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Tough Times: Shipping companies and shipyards struggle for survival

June 13, 2016

During the past few years, Indian shipping companies and shipyards have been facing tough times. The slowdown in the global economy has led to fewer orders for commercial vessels, which has meant declining revenues and […]

Changing Course: Initiatives to promote IWT in a big way

June 13, 2016

India’s extensive inland waterways network of 28,511 km, spread across 14 states, remains remarkably underutilised. Inland waterways carry less than 1 per cent of the country’s total inland traffic. From 2010-11 to 2014-15, the total […]

Untapped Potential: Development plans for coastal shipping

June 13, 2016

Despite India’s long coastline of 7,517 km with 12 major and around 200 non-major ports, the coastal shipping segment remains severely underutilised. At present, only 7 per cent of the country’s domestic cargo is transported […]

Shipping Overview: A string of initiatives

June 13, 2016

The Indian shipping industry continued to face challenging times in the past one year. Shipping companies and shipyards witnessed a fall in freight rates, decline in revenues and fewer shipbuilding orders. On the positive side, […]

Cautious Optimism: Sagarmala offers opportunities in the sector, but challenges remain

June 1, 2016

The past few years have been challenging for the Indian port sector. […]

Ambitious Plans: Sagarmala programme to transform sector landscape

June 1, 2016

Launched in July 2015, Sagarmala is the most ambitious programme undertaken so far by the Ministry of Shipping (MoS). […]

A Sea of Activity: Developments in the past year

June 1, 2016

During the past one year, the port sector witnessed some major developments. […]

Stimulating Growth: Opportunities and challenges for PPPs

June 1, 2016

The Indian port sector has experienced increasing private participation over the years. […]

Hope on the Horizon: Some headway in greenfield port projects

June 1, 2016

In the past few years, the government has proposed the development of a number of greenfield ports in the country. […]

Bright Future: Dredging segment outlook and opportunities

June 1, 2016

The scope for dredging in India is vast. […]

Key Statistics: Operational and financial performance of ports

June 1, 2016

Strong Impetus: MIS 2016 concludes with over Rs 800 billion investment commitment

May 1, 2016

The maiden Maritime India Summit 2016 (MIS 2016), held during April 14-1,6 resulted in investment commitments of more than Rs 800 billion, giving the maritime sector a big boost. […]

Modest Growth: Traffic performance of major ports during 2015-16

May 1, 2016

Major ports handled 606.37 million tonnes (mt) of cargo traffic in 2015-16, a year-on-year growth of 4.3 per cent. The growth was supported by an increase in all cargo categories except iron ore and fertilisers. […]

Key Statistics: MoUs and business agreements with the highest investment at MIS 2016

May 1, 2016

Strategic Move: RInfra acquires PDOECL

April 1, 2016

In January 2016, the Indian shipbuilding sector witnessed one of the most strategic acquisitions in recent times, with Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) acquiring the management control of Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited (PDOECL). PDOECL […]