The announcement by the Centre to introduce a new stevedoring policy in all government-owned ports to allot permits to stevedores and shore handling agents through bids on revenue sharing basis for cargo handling operations has kicked up a ontroversy.
Category: Ports & Shipping
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State goes to PMO on price of port land for Navi Mumbai link
The state government has knocked the doors of the Prime Minister´s Office to find a solution to the charges levied by Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link.
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Dredging: Opportunities & Challenges
The world population depends heavily on dredging solutions for global trade, coastal defence, urban development, energy supplies, and leisure or tourism. Dredging is an indicator of the development of the coastal states and such sustained development is essential for the social and economic development of the country.
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Porting Ahead
The government has announced a massive investment in India´s ports sector, which is likely to boost the country´s economy. The government has massive plans of developing ten coastal economic regions by reviving the country´s Sagarmala (string of ports) Project.
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Major ports added 71 MT capacity in last fiscal
India´s 12 major ports added more capacity in the first year of the Narendra Modi Government than they did in any single year over nearly a decade before that.
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No pressure from India on Port City project
The Sri Lankan Government denied reports that the Indian Government is exerting pressure on it to stall the USD 1.4 billion Colombo Port City Project.
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VPT to redo feasibility report for Dugarajapatnam port
The proposal to set up a major port at Duggarajapatnam appears to have hit a roadblock as both the central and state govern-¡ments are yet to take up the mega project in the state.
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Rajasthan Government mulls inland port in Jalore
The state government is exploring ways to develop an artificial inland port in Jalore by bringing in Arabian Sea water into Rajasthan through Gujarat.
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Karaikal may use Chennai port
Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd (KPPL), the entity that runs the port at Puducherry, and a subsidiary of infrastructure and real estate firm MARG Ltd
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SEZ developers exiting: Mah Govt
Industries Minister Subhash Desai said developers of 69 of the 139 SEZs, which were notified, granted final or in-principle approvals, have chosen to de-notify