Ports & Shipping

The Paradip Port Trust has awarded the contract for the operations and maintenance (O&M) of its mechanised coal handling plant to Chennai Radha Engineering Works Private Limited. The contract value is Rs 1.51 billion. As […]

The central government has given its approval for setting up a mega coastal economic zone (CEZ) at JNPT. The CEZ is a part of the government’s plan to develop 14 such CEZs under the National […]

During the first eight months (April-November) of the current fiscal year (2017-18), Indian major ports handled 439.66 mt of traffic, compared to 424.96 mt in the corresponding period of 2016-17, registering an increase of 3.46 […]

The central government has turned down the proposal for amending port concession agreements with private firms operating cargo terminals at major ports. The rejection comes in response to the Indian Private Ports and Terminals Association […]

The Union government has granted infrastructure status to the logistics sector. The inclusion of the logistics sector in the Harmonised Master List of Infrastructure Sub-sectors was considered during the 14th Institutional Mechanism Meeting held on […]

Phase I of the ro-ro ferry service between Ghogha in Saurashtra and Dahej in south Gujarat was inaugurated on October 22, 2017. The ro-ro service has been designed and developed by Essar Ports Limited and […]

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has awarded the contract for the construction of a new ship repair facility at the Cochin Port Trust to Simplex Infrastructures Limited. The contract value is Rs 6.1 billion. The new […]

As of October 31, 2017, the Indian shipping industry has a fleet of 1,359 vessels of 12.23 million gross tonnage (GT) and 18.59 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 922 are coastal vessels […]

The MoS has revamped the software and updated guidelines to facilitate the implementation of the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy for Indian shipyards. The policy was approved in December 2015 and provides Rs 40 billion of […]

A consignment of 230,000 tonnes of steel cargo was flagged off from Visakhapatnam port to Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Kochi stockyards through the coastal shipping route on November 1, 2017. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited has recently […]

A roll-on roll-off (ro-ro)-cum-general cargo vessel, M.V. IDM Doodle, was flagged off from Chennai port to Mongla port in Bangladesh on October 28, 2017. The vessel carried a consignment of 185 trucks.

The Paradip Port Trust has allowed the handling of iron ore pellets using a mechanised coal handling plant (MCHP). The trial loading of an export shipment of 57,000 tonnes of iron ore pellets commenced at […]

V.O. Chidambaranar port has implemented an integrated management system complying with ISO certifications, a quality management system (QMS), an environment management system (EMS) and the occupational health and safety assessment series, which will be renewed […]

The Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH) in its latest Public Notice No. 133/2017 has launched the Refund SMS Seva (for centralised refund and special additional duty) for all refund claims filed at the customs house […]

The MoS has sanctioned funds worth Rs 250 million as grant-in-aid to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust as well as Rs 500 million to the Karnataka government for developing various infrastructure facilities at Karwar port. […]

The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has taken up projects worth Rs 23.02 billion for financial assistance under the Coastal Berth Scheme (CBS) of the Sagarmala programme. Meanwhile, the MoS, in consultation with NITI Aayog and […]

The foundation stone for Phase I (Muktyala-Vijayawada stretch) of the Kakinada-Puducherry inland water transport project (National Waterway-4) was laid on October 3, 2017. Meanwhile, dredging work on the Muktyala-Vijayawada stretch is under way and is […]

As of August 31, 2017, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,345 vessels of 12.19 million gross tonnage (GT) and 18.53 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 919 were coastal vessels […]

The Maharashtra state cabinet has approved the implementation of the Sagarmala programme with a 50 per cent cost sharing by the state. The state cabinet has decided to make a provision for funds amounting to […]

The Ministry of Shipping laid the foundation stone for the Wardha dry port on October 2, 2017. The project is being developed by JNPT in order to provide effective logistics services to industries in Maharashtra’s […]