Ports & Shipping

As of August 31, 2021, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,488 vessels weighing in at 12.97 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.45 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 1,021 were […]

APM Terminals Pipavav has flagged off the first container train to the Jodhpur inland container depot on an electrified route. It is being operated by Pipavav Rail Corporation Limited (PRCL), a subsidiary of Gujarat Pipa­vav […]

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZL) has signed a deal with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority to develop and run Colombo Port’s west container terminal 1. Being the first-ever Indian port operator in […]

BPCL undertook ship-to-shore (STS) operation of LPG at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust, Kolkata on October 15, 2021 – the first such operations being carried out at a major port. Accordingly, the mother vessel, […]

MoPSW flagged off the dwarf container train service from JNPT on September 20, 2021. With this, the first consignment of laden dwarf containers from the dwarf container depot at the port was moved by train […]

MoPSW laid the foundation stone for various capacity augmentation projects at Deendayal Port on October 19, 2021. They include two dome-shaped godowns to be constructed within 12 months at a cost of Rs 360 mi­llion, […]

MoPSW has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for three projects at the New Mangalore port. Foundation stones were laid for a truck parking terminal and for modification of the U.S. Mallya Gate, and a […]

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has launched a port mobile application, MyPortApp, at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (erstwhile Kolkata Port). The app provides all port details digitally and monitors operations virtually. In […]

During April-September 2021, India’s major ports handled 347.02 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, compared to 298.85 mt in the corresponding period of 2020-21, registering an increase of 16.12 per cent. Deendayal Port handled the maximum […]

In a significant development, Parliament passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021, on July 27, 2021. The bill aims to replace the over 90-year-old Lighthouse Act, 1927 and incorporates the global best practices, technological […]

The Board of Port Authority, formed under the Major Ports Authorities Bill, 2020, will now fix tariffs for major ports. Accordingly, the tariff rate will act as a reference during bidding for PPP projects. However, […]

During April-May 2021, major Indian ports handled 121.98 mt of traffic, compared to 92.95 mt in the corresponding period of 2020-21, registering an increase of 31.23 per cent. Port-wise, Deendayal port handled the maximum traffic […]

The Deendayal Port Trust (DPT) has signed an agreement with Central Electronics Limited for the implementation of the radio frequency identification (RFID)-based access control system in the port. The development is a part of ease […]

JNPT has issued a letter of intent (LoI) to nine successful bidders for the special economic zone (SEZ) project. As per the recommendation of the tender committee and the approval of a competent authority, the […]

The Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH) has announced the launch of version 2.0 (V-2.0) for on-boarding of AEO T2 and AEO T3 applicants by way of online filing, real-time monitoring and digital certification via public […]

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited has introduced a waiver scheme for vessels using LNG as fuel at the ports of Dahej (Gujarat) and Dhamra (Odisha). The 50 per cent waiver scheme will be […]

Gangavaram port is also offering a part waiver scheme for vessels using LNG as fuel at the port. The scheme is expected to meet the country’s goal for lower emissions under the green ports plan […]

The expert appraisal committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended an amendment in environmental clearance and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance for the expansion of the Karaikal port project […]

The Sri Lankan government has announced a 25-year tax holiday for its upcoming west container terminal at Colombo port. The terminal will be built by the Adani Group and John Keells Holdings. According to tax […]

Parliament passed the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, on August 2, 2021, thus replacing the Indian Vessels Act, 1917, in order to cater to the need for a more adaptive regime to facilitate future developments and […]