Ports & Shipping

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 […]

During fiscal year 2018-19, Indian major ports handled 699.05 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as compared to 679.37 mt in 2017-18, registering an increase of 2.9 per cent. Deendayal port (erstwhile Kandla port) handled the […]

The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has extended the existing rebates on vessel-related charges till March 31, 2020. VPT has extended 50 per cent rebate for a period of one year on port dues and pilotage […]

The central government inaugurated cargo berth nos. 14 and 16 at Deendayal port on March 8, 2019. The berths will add a combined capacity of 9 mtpa (4.5 mtpa each) at the port. Developed at […]

The central government has laid the foundation stone for the development of a free trade warehousing zone (FTWZ) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). The FTWZ is being developed by Hindustan Infralog Private Limited, […]

The central government has also laid the foundation stone for the expansion of the JNPT Mumbai navigational channel. The project is estimated to entail an investment of Rs 23 billion. Upon completion, it will enable […]

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has introduced Turant Customs as part of the next-generation reforms to further improve the ease of doing business ranking. The new reform is a comprehensive package of […]

During the first 11 months (April-February) of 2018-19, Indian major ports handled 633.87 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as compared to 616.68 mt in the corresponding period of 2017-18, registering an increase of 2.79 per […]

The maiden export shipment from Shahid Beheshti Chabahar port, Iran, was flagged off to Mumbai on February 24, 2019. The shipment, consisting of 23 trucks, carried 570 tonnes of dry fruits, textiles, carpets and other […]

The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has flagged off the maiden train of containers from the Netaji Subhas Dock to Nepal under its new simplified transshipment process. Under the new system, customs has waived the requirement […]

The Odisha government has inaugurated the second and third berths of the Gopalpur port expansion project. The scope of work of the project involves expansion of the cargo handling capacity of the port from the […]

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has stated that the implementation date of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment [SCMT] Regulations, 2018 in India has been postponed. As per the notification, the implementation […]

The foundation stone for the shipbuilding and ship repair facility project at Nazirgunge (Cochin Shipyard Limited) was laid on February 16, 2019. With this, the construction work on the project has also commenced. The project […]

The Nhava Sheva-Mundra-Gulf (NMG) service has commenced operations at APM Terminals Mumbai. The maiden call of the service was made by Sima Marine’s M.V. OEL Transworld. NMG, a weekly service, follows the following port rotation: […]

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has launched a new portal, the least available depth information system for providing real-time information on the least available depth (LAD) of waterways. In the initial phase, LAD […]