Ports & Shipping

As of June 30, 2019, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,407 vessels of 12.72 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.3 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 952 were coastal vessels […]

Gateway Rail Freight Limited has commenced export-import operations at its Viramgam ICD located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with effect from July 26, 2019. Following this, the maiden export train was flagged off from the Viramgam ICD […]

JNPT has signed an MoU with all the terminals at the port for a new inter-terminal rail handling operation (ITRHO) agreement, effective from August 1, 2019. The ITRHO agreement aims to maximise train placement and […]

The Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House (JNCH) has removed the charges on late presentation of bill of entry for consignments with entry inward dates between July 8, 2019 and July 9, 2019, and bill of entry […]

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has signed a co-developer agreement with DP World to develop a free trade warehousing zone (FTWZ) at the port. Earlier, in October 2018, Hindustan Infralog Private Limited, a joint […]

During April-July 2019-20, the major ports handled 236.18 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as compared to 231.55 mt in the corresponding period of 2018-19, registering an increase of 2 per cent. Deendayal port (erstwhile Kandla […]

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 […]