India requires an efficient ship repair industry as more than 55 per cent of the country’s existing fleet is over 16 years old and the demand for repairing services is on the rise. At present, […]
Modernisation and mechanisation have become a key focus area for port operators in recent years. This has primarily been driven by the need for increasing efficiencies in cargo handling, reducing costs and improving customer service. […]
In comparison to their global counterparts, Indian ports are still at a nascent stage of technology adoption. Factors such as shortage of trained and skilled manpower for operating advanced equipment, a general reluctance to adopt new […]
Indian ports handle around 9 per cent of global container traffic and the domestic containerisation level stands at around 40 per cent, as compared to 44 per cent globally. Indian ports cumulatively handled 15.07 million […]
The share of regasified LNG (RLNG) in total natural gas consumption has been steadily increasing since 2012-13. While it was 38 per cent in 2012-13, it stood at 51 per cent as of December 2018. […]
India’s total trade stands at $1,044 billion, of which merchandise trade accounts for 73 per cent and the remaining is accounted for by services trade. Under merchandise trade, annual seaborne trade facilitated by ports is […]
The port sector has seen rapid growth in the past three years in terms of policies and regulations, incentives and schemes, and project uptake. The government has approved the long-awaited amendments to the model concession […]
The logistics sector forms the backbone of an economy as it facilitates efficient and cost-effective movement of goods. India regrettably still loses around 14 per cent of its GDP due to inherent inefficiencies in the […]
The central government released the National Perspective Plan (NPP) in April 2016 detailing the contours of its flagship programme Sagarmala, which is intended to promote port-led development in the country. This is the first time […]
In a major development for the Indian port sector, the cabinet on January 3, 2018 approved the long-pending demand for amendments in the model concession agreement (MCA) for public-private partnership (PPP) projects in major ports […]
Over the past few years, the Indian port sector has seen a number of regulatory changes. The scale and scope of port terminals has also expanded. On the western as well as eastern coast, several […]
The Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) was constituted in April 1997 to serve as an independent authority for regulating tariffs, both cargo and vessel related, as well as rates for lease of properties with […]
India is witnessing a definite, albeit slow, shift towards the use of coastal transportation as a result of the increased attention that this mode has received in the past few years. At present, cargo moved […]
Despite an extensive inland waterways network of about 20,000 km, the potential of this relatively cheap and green mode of transport is yet to be fully exploited. The total cargo transported by inland waterways is […]
With a 7,516 km long coastline, pristine island chains and abundant tourism sites, the Indian port sector offers several new areas of growth such as cruise tourism and roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) ferries. Though the two […]
Hinterland connectivity has been recognised as one of the most critical issues in port competitiveness and development around the world. Therefore, increasing port connectivity to the hinterland through a network of highways, railways, inland waterways […]
Maritime logistics has been an important component of the Indian economy, accounting for 90 per cent of the export-import trade by volume and 72 per cent by value. However, ports in the country have been […]
Bulk and container cargo traffic at Indian ports is steadily increasing. To meet the growing volumes, capacity augmentation projects have been planned at a number of ports. The launch of the Sagarmala programme has provided […]
Evacuation is one of the biggest challenges faced by Indian ports today. While major ports typically have double-line connectivity, the routes to major destinations are congested. For non-major ports, some such as Pipavav, Dahej, Mundra, […]
India ranked 130 (out of 189 countries) in 2016 on the ease of doing business parameter, according to the World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2017, moving up four places from the adjusted ranking of 134 […]
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