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Chennai Port Trust moves Madras HC, wants bank to repay Rs 100-cr FD lost to fraud

June 04, 2021 7:39 am

A CBI probe into the matter is in progress but the ChPT said it was “in no way hampering the payment of amounts” and “a fraud said to have been committed at the bank level is no defence to the liability”.

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Passenger ship service from Chennai to Andaman resumes after nearly two months

May 30, 2020 8:01 pm

The passengers were allowed to board the ship by following social distancing while their baggages were disinfected. They also underwent 'infra red thermal scanner' at the Port Trust terminal in Chennai.

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Chennai Port records marginal rise in cargo in Financial Year 2017-18

April 07, 2018 10:44 pm

Of the total cargo, container traffic accounted for 30 million tonne, petroleum products 13.5 million metric tonne.

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Pilot error, fatigue to blame for collision of ships near Ennore: Report

November 12, 2017 11:51 am

Report also suggested regulation of the rest hours of the pilots and other port officials in the wake of the mishap

Cyclone Nilam: Bodies of all five sailors recovered

November 03, 2012 1:12 pm

Sailors went missing after an oil tanker ran aground off Chennai beach before cyclone made landfall.

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INS Viraat on final journey, docks at Chennai port

February 15, 2016 2:39 pm

Chennai, Feb 15 (ANI): The world’s oldest active aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, is on its final journey.It was docked at Chennai port on Monday before it is due to be decommissioned later this year. The ship entered service on May 12, 1987 and is also affiliated to the Garhwal Rifles (infantry regiment) of the Indian Army. The navy’s aircraft carrier guarded India's maritime borders for nearly 60 years. Captain said that the cost of maintaining and running it is becoming more than the cost benefited. With the time all the machineries get old. Kochi INS Vikrant is likely to replace INS Viraat. The mighty aircraft carrier has seen 18 Commanding Officers of which three went on to become Chiefs of Naval Staff. The ship has done over 40,000 hours of steaming and traversed over 5,00,000 nautical miles across the proverbial seven seas. The ship has undertaken over 20,000 hours of flying from its deck.