Ports & Shipping

In the past few years, dredging has emerged as a distinct industry in itself. The industry is driven by compounding demand from ports and waterways. As per the Maritime Agenda 2010-20, 10 out of 12 […]

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) is planning the expansion of port capacity through the implementation of well-conceived infrastructure development projects. It is adopting a package of recommendations to cut time and costs. […]

Lauded as the country’s biggest progra­mme for the maritime sector, Sagarmala is an ambitious national initiative aimed at bringing about a step change in India’s logistics sector performance by unlocking the potential of country’s 7,500 […]

The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a series of events that caused turbulence in the already choppy maritime waters. Further, the resulting crisis was so intense that its ripple effect was felt during the entire fiscal. […]

The past year witnessed several developments across the maritime chain – in ports, shipping, coastal shipping, shipbuilding and inland water transport. There was progress in the promotion of ease of doing business and environment-friendly modes […]

At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic severely disrupted supply chains across the country, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) ensured the delivery of vital goods by remaining fully operational. Besides, the port has been […]

The Covid-19 pandemic brought to the fore unprecedented challenges for the maritime sector. It struck at a time when the sector was already experiencing a downturn due to poor domestic performance and international trade disruptions. […]

 The coastal shipping segment has made significant headway over the past few years, receiving attention from various quarters. The government has taken several initiatives to increase the share of coastal traffic in the overall cargo handled […]

With a view to leveraging information and communication technology (ICT) and bringing efficiency to the supply chain, DMICDC Logistics Data Services Limited has implemented its logistics data bank (LDB) services across a number of ports […]

Ports provide an interface between ocean and land-based transport. They play an important role in the economic development of the country, with commodities such as coal, iron ore and fertilisers being imported and exported primarily […]

A continuous increase in cargo and heavy congestion at major ports has prompted the government to undertake the development of greenfield ports in the country. Further, over the last few years, the competition between major […]

The development of inland waterways has attracted a lot of attention in the past few years, with its modal share increasing to 2 per cent after stagnating and hovering around 1 per cent for several […]

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is the largest container handling major port in the country. Of the total traffic handled at the port, 90 per cent accounts for container traffic. It handles about 13,000 […]