Western Dock News

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced more than $703 million to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory that designed to help improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. Following is the full list of FY 2022 Port Infrastructure Development Grant Awards:ALASKANorth Extension Stabilization Step 1 Project ($68,700,000), Anchorage, AlaskaThe Project will reconfigure and realign the shoreline within the “North Extension” (the area north of the existing general cargo terminals) at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage, Alaska.

Paradip Port, one of the twelve major ports of India, located close to the mineral rich states on the East coast plans to add significant capacity to meet the ever increasing demand in the region. As a part of its capacity expansion program, Paradip Port Trust intends to develop a Western Dock complex comprising of 6 berths each with a capacity of at least 10 MTPA. In this regard, PPT conducted a conference yesterday for potential investors to present the opportunity and take feedback from the investor community. The Port is situated at 210 nautical miles south of Kolkata has seen a steady growth in traffic over the years having handled an all time record cargo of 68 million tonnes in the last financial year 2013-14 with a growth of 20.25%.