.The Kolkata Police’s Disaster Management Group and teams f…
Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi participating in the commissioning ceremony of INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port here, naval officers associated with the newly inducted vessels highlighted their advanced capabilities, indigenous systems, and strategic significance for the Indian Navy.About the anti-submarine warfare vessel INS Agray, its commanding officer, Commander Sunil Malpotra, said the ship packs significant combat capa…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK), achieved a major operational milestone by handling 64.026 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo from April 2025 to February 2026, thereby surpassing the total traffic of 63.951 MMT handled during the entire Financial Year 2024–25.”With one month still remaining in the current financial year, the Port has exceeded last year’s overall cargo throughput, demonstrating sustained growth momentum, enhanced operational efficienc…
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK), has launched a major renovation of the historic Bascule Bridge at the Kolkata Dock System (KDS) to ensure safer, faster, and more efficient cargo movement. The renovation will also ensure uninterrupted traffic movement between the Garden Reach-Metiabruz area and the rest of the city.The vital infrastructure project, valued at Rs 117.54 crore, will modernise the 1966-built engineering marvel, originally constructed by the Aus…