Kandla: The Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Tabar swiftly responded to a distress call on Sunday from MT Yi Cheng 6, a Pulau-flagged oil tanker that reported a severe engine room fire and complete power failure while sailing from Kandla Port, India to Shinas, Oman. The vessel had 14 Indian-origin crew members on board when the emergency occurred. Upon receiving the alert, INS Tabar immediately deployed a firefighting team and necessary equipment to the distressed tanker using its ship’s b...Read More

Kandla: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday announced that it has acquired land in Kandla, to set up green hydrogen and green ammonia production facilities. The move aligns with the government's push for clean energy through initiatives like the National Green Hydrogen Mission and transport-related pilot projects. Speaking at the company’s annual general meeting, Chairman and Managing Director S N Subrahmanyan highlighted L&T’s progress in clean energy, especially in green hydrogen...Read More

Gandhidham:  The Deendayal Port Authority has announced new reserve prices for land leasing, aimed at facilitating the development of major industries, including a mega marine cluster. In a notification issued on March 17, 2025, the Port Authority, under the powers conferred by Section 27 of the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021, has approved the reserve price/market value/lease rent. The approved rate is Rs. 7.06 per annum/per square meter, which translates to Rs. 28,570.83 per annum/per acr...Read More

Kandla: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal announced major initiatives to boost the capacity at Kandla Port worth an investment of more than ₹57,000 crores here today. The two major announcements include construction of a new Mega Shipbuilding Project with an investment of ₹30,000 crores. The other major announcement is development of a new cargo terminal outside of Kandla creek at an investment of ₹27,000 crores which will add an additional 135 MTPA...Read More

Mumbai: Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), today, announced the signing of a resort in Kandla, Gujarat. This conversion project will be branded a Gateway resort. Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Suma Venkatesh, Executive Vice President, Real Estate & Development, IHCL said, “Kandla, an important industrial hub and port city in Gujarat, is an emerging market with immense potential for both business and leisure travel. This signing aligns with our vision of entering new markets and expanding IHCL...Read More

Kutch: Five workers in their 30s died from asphyxiation while cleaning a sludge tank at Emami Agrotech early this morning. Kutch (East) Superintendent of Police Sagar Bagmar stated that the incident occurred around 1 am during the cleaning of the company’s effluent treatment plant. A worker entered the tank to remove sludge and lost consciousness. When two other workers tried to rescue him, they also collapsed. Two more workers followed suit, resulting in all five fatalities. An accident...Read More

Kutch: The Gujarat government is carrying out a mega demolition drive to remove illegal encroachments in coastal areas. On Thursday, 580 illegal constructions were demolished near Kandla Port in the creek area of Kutch, which borders India and Pakistan. Reports indicate that preparations are underway to demolish the remaining 55 illegal constructions today. The areas targeted by the bulldozers were known hideouts for criminals involved in drug smuggling and illegal businesses. As a result of ...Read More

Kandla: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today nabbed the head constable of the Customs department at the Kandla-based Special Economic Zone for bribery. According to the ACB, the accused, Ishak Abdulkarim Sama, head constable of the Customs department, sought a Rs. 3,000 bribe from a labor management firm to allow the entry of laborers through the gate of the Kandla Special Economic Zone (SEZ). As the labor management firm owner was unwilling to pay the bribe, he contacted the ACB's Gandh...Read More

Kutch: The path for the development of a greenfield airport in Kandla of Kutch seems to be clear as the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), which handles Kandla port, has given in-principle approval to allot 600-1000 acres of land for the project. With the demand for a new airport since 2019, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) was ready to fund the project, subject to land availability. It is learned that since DPA cannot sell the land, it will provide the land parcel on a 60-year lease at a...Read More

Gandhinagar: As per the data of UDAN scheme passengers at various airports shared by the union government in the ongoing session of Lok Sabha, among Gujarat airports under UDAN scheme, Jamnagar had most passengers while Mundra had least number of passengers. In the year 2023-24 while Jamnagar had over 1.69 lakh passengers under UDAN, Mundra had merely 1770 odd passengers. Kandla, Keshod, Porbandar, Bhavnagar and Diu(UT) are other airports that were under UDAN scheme in Gujarat. The governmen...Read More