Covers the key trends, policy developments, current status of major projects, financing and issues in the ports and shipping sector of India .
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The outbreak of Covid-19 has presented unparalleled challenges to the maritime sector. The pandemic struck at a time when maritime trade was already experiencing a downturn due to disruptions in international trade (China-US trade war) […]
The Covid-19 outbreak has severely affected the maritime sector. Disruptions in the supply chain have had serious implications for cargo traffic at ports. The major ports have been registering contractions in cargo volumes since the […]
The BharatNet project is one of the strongest pillars of the Digital India programme and, once completed, it will be instrumental in bridging the country’s digital divide. At a recent India Infrastructure conference, Sarvesh Singh […]
Covid-19 struck at a time when the maritime sector was already experiencing low activity levels due to disruptions in international trade and poor domestic performance. Despite being allowed to operate, the port sector experienced severe […]
Waterways, the cheapest mode of transport for moving goods in comparison to rail and roads, has started garnering the much-required attention from the government in recent times. With an increase in the traffic handled by […]
Dr Abhijit Singh, Executive Director, Indian Ports Association As the country comes together to slow the spread of COVID-19, the union government has expressed concerns over its continuing spread. The government took drastic steps of […]
Over the past few years, competition between the major and non-major ports has escalated. The share of non-major ports in the total traffic handled at Indian ports increased from 24 per cent in 2000-01 to […]
The Indian Ports Association (IPA) acts as a think tank to the Ministry of Shipping (MoS), working to transform Indian ports into world-class facilities to help the country emerge as a major player in world […]
It has been a year since the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) allowed cabotage relaxation for the movement of export-import (exim) transshipment containers and empty containers. Fast forward one year. There has been a noticeable increase […]
The Sagarmala programme was launched by the central government in July 2015. More than four years have gone by since then. There have been some hits and some misses, some achievements and some disappointments. Progress […]
The first six months (April-September) of the current fiscal year (2019-20) have been moderate for the port sector. The major ports handled 348.45 million tonnes (mt) of cargo traffic during April-September 2019, compared to 343.38 […]
Indian container traffic has been witnessing considerable growth for the past few years, despite the global slowdown. The 28 operational container terminals cumulatively handled 16.99 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2018-19, as compared to […]
The Logistics Data Bank (LDB), introduced in 2015 as a single-window visibility mechanism to track the movement of containers, has taken major strides since. The service was launched as a pilot project at the Jawaharlal […]
Driven by the growing dredging requirements at Indian ports and inland waterways, dredging has emerged as a distinct industry in itself over the past few years. In order to cater to the massive demand, several […]
The maritime sector of every economy is dependent on global trade cycles and India is no exception. Global trade volume has shown signs of a decline, and this is being reflected in reduced cargo activity, […]
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has taken a number of initiatives to step up investments and attract greater private participation in the maritime sector. The Sagarmala programme with its focus on port-led development will be […]
The past few years have been significant for the maritime sector, which has benefited from the government’s strong focus on port-led development. The outlook for the sector remains positive owing to a plethora of initiatives […]
