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Troubled Waters: ABG Shipyard faces tough times despite large order book

January 10, 2017

The shipbuilding industry is facing challenging times the world over, and this has impacted the business of Indian shipyards as well. ABG Shipyard Limited is one such company which has been facing turbulent times in […]

Key Statistics: Traffic handled at major ports during April-November 2016-17 vis-à-vis April-November 2015-16

January 10, 2017

Strong Performance: Profiles of key private non-major ports

December 3, 2016

Gujarat is a leading maritime state with its non-major ports accounting for 73 per cent of the total traffic handled at all non-major ports in the country. The state also has the highest number of […]

Ample Opportunities: Ambitious growth plans for the maritime sector

December 3, 2016

With the large number of projects on the anvil, Gujarat has significant opportunities for stakeholders in the maritime segment. Some of the potential areas for investment are in the development of greenfield ports, ro-passenger (ro-pax) […]

Global Policy Perspective: Learnings for ports in Gujarat

December 3, 2016

Ajay Bhadoo, IAS, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat Maritime Board Globally, maritime trade has played an important role in improving trade competitiveness. The countries which are bestowed with long coastlines are usually found […]

Growth Potential: Leveraging Make in India and Sagarmala initiatives

December 3, 2016

Dr J.N. Singh, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat India has a significant geographic advantage with a coastline of 7,500 km. It is also strategically located at the centre of the Europe-Asia international trade route. […]

Views of Vijay Rupani: Chief Minister, Gujarat, on the port sector

December 3, 2016

“Gujarat is a frontrunner maritime state and has created a model of port development for other states to emulate.” “Port and port-led development has been our mantra in Gujarat.” “Coming out of the conventional model […]

Favourable Climate: Enabling policy environment facilitates growth

December 3, 2016

Gujarat’s major and non-major ports account for around 41 per cent of the total traffic at Indian ports. The state’s favourable location and supportive policy and regulatory framework have helped it attract significant private participation […]

Untapped Potential: IWT offers environment-friendly, cost-effective alternative

November 8, 2016

India has a potentially navigable river network of about 14,500 km, of which about 2,968 km or 20.4 per cent is operational. The central government has declared five waterways as national waterways (NWs). Of these, […]

Sea Change: MoS proposes new MCA for major ports

November 8, 2016

In September 2016, the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) proposed a new model concession agreement (MCA) for the port sector. This agreement aims to replace the existing MCA, which has been in place since January 2008. […]

Easing Congestion: Major capacity expansion projects on the anvil at JNPT

October 27, 2016

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has shown mixed performance over the past one and a half years. The port occupied third position (after Kandla and Paradip ports) among major ports in 2015-16, with 64.03 […]

Connectivity Concerns: IPRCL set up to improve port-rail links

October 27, 2016

Evacuation is one of the biggest challenges being faced by Indian ports today. Though all major ports have double-line connectivity, routes to key destinations are congested. In order to ease congestion at major ports and […]

Key Statistics: Port-rail connectivity projects to be undertaken by Indian Port Rail Corporation Limited

October 27, 2016

Project Showcase: Successful dredging works at select ports

September 17, 2016

Dredging is the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, harbours and other waterbodies for maintaining or increasing the depth of navigation channels to ensure the safe passage of vessels. […]

Safe Disposal: Management of dredged materials essential

September 17, 2016

Various types of dredging activities are carried out at ports and waterways depending upon the requirement. […]

Options on Offer: Technologies and equipment in the dredging market

September 17, 2016

The dredging equipment needs of the Indian dredging market have largely been met by foreign suppliers. […]

Growth Potential: Ample opportunity for dredging in other areas

September 17, 2016

Besides ports, dredging is undertaken in a number of other areas such as rivers, canals, lakes, dams/barrages, lagoons as well as sewerage and drainage systems. […]

Need of the Hour: Proper survey and investigation techniques required for dredging works

September 17, 2016

Survey works form a very important part of dredging projects. They are required at the initial stage of the project while preparing the pre-feasibility study and at the end of the dredging project. At the […]

Ample Opportunities: Dredging at new ports and upcoming terminals

September 17, 2016

With the development of greenfield ports as well as new terminals and berths at existing ports, capital and maintenance dredging requirements are likely to increase substantially. […]

New Initiatives: Recent government programmes to provide impetus to dredging industry

September 17, 2016

In the past year or so, the government has proposed a number of programmes and projects for the development and maintenance of ports, inland waterways and rivers. […]