The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is discussing whether to extend exemption of Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) and Voluntary Discussions Agreement (VDA) from the purview of Competition Commission of India (CCI). It may be recalled that the ministry exempted these agreements from the purview of the fair trade for a perio
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CSLA cries foul on light dues
Industry body of shipping companies complain that the Light Dues charged by the Customs Department on containers carried on decks of ships docked in all the major ports raises costs of operation. Therefore, the Container Shipping Lines Association (CSLA) plans to request the Shipping Ministry to intev
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SCI raises container freight rates
Starting February 2013, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) decided to raise the freight rate on container cargo by 300 per Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU). The company raised the rate for ISE Service (Indian Subcontinent to Europe) applicable for the shipments from Indian Sub-continent to Europe, Mediterranean, Black Sea & Red Sea
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Cost of proposed berth project set to escalate
Reports suggest that the cost of the proposed 330-metre container terminal berth project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port may exceed the original estimate of Rs 600 crore by Rs 300 crore. The berth will have the capacity to handle eight lakh Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) per annum, which could be augmented to one million TEU, with better equipment and
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Ore shipment doubles in December
In December 2012, 11 major Indian ports handled a total of 1.89 million tonne of iron ore export cargo compared to 907,000 tonne in November 2012. This is a over 100 per cent rise in export of the steel-making raw material in December compared to the previous month
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Adani reportedly finanlises deal to acquire Dhamra Port
At a recent meeting with L&T Chairman AM Naik and Tata GroupĂâs new Chairman Cyrus Mistry, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani finalised the deal to acquire Dhamra Port Company (DPCL) in Odisha, reports suggest. During the meeting, the terms and conditions of the deal, which involves acquiring stakes of the construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Tata SteelĂâs stakes in DPCL, was finalised
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Chennai port wants govt to restore security nod for APSEZ
Chennai Port wants the government to revoke the cancellation of security clearance for Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) to participate in the port's proposed Rs 3,686 crore container terminal project. Chennai Port plans to build a container terminal than can load 4 million standard containers a year when fully oper
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MPT awards Rs 3 bn project to Gammon Infra
Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and Gammon Infrastructure finalised a 30-year concession agreement that gives the company the right to construct and operate a coal handling terminal at the port. Gammon would built the terminal at a total estimated cost of Rs 300 crore with a capacity of 2.33 million tonne per annum. Mormugao Port selected Gammon for the project as the latter offered a revenue share of 33.66 percent. JSW, whic
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Cargo volume at Mumbai Port rises 9%
During Apr-Dec 2012, Mumbai Port Trust handled 44 million tonne cargo compared to 40.2 million tonne in the year-ago period, which is a growth of 9 percent, the port authority said in a statement. Cargo handled during December increased to 5.2 million tonne from 4.6 million tonne for the same month in 2011. During Apr-Dec 2012, the port handled 45,776 Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) of container cargo, which is sam
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India Ratings suspends rating for Pratibha Shipping
The ratings of Pratibha Shipping was suspended by India Ratings as the former failed to provide adequate information on its current debt repayment and status of operations of its various vessels. In the absence of these information, the rating agency is unable to make an assessment of the com