The maritime sector in India has made significant progress over the past year. Numerous measures have been introduced to augment capacity at Indian ports, improve port governance and enhance port efficiency. Indian Infrastructure looks at […]
During the past year, the ports and shipping sector in India has undergone significant changes with the introduction of amendments, technological advancements, energy conservation measures and completion of projects, among other developments. The government has […]
The performance of the Indian shipping industry has been below par in the past year. A number of shipping companies are grappling with plunging profits and ever-increasing losses. The fate of shipyards is rather bleak, […]
There have been major developments in the inland water transport (IWT) segment in the past two-three years, and these are expected to have a positive long-term impact on IWT development. The declaration of 106 waterways […]
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 […]
The Indian shipping industry continues to face difficult times. Shipping companies are being forced to contend with plunging profits and ever-widening losses resulting from a long spell of weak freight rates. The government, however, is […]
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, […]
Intelligent use of inland water transport (IWT) can go a long way in reducing India’s logistics costs from the existing 14-15 per cent of gross domestic product to 9-10 per cent. Various projects are therefore […]
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been fairly successful in the port sector. So far, 45 projects involving capacity additions of 283.52 million tonnes (mt) have been completed at major ports. Another 34 projects with 282 mt […]
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