An initiative to set up a LNG terminal at New Mangalore Port on public-private partnership basis was dropped owing to the non-availability of sterile area in the port for the terminal, according to Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The Minister said that another initiative to set up a mechanised fertilizer handling berth with silo storage and …
Members of the public took exception to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board giving just a 12-hour notice for the public hearing on the environment impact assessment of the proposed multi-cargo deep draft new berth, Berth No. NMP Authority’s EIA consultant M/s Ultra Tech, Thane, said NMP lacks a deep draft berth to handle vessels beyond 60,000 dead weight tonnage …
