By 2015, the Kerala government has chalked out an action plan to shift 20 per cent of road cargo movement to coastal shipping. The State government would expand 6 minor ports to enhance coastal shipping services in the first phase. The government said that seven per cent of the total cargo movement is through coastal shipping.
Category: Ports & Shipping
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Complaint filed against unsafe ship anchoring in Goa
A police complaint has been lodged against the chairman of Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), Dy Conservator of Ports and the owner of the vessel MT Pratibha Bheema for disposing off the ship from the port and anchoring it 'unsafely' at the Panaji Port area, and dishonestly parting with the possession of the ship.
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ABG Shipyard to restructure its long-term debts
Mumbai-based ABG Shipyard, a shipbuilding company, is in the process of restructuring its long-term debts. The company has been facing liquidity issues since 2011 and global recession has dealt a severe blow as almost 70 per cent of its customers are Europeans.
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India, Japan to up cooperation in shipping
India and Japan proposes to strengthen their cooperation in the shipping sector. In this connection a delegation under the leadership of Union Minister of Shipping Shri GK Vasan is visiting Japan from November 9-12th on an invitation from Akihiro Ohta, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Government of Japan.
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India, Japan to up cooperation in shipping
India and Japan proposes to strengthen their cooperation in the shipping sector. In this connection a delegation under the leadership of Union Minister of Shipping Shri GK Vasan is visiting Japan from November 9-12th on an invitation from Akihiro Ohta, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Government of Japan.
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Kochi port may call EoI to shift future works to new area
For its outer harbour project, Kochi port is likely to call an expression of interest (EoI) to move all future port related activities to a new area. Conceptual studies show that the intensity of sea erosion in KochiÂ’s western coast can be reduced significantly if two break waters, each extending 6 km into the sea, are put up at the portÂ’s mouth.
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Kochi port may call EoI to shift future works to new area
For its outer harbour project, Kochi port is likely to call an expression of interest (EoI) to move all future port related activities to a new area. Conceptual studies show that the intensity of sea erosion in KochiÂ’s western coast can be reduced significantly if two break waters, each extending 6 km into the sea, are put up at the portÂ’s mouth.
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Traders’ plea for major port at Ramaiahpatnam
Traders in Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh have urged the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the Centre should reconsider to build a major port in the state coast at Ramaiahpatnam instead of the already announced Dugarajapatnam in Nellore district in the same state.
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Traders’ plea for major port at Ramaiahpatnam
Traders in Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh have urged the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the Centre should reconsider to build a major port in the state coast at Ramaiahpatnam instead of the already announced Dugarajapatnam in Nellore district in the same state.
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Dredge Jadwin returns to Vicksburg
After 150 days in action, the Dredge Jadwin recently returned to her home port of Vicksburg in the US from the 2013 dredging season. The Jadwin and crew relocated approximately 6.5 million cubic yards of sand and mud from the river channel of the mighty Mississippi River.