Dredging has gained importance in several ports across the country. Lack of sufficient draft hampers larger vessels from docking on the port and so this calls for capital and maintenance dredging. While most Indian ports have a draft of less than 12 meter, vessels like VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) and capsize vessels require a draught of 14 meter and cannot dock on ports which donÂ’t have sufficient depth. As the trade shifts to mod
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Shipping firms may diversify into dredging sector
Experts suggest shipbuilding and shipping companies to diversify into dredging segment in order to cope with the slackness in cargo business. Shipyards are not getting new orders for ships from shipping companies owing to oversupply of fleet and slowdown in the international trade. Under this condition, shipyards may diversify into construction of dred
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Bangladesh govt refuses access to Chittagong port
Bangladesh government refused to allow India to access Chittagong port unless the latter resolves Teesta river issue. Giving access to Chittagong would benefit trade and development in IndiaÂ’s northeast region, as well as to Bangladesh. India had been asking for access to this port for over a decade. An agreement to this effect was supposed to be signed during Prime Minister Manmohan SinghÂ’s visit to the country in September. But this could not happen because West
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Kollam port fails to attract cargo vessels
Kollam Port, which was set up at a cost of Rs 50 crore some years ago, failed to attract cargo ships so far. Some reports attribute the poor traffic at the port to lack of proper road connectivity and local resistance to any development programme. Kerala government set up Kollam port within the Tangasseri breakwater complex and inaugurated it in 2007
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Plea for capital dredging in Kolkata, Haldia ports
Environmentalist Subhas Datta filed a a public interest litigation petition with the Calcutta High Court against the central government's move to stop subsidy for the dredging projects in Kolkata and Haldia ports. Kolkata port was one of the oldest and the only riverine port in the country and it is prone to heavy deposit of silt. Datta expressed concern over the neglect of the Kolkata and Haldia ports and he wants the court to direct gove
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Shipping industry oppose various charges at ICTT
Shipping industry sources allege that the charges collected by DP World for its various services offered by it at Vallarpadam ICTT (International Container Transshipment Terminal) may drive away trade from Kochi. DP World, which operates the terminal, is said to be collecting Rs 500 per 20 ft container for the pre-shipment facility, against the earlier Rs 22 per container at th
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Govt to publish draft guidelines on tariff setting
Media reports indicate that the government would publish the final draft guidelines on tariff setting by ports in the country after it receives the clearance from Shipping Minister GK Vasan. The final draft guidelines allows the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) to notify first a port-wise reference rate for various commodities. TAMP will set the reference tariff that will typically be the highest prevailing rate set on the basis of guidelines fram
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Govt to publish draft guidelines on tariff setting
Media reports indicate that the government would publish the final draft guidelines on tariff setting by ports in the country after it receives the clearance from Shipping Minister GK Vasan. The final draft guidelines allows the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) to notify first a port-wise reference rate for various commodities. TAMP will set the reference tariff that will typically be the highest prevailing rate set on the basis of guidelines fram
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Dighi Port to invest upto Rs 18 bn to develop infrastructure
Dighi Port, the first and the largest greenfield port of Maharashtra, is located at a distance of 42 nautical miles (NM) from Mumbai Port and 170 km south of Mumbai by road.
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Ore volume at PPT rises 329%
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) handled 329 percent more iron ore at 7.65 lakh ton during April-May 2013 compared to 1.78 lakh ton in the year-ago period. The strong growth in ore throughput from the port has given rise to hope of a revival in its export, which has been dwindling for the past couple of years. During the two months, the port witnessed rise in throughput in some other cargoes as well. The other item