To market its new facilities developed for quick discharge of cargo the Visakhapatnam port conducted a tradersÂ’ meeting in the city on October 1. The port is undergoing huge mechanisation. The port requested the East Coast Railway (ECR) to expedite the electrification of yards within the port and augmentation of connectivity beyond port to cope with the increase in traffic at the port in view of ongoing mechanisation work.
Category: Ports & Shipping
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NMPT achieves 15.8% in cargo handling in H1
In the first six months of the current fiscal, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has recorded a growth of 15.78 per cent in cargo handling. The port handled 19.37 million tonne of cargo during April-September of 2013-14, against 16.73 million tonne in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, the port said.
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Cargo demands to persist in ports: ICRA
Due to sluggish progress in iron ore and container volumes, cargo pressure will persist at major ports, said rating agency ICRA. Iron ore has been the main laggard in the first 5 months (April-August) of this fiscal year, ICRA said.
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SCI to exit JV with Shapoorji Pallonji group
After its continuous losses, State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has decided to exit its chemical carrier joint venture with Shapoorji Pallonji Group. The exit is part of a plan to trim losses at IndiaÂ’s biggest ocean carrier, which faces the prospects of losing its so-called navaratna tag if it posts losses in the year to March 2014, which would be its third in a row.
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Vasan tells Chennai Port to promote sailing sport
Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan has said that the Chennai Port Trust is considering the Tamil Nadu Sailing Association's request to allot it an area on a long-term basis at a concessional rent for sailing activities.
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NMPT to build a berth, buy mobile cranes
To strengthen it infrastructure, New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has taken two major decisions. The two decisions are: Finalisation of bids for constructing the berth No 18, and procuring two mobile harbour cranes. The proposed berth No 18 is likely to add a capacity of 5 million tonne per annum to the cargo handling at the port.
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PPt to hold trade meet to improve its cargo volume
With an objective to increase its yearly cargo volume, Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is planning to host a business meet at Kalinganagar in October. PPT is to appeal to industrialists to utilise the port facility for import and export of their products and raw materials.
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Exim forum to help Cochin port
The Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry has floated Kerala Chamber Exim Forum to solve the problems faced by the Cochin Port management and improve the movement of cargo through the port.
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Technology in Indian port operations
Much has been written about ports' need to keep pace with the increasing trade demand through implementation of state-of-the-art technology. Manish Saigal explains what newfangled technology and processes are priority and why.
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Port operation -The efficiency factor
Slow evacuation of cargo from ports is only one of many operational hiccups that Indian ports are up against. Unsurprisingly, a majority of Indian ports have not invested sufficiently in mechanised material handling like its global peers.