The World, the largest privately owned residential mega yacht, will be arriving in Visakhapatnam – its first foray to the Port City – on a two-day visit on April 28. The sojourn is part of The World’s 2024 journey to five continents, including Antarctica, Africa, Australia, Asia and America. Launched in 2002, The World has 167 luxury residences and has visited over 1,000 ports of call in more than 120 countries. Owned by a diverse group from 20 countries, the residents of The World…
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Category: Visakhapatnam Port
Unfortunate that VSP on verge of closure: Andhra Pradesh HC
VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday commented that it was unfortunate that the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is on the verge of closure due to scarcity of coal following the strike of Gangavaram Port workers.Hearing the petition of Steel Executives Association general secretary K Venkata Durga Prasad seeking the court’s directions to the government to ensure that coal supply to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is not hampered due to the strike of Gangavaram Port workers, Justice N…
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Summer camp at Visakhapatnam’s Port Stadium offers 25 sports under one roof – The Hindu
Summer camp at Visakhapatnam’s Port Stadium offers 25 sports under one roof The Hindu
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TDP blames Jagan for the problems in erstwhile Gangavaram port and Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national spokesman K. Pattabhi Ram held Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy responsible for the sordid state of affairs in the erstwhile Gangavaram port and Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). The Gangavaram port was in dire straits due to the negligence of the State government and as its operations allegedly came to a standstill, the coking coal supply to VSP was disrupted, he alleged. The consequence was a drastic fall in steel production. VSP used to pay a cargo…
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VSP addresses coal shortage by diverting coal ships to Vizag Port | Visakhapatnam News
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) has taken steps to address the coal shortage caused by the workers’ strike at Adani Gangavaram Port Limited (AGPL). Two of VSP’s vessels, which were stranded at AGPL, have been diverted to the Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA). The strike had resulted in a pile-up of supplies to the Steel Plant, mainly coking coal at the Gangavaram port, leading to a severe shortage of coal for production at the steel plant.One of the diverted vessels has…
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RINL Redirects Vessels to Visakhapatnam Port
Visakhapatnam: In an attempt to mitigate the coal shortage caused by the delayed release of coal from Adani Gangavaram Port Limited (AGPL), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, has redirected two stranded vessels to Visakhapatnam Port Authority, where it successfully berthed a vessel on Friday. The coal is now being unloaded, RINL said.The company is completing the Customs formalities and plans to transport the cargo via…
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Source: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/news/rinl-redirects-vessels-to-visakhapatnam-port-890391
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant diverts its coal-laden vessels from Adani port to Vizag port
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant diverted its two vessels to Visakhapatnam port from Adani Gangavaram Port Limited (AGPL).One of the vessels got berthed on Friday and the coal is getting unloaded at the Visakhapatnam port as on Saturday, according to a release here.The RINL is completing the customs formalities and with the help of Railways is trying to transfer the cargo (coal) to the RINL in the next few days.With this initiative, the coal crisis of RINL will…
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Ships diverted to Vizag Port to supply raw material to VSP today
Visakhapatnam: Even as hot metal production is being made at bare minimum at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant due to raw material supply disruption caused by strike by the workers of Adani Gangavaram Port Private Limited (AGPPL), Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is continuing its efforts to procure coking coal from alternative sources.Ships diverted from Gangavaram to Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) are expected to supply coking coal by rakes from Saturday. To ensure safety of the machinery, the two…
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Coal crisis threatens operations at Vizag Steel Plant, RINL scrambles for solutions
VISAKHAPATNAM: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, is currently facing a severe coal crisis. This is due to a week-long strike by workers at Gangavaram Port Limited (GPL). The shortage of coking coal is causing problems to RINL’s operations and may result in permanent damage to critical infrastructure, leading to a potential shutdown that could span several months.
Efforts to address the crisis have been met with resistance. Striking employees…
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VSP coking coal crisis continues, 2 ships diverted to VPA from Gangavaram port
Visakhapatnam: Even as talks with the agitating workers and displaced families have failed to break the impasse over supply of coking coal stuck at Adani Gangavaram Port Private Limited (AGPPL), the management of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has decided to divert two ships carrying imported raw material to Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) to meet the requirement to ensure normal pushings by its coke oven batteries.The agitation at Gangavaram Port, located on the backyard of VSP, has almost…
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