To revive the shipping industry, the government has decided to launch the PM Jal Marg Yojna and projects for setting up dry and satellite ports, besides converting riverways into waterways, the Rajya Sabha has been informed.´
Category: Ports & Shipping
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Government plans big push for coastal shipping
The government is mulling over a scheme to promote coastal shipping. According to the proposed plan, a subsidy of Rs 0.5 per tonne per km on bulk cargo, a rebate of Rs 2,000 per container for container cargo and an additional 20 per cent rebate on vessel/cargo-related charges would be offered.
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Vallarpadam emerging as hub for empty containers
Shipping lines have started using Vallarpadam Terminal as a transhipment hub for empty containers.
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Private terminals get a boost
The government is seeking to shore up investor confidence in the ports sector by agreeing to allow private firms setting up container terminals to change their cargo profile either permanently or as a stop-gap measure to deal with circumstances that have rendered their facilities idle.
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Sagarmala project: Coastal economic zones coming up
The government will develop 10 Coastal Economic Regions (CERs) in the influence zone.
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MbPT to set up Rs.4,000-cr terminal
Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) is planning to develop an LNG terminal worth Rs 4,000 crore on the outskirts of the city to complement its liquid cargo handling business
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LoC to Gambian port
India is planning to extend a line of credit (LoC) to The Gambia to expand and upgrade its Banjul port. The West African nation has already received a $45 million LoC. Pending due-diligence, an in principle approval for credit to The Gambia has been granted.
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Cell for Iran´s Chabahar port project
The government has set up a cell to speed work and monitor the setting up of the Chabahar port in Iran within a deadline. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has nominated four officers for coordinating the work.
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Revival of Goa shipping industry
Union Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari announced a series of measures to help revive the shipping industry in Goa and for the development of the Mormugao Port.
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Ban on ZPMC cranes to affect Indian ports
The government decision to deny security clearance to the world´s biggest port crane maker, China´s state-owned Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC), to supply cargo handling equipment to Major Ports will have serious implications for the country´s port industry, according to industry executives.