Ports & Shipping

The government of India finally completed the divestment of its 73.47 per cent stake in the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) in March 2019, selling its share to four major ports. The process of disinvestment […]

Since its launch four years ago, Sagarmala, the government’s flagship programme for the maritime sector, has finally picked up pace. Progress under the port modernisation and port connectivity components has been quite visible. In the […]

A spate of project announcements with respect to new regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) terminals in India has been the cause for a lot of exuberance in recent times. Even by a conservative estimate, India […]

Port connectivity and evacuation infrastructure are critical to the success of the Sagarmala programme. Realising the importance of a focused approach for improving port connectivity infrastructure, a special purpose vehicle (SPV), Indian Port Rail and […]

The Ghogha-Dahej roll-on, roll-off passenger (ro-pax) service was inaugurated on October 27, 2018. The ro-pax ferry, Voyage Symphony, will ply the Gulf of Khambhat between Ghogha in Saurashtra and Dahej in south Gujarat. Ghogha, situated […]

In recent times, a number of public sector undertakings (PSUs) have turned to the market to raise funds. One such PSU, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) came out with an initial public offering […]

In line with the objectives laid down under Sagarmala, there is a need to promote coastal shipping as a cost-effective and an environment-friendly means of transportation vis-à-vis road and rail. This shift is also expected […]

Over the past two decades, the port sector in India has undergone significant changes with the introduction of new policies, amendments to existing policies, increase in cargo traffic, spurt in private participation, and the development […]

Krishna B. Kotak, Chairman, JM Baxi and Company In today’s world, different forms of computing using desktop computers, laptops, tablets and phablets have become an integral part of our routine life. It is difficult to […]

Jaideep Ghosh, Partner and National Head, Transport, Leisure and Sports, and Nitu Singh, Manager, Markets, KPMG in India The ports and shipping sector in India has the capability to emerge as an “engine of growth” […]

Cargo traffic at Indian ports has grown at a CAGR of 7.05 per cent from 2003-04 to 2017-18. Of this, the major and non-major ports grew at a CAGR of 4.96  per cent  and 11.13  […]

During 1998-2018, the total number of vessels in the country grew at a CAGR of 5.41 per cent. In absolute terms, 905 vessels were added during the period. In terms of fleet composition, dry cargo […]