Ports & Shipping

The Maharashtra government has given approval to JNPT to be the special planning authority (SPA) for the special economic zone (SEZ) project at the port. The SPA status will enable JNPT to take decisions on […]

V.O. Chidambaranar Port (VOC) has signed a concession agreement for the development of a shallow draught berth for handling construction materials. Tuticorin-based Indian Port Terminals Private Limited will be developing the berth on a PPP […]

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has received clearance from the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to utilise the funds raised through its initial public offering (IPO) for […]

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has signed an agreement worth Rs 24.14 billion ($375 million) with the World Bank for the implementation of the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP). Following this, the World […]

The central government laid the foundation stone for the intermodal terminal at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh on January 25, 2017. The terminal will be constructed under the JMVP that aims to augment capacity of NW-1. […]

The central government inaugurated the weekly cargo service on the Pandu-Dhubri/Hatsingimari stretch of NW-2 (Brahmaputra river) on December 29, 2017. Subsequently, the government flagged off two barges with a capacity of 200 tonnes each, carrying […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the implementation of the Jal Marg Vikas project (for navigation capacity augmentation on NW-1) on January 3, 2018. It has been approved at a cost of Rs 53.69 […]

Parliament has passed the Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017, to allocate 2.5 per cent of the proceeds of the Central Road Fund (CRF) for the development and maintenance of national waterways (NWs). An allocation […]

The Shipping Corporation of India’s (SCI) vessel, M.V. SCI Mumbai V386, made its maiden call at the Kandla International Container Terminal on January 5, 2018. The vessel is operated by SCI under its SMILE service.

As of December 31, 2017, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,372 vessels of 12.35 million gross tonnage (GT) and 18.79 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 929 were coastal vessels […]

The Ministry of Home Affairs has waived the requirement of biometric enrolment for cruise passengers arriving on e-visa at five major seaports – Mumbai, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Cochin and Chennai. The exemption has been granted […]

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited has commenced operations on its container terminal, the Adani Ennore Container Terminal, at Kamarajar port. M.V. SSL Kochi, owned and operated by Shreyas Shipping and Logistics, made its […]

The foundation stone for the new international cruise terminal at Mumbai port was laid on January 11, 2018. It is expected to entail an investment of Rs 3 billion and is scheduled to be completed […]

Construction work on Phase I of JNPT’s fourth container terminal – the Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal – has been completed as per schedule and a provisional completion certificate has been issued to Bharat Mumbai Container […]

During the first nine months (April-December) of the current fiscal year (2017-18), Indian major ports handled 499.41 mt of traffic, compared to 481.87 mt in the corresponding period of 2016-17, registering an increase of 3.64 […]

The Union cabinet approved amendments in the model concession agreement (MCA) for PPP port projects on January 3, 2018. The amendments in the MCA envisage the constitution of the Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes […]

A shareholders’ agreement has been signed between Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and Hooghly Dock and Port Engineering Limited (HDPEL) for taking over the manufacturing units of HDPEL. Earlier, in October 2017, CSL and HDPEL incorporated […]

As of November 30, 2017, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,367 vessels of 12.34 million gross tonnage (GT) and 18.77 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 926 were coastal vessels […]

The foundation stone for an international ship repair facility at Cochin port was laid on November 17, 2017. The facility will include a shiplift system (130 x25 metres) with a lifting capacity of 6,000 tonnes, […]

The Visakhapatnam Port Trust inaugurated the green channel berth on November 27, 2017 for handling coastal cargo at the port. The development of the berth entailed an investment of Rs 453 million, of which Rs […]