Ports & Shipping

During April-December 2019-20, the Indian major ports handled 524.03 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, compared to 518.94 mt in the corresponding period of 2018-19, registering an increase of 0.98 per cent. Deendayal port (erstwhile Kandla […]

DMICDC Logistics Data Services Limited has implemented its digital container tracking solution, Logistics Data Bank (LDB), at the Paradip International Cargo Terminal, Mormugao port and Kamarajar port. Currently, LDB handles 96 per cent of the […]

Chennai International Terminal Private Limited has extended the free time for storage of direct port delivery (DPD) and direct port entry (DPE) containers. The free storage time for DPD containers (imports) has been increased from […]

The government has again extended the deadline for five major ports for the installation of monitors and container scanners from December 31, 2019 to March 31, 2020. The five major ports are the Jawaharlal Nehru […]

The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) has rejected the plan submitted by the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) to develop cargo berths at the western dock of Paradip port as a captive facility. While the […]

The governments of India, Afghanistan and Iran have decided to include the ports of Mormugao and New Mangalore as part of the designated route under the Chabahar port agreement. The development came as part of […]

In a significant development, the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019, for safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships became an act after receiving the President of India’s consent. In addition, the government has decided to […]

As of November 30, 2019, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,425 vessels of 12.71 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.32 million (DWT). Of the total vessels, 972 were coastal vessels with a […]

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has launched International Maritime Organisation-compliant very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) for the shipping industry. The first batch of VLSFO has already been produced in HPCL’s Visakhapatnam refinery in early […]

Bangladesh has allowed transshipment of Indian goods via Chittagong and Mongla seaports without charging customs duties and transit fees. The tentative date of the first trial run for transshipment of goods is likely to be […]

The Bangladesh government has removed port restrictions on importing nine local products from the two land ports in Tripura. The trade of commodities has been allowed through the Agartala-Akhaura integrated check-post and the Srimantapur land […]

The Ministry of Shipping has approved the implementation of the Loktak inland waterways improvement project in Manipur under the central sector scheme. The waterway project has been approved at a cost of Rs 255.8 million.

JSW Infrastructure Limited has commissioned its new fully mechanised iron ore terminal at Paradip port. The 370 metre long terminal has a capacity of 18 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and can load at a […]

Visakhapatnam port and Ranong port in Thailand have decided to form a JV in order to explore mutually beneficial business opportunities such as in coastal shipping. Earlier, the Port Authority of Thailand and the ports […]

JNPT and Container Corporation of India Limited have added a weekly scheduled export train from the inland container depot, Ludhiana, to JNPT. The service will run every Saturday to ensure faster evacuation of export containers […]

The Chennai Port Trust has increased tariff rates by 36 per cent in stevedoring; 15-30 per cent in wharfage, storage and vessel-related charges, and about 50 per cent in demurrage. The increase in tariff rates […]

The Standing Committee on Finance has appraised the implementation of three port projects in Maharashtra and West Bengal. The three projects involve the development of Mumbai marina at Prince’s Dock on a design-build-finance-operate-transfer (DBFOT) basis […]

During April-November 2019-20, the major ports handled 463.07 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as compared to 461.49 mt in the corresponding period of 2018-19, registering an increase of 0.34 per cent. Deendayal port (erstwhile Kandla […]

The CMA CGM Group has started a new feeder call at Kamarajar port (erstwhile Ennore port). The shipping service, Colombo Ennore Express (CEX) that started on December 4, 2019, will call at the port on […]

In a significant development, the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019, for safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships has been passed by the Lok Sabha. The existing Shipbreaking Code (Revised), 2013, and the provisions of […]