The Union Ministry of Shipping has issued an order to facilitate trade using inland waterways and mercantile marine activity along coasts. The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has issued an order declaring waters inward of the baseline, as per the notification under Maritime Zone Act, as 'Inland Waters'.
Category: Ports & Shipping
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Paradip port to launch shipment of marine products shortly
Pradip Port Trust (PPT) will start shipments of marine products from this September-end. This has been conveyed by the PPT Chairman Sudhanshu Shekhara Mishra to the Gorachand Mohanty, president, Seafood Exporters Association of India, Odisha region. PPT has assured marine exporters extension of all facilities, including a designated container yard for handling marine products and refrigerated container cargo.
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Fall in trade reduces turnaround time in major ports
Average turnaround and pre-berthing time for ships declined 7 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively at major ports during April and May 2013. The decline of these two variables, which indicate improved efficiency, is not due to capacity addition, but due to a fall in trade, as the number of vessels handled by ports fell from 3,260 to 3,139 during the period, reports indic
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PPT agrees to handle marine products cargo
From the end of September, Pradip Port Trust (PPT) agreed to handle export cargo of seafood or marine products through a designated container yard. The yard would handle marine products and refrigerated container cargo. The port authority agreed to handle the marine cargo during a meeting with the officials of the Seafood Expo
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Govt clears Beypore port project
Kerala government gave administrative approval for a Rs 380-lakh project to develop the Beypore port, Minister for Ports K Babu was quoted as saying in an official press note. Of the total amount, Rs 300 lakh would be spent on installing reach stackers for the movement of cargo containers from the wharf to the stacking
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Ennore Port presents Rs 40 cr dividend to govt
The Union Minister of Shipping GK Vasan was presented with a dividend cheque of Rs 40 crore by the Ennore Port (EPL) for the financial year 2012-13. The Chairman and Managing Director of the EPL MA Bhaskarachar presented the cheque to the Minister at a function in Chennai on September 17.
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India imports Afghan dry fruits via Iran port
Through the Chabahar port in Iran, India has directly received its first batch of commodities-20 containers of Afghan dry fruits-from Afghanistan. The consignment arrived in Mumbai on ships over the last weekend. This was a success of cooperation between India, Iran and Afghanistan. The sea route is an alternative to the Karachi port in Pakistan.
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Vizag port offers sops to customers to beat competition
Private ports in Andhra Pradesh are giving a tough competition to the government-owned major port, Visakhapatnam or Vizag port. Gangavaram and Krishnapatnam are the two private ports in the state's east coast and their competition has caused a fall in Vizag airport's iron ore exports in recent times. Visakhapatnam port is mainly dependent on bulk cargoes. However, Gangavaram port is grabbing a sizable chunk of cargo of Vizag port's business.
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Chidambaranar port’s record in cargo handling
VO Chidambaranar Port Trust has stated that the port has handled 1,39,610 tonne of cargo, surpassing the previous record of 1,17,641 tonne achieved on July 11 in 2009. The major cargo that contributed to the achievement are: industrial coal, thermal coal, containers cargo, gypsum, limestone and copper concentrate.
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Moving of boxes to a pvt station from Kochi port postponed
Following objections raised by Kochin port users, Kochi Customs has postponed by three months its decision to implement the en-bloc movement of import containers from ICTT to a private container freight station. The stakeholders at the port alleged that the decision would involve an additional expenditure of Rs 5,000/teu for moving the boxes.