Ports & Shipping

The MoS has relaxed norms for foreign vessels under Section 407 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, for the movement of fertilisers from one port to another within the country. The foreign flag vessels are […]

As of July 31, 2018, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,389 vessels of 12.74 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.31 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 936 were coastal vessels […]

A consignment of 1,233 tonnes of fly ash from NTPC Limited’s Kahalgaon power plant – was flagged off at Kahalgaon on National Waterway (NW)-1 for Pandu inland port on NW-2. Two barges of 1,000 tonne […]

The Inland Waterways Authority of India has launched a dedicated portal – Forum of Cargo-Owners and Logistics-Operators (FOCAL) – to provide cargo owners and shippers with real-time data on the availability of vessels. FOCAL will […]

The Chennai Port Trust has decided to grant a flat concession of 70 per cent on vessel-related charges in the port’s scale of rates for coastal vessels carrying transshipment containers. According to the decision, the […]

Essar Vizag Terminals Limited, a subsidiary of Essar Ports Limited, inaugurated the mechanised iron ore handling complex built in the outer harbour of Visakhapatnam port on July 11, 2018. The iron ore handling complex has […]

The Bombay High Court has restrained the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) from invoking the bank guarantee of the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) on a three-year dredging work (2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20). The dredging contract […]

During the first three months (April-June) of the current fiscal year (2018-19), Indian major ports handled 174.02 mt of traffic, compared to 167.48 mt in the corresponding period of 2017-18, registering an increase of 3.91 […]

The central government has set September 30, 2018 as the deadline for nationwide radio frequency identification operations. In addition, the government has directed the Tariff Authority for Major Ports to coordinate with the related agencies […]

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet has approved the provision of a concession to Kakinada SEZ Limited for the implementation of the Kakinada special economic zone project. The government will receive a 2.7 per cent share of […]

The Ministry of Shipping has allowed foreign flag ships to transport fertilisers between Indian ports without a licence. The cabotage relaxation granted to foreign flag ships for carrying fertilisers specified in the Indian Trade Classification, […]

As of June 30, 2018, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,389 vessels of 12.69 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.27 million dead-weight tonnage (DWT). Of the vessels, 938 were coastal vessels with […]

APM Terminals Pipavav has received the certificate for Authorised Economic Operator for Logistics and Terminal Operators (AEO-LO). The port’s export-import customers can thus opt for AEO T3 certification and can avail of many benefits, such […]

Krishnapatnam port has announced the installation of Rapiscan Eagle P 60 (Eagle P60), a drive-through X-ray container scanner and radiation portal monitor. Besides reducing the service time and increasing security and safety at the port, […]

The Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT) has commissioned five electrical rubber-tyred gantry cranes (e-RTGCs) at the port. The e-RTGCs are expected to reduce energy costs by 80 per cent, the operating noise level by 65 […]

GMR Infrastructure Limited (GIL) has been chosen as the successful bidder through the Swiss Challenge method for the development of a greenfield commercial port in Andhra Pradesh. GIL has offered a revenue share of 2.7 […]

The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has allowed relaxation under Section 407 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, for the coastal movement of export-import (exim) transshipment containers and empty containers. It has allowed foreign flag container […]

India Ports Global Private Limited has selected Bandar Abbas-based Kaveh Port and Marine Services to operate Chabahar port in Iran. Kaveh Port and Marine Services has been selected on the basis of an interim arrangement […]

During the first two months (April-May) of the current fiscal year 2018-19, Indian major ports handled 116.26 mt of traffic, as compared to 113.52 mt in the corresponding period of 2017-18, registering an increase of […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the waiver of penal interest on government loans advanced to the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) and the Paradip Port Trust (PPT). VPT had availed of a […]