Mitsui OSK Lines roped in a salvage company to rescue the cargo and hulls of a 300-metre long container ship MOL Comfort, which broke into two parts mid sea about 530 nautical miles off Goa. The company claimed that there was no large volume of oil leakage owing to the incident. Majority of the cargo is confirmed to be aboard the fore and aft part of he ship. However, some of the containers may be lost or damaged during the incident, reports indicate. All 26 crew
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GMB issues alert on container slippage
The Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) in Gulf of Kutch issued alerts as about 17 containers slipped from MV Rajeev Gandhi, a vessel container of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), off Okha West coast on June 27 when the vessel was on the way to Mundra port. Information from Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) reveals that 16 containers onboard the vessel were empty, while one contains high density polyethylene (HDP
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Panel report makes suggestion to shipping ministry
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture suggested the union shipping ministry to allow the use of harmful paints by only commercial vessels. In its latest report, the panel said the use of harmful paints by any ship, in fact would affect marine environment adversely. Therefore, the report asked the ministry to consider these aspects
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Sanghi to invest Rs 1.5 bn on ships, jetties
Media reports suggest that Sanghi Cement would invest Rs 150 crore for buying ships and for setting up new jetties or terminals. The company would spend Rs 100 crore on its Mumbai jetty in the next three years. Sanghi Industries has a captive jetty near its cement plant in Abdasa, Kutch and a sea terminal at Navlakhi port of Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) in Rajk
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Chennai port may restructure terminal project
According to source-based information, the board of trustees of the Chennai Port decided to restructure the Rs 3,686 crore container terminal project as it failed to attract bidders for the project in the current form. The port planned to invest Rs 561 crore on the project and attract the remaining Rs 3,125 crore investment from private sector. The port trust shortlisted seven bidders for the proposed terminal with a capacity to load 4 million stan
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Study shows bright prospect for proposed port
A study released by the Trivandrum development front (TDF) shows bright prospects for the proposed Vizhinjam international seaport project in Kerala. TDF recently released a comprehensive site analysis and prospects of Vizhinjam port based on the environment impact assessment report and master plan. The study pointed out that the port, when operational, will b
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Slew of projects delayed in Kolkata port
Industry observers raise concern about delay in the slew of port projects proposed in the Kolkata port. For the last 10 years, authorities have been proposing to set up cargo handling facilities at Sagar Island closer to sea. Initially, they proposed to set up a deep-sea port on the line of a similar port near Shanghai. The advocates of such a project took some time to reali
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Ports must be need-based
There are several state-run ports mushrooming across the entire coast line, but do we need a port at every 100 km of coastline? Probably not, the key is to build port capacity where it is needed the most,
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Relax rules and regulations without losing control: Experts
It's time for action now, they say. The sector has held promise in attracting investments, both domestic and foreign. But clearances, infrastructure and other bottlenecks continue to slow the pace of implementation down.
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Gujarat’s non-major ports have grown by 13 per cent
Gujarat has planned more than 40 ports, and this overwhelming number has both been welcomed and has raised questions. AK Rakesh, Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat Maritime Board,