The cabinet has approved the introduction of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill will replace the ordinance which was circulated in March 2019. The ordinance had paved the way for trusts to […]
The Union government has inaugurated the mechanised coal handling facility at New Mangalore port. The terminal has been developed by Chettinad Mangalore Coal Terminal Private Limited at a cost of Rs 4.69 billion. The capacity […]
An MoU has been signed between the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust and the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) for facilitating direct port entry (DPE) of e-sealed factory-stuffed export containers to the port. The MoU has been […]
The maiden export shipment, consisting of around 500 tonnes of rice, sent from India has reached the Shahid Beheshti Chabahar port, Iran. Earlier, in February 2019, the maiden export shipment from Chabahar port was flagged […]
The governments of India, Sri Lanka and Japan have signed a deal to develop a deep sea container terminal in Sri Lanka. The development comes in light of China taking over a strategic port in […]
The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) and the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) have awarded their annual maintenance dredging contracts to the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI). The contract value for dredging works at CPT is Rs […]
The expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended the grant of environmental clearance and coastal regulation zone clearance (CRZ) for the development of the outer harbour and […]
The Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has awarded the contracts for implementing the environment management plan (EMP) and carrying out environmental monitoring for maintenance dredging activities proposed in the Vasai, Bankot, Dabhol and Vaghotan creeks in […]
As of April 30, 2019, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,409 vessels of 12.79 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.39 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 952 were coastal vessels […]
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 […]
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