Ports & Shipping

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has awarded the contract for assuring least available depth of 2.5-3 metres through performance-based dredging in the Sultanganj-Mahendrapur (74 km) and Mahendrapur-Barh (71 km) stretches of National Waterway-1 […]

The contract for the construction of three terminals under the Kochi integrated water transport project has been awarded to Marymatha Construction Company (MCC). The three terminals will be constructed at Vytilla, Eroor and Kakkanad. The […]

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) delivered its 100th warship, IN LCU L-56, a landing craft utility, to the Indian Navy on March 30, 2019. The vessel is the sixth of the order of […]

The Shipping Corporation of India has awarded a five-year contract for providing emergency response services (ERS) for 33 vessels to the Indian Register of Shipping. The classification society’s ERS is aimed at providing round-the-clock technical […]

As of March 31, 2019, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,405 vessels of 12.78 million GT and 19.38 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the vessels, 947 were coastal vessels with a tonnage […]

The Delhi High Court has put a stay on the Ministry of Shipping’s (MoS) policy change granting top preference to Indian-built ships for carrying cargo or providing other services such as dredging and offshore oil […]

In a major development, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZL), the country’s largest private port operator, registered cargo movement of more than 200 mt during 2018-19. With this, APSEZL became the first Indian […]

The Chennai Port Trust has issued a letter of acceptance to Dredging Corporation of India Limited  for capital dredging alongside Jawahar Dock (JD) 4 and 6 and JD west berths for deepening up to 14 […]

The governments of India and Indonesia are jointly developing Sabang port in Indonesia, close to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The deep-sea port is expected to give India access to Southeast Asia and will be […]

The Goa State Pollution Control Board has renewed the “consent to operate” given to South West Port Limited for handling coal, limestone and steel at Mormugao port. The consent has been provided to handle coal […]

The Ministry of Commerce has extended the deadline for the installation of radiation monitors and container scanners at 14 ports to June 30, 2019. The 14 ports include JNPT, Deendayal port, Mumbai port, V.O. Chidambaranar […]

During fiscal year 2018-19, Indian major ports handled 699.05 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as compared to 679.37 mt in 2017-18, registering an increase of 2.9 per cent. Deendayal port (erstwhile Kandla port) handled the […]

The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has extended the existing rebates on vessel-related charges till March 31, 2020. VPT has extended 50 per cent rebate for a period of one year on port dues and pilotage […]

The central government inaugurated cargo berth nos. 14 and 16 at Deendayal port on March 8, 2019. The berths will add a combined capacity of 9 mtpa (4.5 mtpa each) at the port. Developed at […]

The central government has laid the foundation stone for the development of a free trade warehousing zone (FTWZ) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). The FTWZ is being developed by Hindustan Infralog Private Limited, […]

The central government has also laid the foundation stone for the expansion of the JNPT Mumbai navigational channel. The project is estimated to entail an investment of Rs 23 billion. Upon completion, it will enable […]

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has introduced Turant Customs as part of the next-generation reforms to further improve the ease of doing business ranking. The new reform is a comprehensive package of […]

During the first 11 months (April-February) of 2018-19, Indian major ports handled 633.87 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as compared to 616.68 mt in the corresponding period of 2017-18, registering an increase of 2.79 per […]

The maiden export shipment from Shahid Beheshti Chabahar port, Iran, was flagged off to Mumbai on February 24, 2019. The shipment, consisting of 23 trucks, carried 570 tonnes of dry fruits, textiles, carpets and other […]

The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has flagged off the maiden train of containers from the Netaji Subhas Dock to Nepal under its new simplified transshipment process. Under the new system, customs has waived the requirement […]