The pressure on the shipping ministry to achieve dredging commitments has just got higher, as only about half the planned target was completed in the last Five Year Plan.

Despite a largely sluggish SEZ segment, uncertain cabotage laws and now a TAMP regulation on lower tariffs

Ports in India have always been taken recourse to Port Trusts, but after the arrival of PPP in ports, this should change, says A Balasubramanian.

Capacity additions in Kerala are needed only if the existing non-major port facilities are fully used, Capt Hari Achutha Varrier, Deputy Director–Ports, Kerala. We are planning to develop non-major ports in Kerala on public-private partnership (PPP),

A government committee headed by BK Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission, has reportedly decided to suggest government to amend the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.

Three major container terminal operators in India have been hit by tariff reductions thereby reducing their revenue earning capability and positioning them to be loss-making units,

The Planning Commission has turned down the Shipping Ministry's proposal to extend the ambit of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) to non-major ports under the proposed Port Regulatory Authority Bill, fearing it will hurt the performance of these ports.

The DMIC is poised to be India’s biggest urbanisation project. Can its model be adopted across the country? Amitabh Kant, MD and CEO, DMICDC, shares his vision for the project with Shashidhar Nanjundaiah and Pratap V Padode, and emphasises the vast and unique opportunities that go with using PPP to build seven new cities and manufacturing hubs along the corridor.

Developers of ports tell us how port connectivity has boosted business, while users say poor connectivity are limiting their plans.