Ports & Shipping

JNPT has commenced logistics data bank (LDB) services at the port from July 1, 2016. The service provides the facility to track containers on a real-time basis using radio frequency identification technology while the containers […]

Man Projects Limited, a subsidiary of Man Infraconstruction Limited, has received a contract worth Rs 7.51 billion from Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (BMCTPL) for pavement works at the fourth container terminal at the […]

Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL) has signed a concession agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for the development of a captive jetty at the port. The project will be developed at an estimated cost of […]

Meanwhile, the MoS has formulated a new berthing policy for dry bulk cargo for major ports. The policy will be implemented by all major ports by August 20, 2016. The objective of the policy is […]

The MoS has prepared a draft bill, The Central Port Authorities Act, 2016 to replace the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. This step is being taken keeping in view the need to give greater autonomy […]

The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has extended the date for the electronic submission of verified gross mass (VGM) from July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016. In November 2014, the International Maritime Organization approved […]

The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has approved a set of guidelines for the implementation of the shipbuilding financial assistance policy. An institutional mechanism has also been created within the ministry for redressal of grievances related […]

The cabinet has granted in-principle approval for setting up a major port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil Nadu. An SPV will be formed for the development of the port with an initial equity investment […]

Indian Port Rail Company Limited (IPRCL) has awarded three rail connectivity projects worth Rs 387.1 million under the Sagarmala initiative. Of these, two connectivity projects have been awarded at Visakhapatnam port and one at Chennai […]

Meanwhile, the MoS has notified the final rescinding of six rules under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. The six rules are: Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention Certificates) Rules, 1975; Merchant Shipping (Radio Direction Finders) Rules, 1968; […]

The MoS has put in abeyance its notification for the dollar-linked coastal tariff, which it had issued in September 2015. In October 2015, the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) notified that the restatement of […]

The central government has issued guidelines for evaluating and awarding tenders for shipbuilding, dry-docking and ship repair works by government departments and agencies including public sector undertakings (PSUs). The guidelines were approved by the cabinet […]

India signed an agreement with Iran to develop Chabahar port on May 23, 2016. The deal was signed between the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran and India Ports Global Private Limited (IPGPL). IPGPL is […]

The Mormugao Port Trust issued a letter of award (LoA) to Sterlite Ports Limited, a subsidiary of the Vedanta Group, on April 15, 2016, for the redevelopment of Berth Nos. 8 and 9, barge berths […]

L&T Geostructure has secured a contract worth Rs 1.15 billion for the construction of a roll-on roll-off (ro-ro)-cum-general cargo berth at Kamarajar port. The berth will span a length of 330 metres on the northwestern […]

The National Sagarmala Apex Committee approved the National Perspective Plan for the Sagarmala programme on April 9, 2016. A total of 150 projects involving port modernisation, connectivity, port-led industrialisation and coastal community development have been […]

According to the MoS, during financial year 2015-16, 94 mt of capacity was added at major ports through 34 capital investment projects. Of this, around 50 mt was added through improvements in port efficiency. Further, […]

Major ports in the country handled 606.4 mt of cargo traffic during fiscal year 2015-16, as against 581.3 mt during 2014-15, recording a growth of 4.3 per cent. However, the combined traffic at major ports […]

The Tamil Nadu government has reportedly given approval to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZL) to acquire Kattupalli port from L&T Shipbuilding Limited (LTSB), a unit of Larsen &Toubro (L&T). The in-principle agreement […]

The board of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has approved the proposal for a dredging project in the channel between MbPT and JNPT. The project involves increasing the depth of the channel from the […]