Industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and the Odisha government oppose the centre's possible move to relax the export ban imposed earlier on iron ore. In fact, Odisha governments wants the centre to ban ore export completely as it argues that a number of industries in the state are facing shortage of the raw materia
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GMB mulls maritime cluster to boost port infrastructure
AK Rakesh, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive of Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) informed that the organisation would develop a maritime cluster on the lines of such centres in Singapore and Dubai. The regulator for all non-major ports and shipping activities in the state also plans to develop two port cities. The maritime cluster approach, an important component of government policy in the US, the UK, Sing
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APM Terminals to join hands with Ningbo Port
A joint venture between Ningbo Port Group and APM Terminals would invest in and operate berths 3, 4 and 5 at NingboÂ’s Meishan Container Terminal in China. Both the parties have recently entered into an agreement
for this joint venture. While Ningbo Port Group would invest 75 percent, APM Terminals would contribute the remaining 25 percent in the joint venture. The berths are expected to ope
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Ministry may direct major ports on work site preference
Media reports indicate that the union shipping ministry may ask all major ports to wind up their marketing offices and allow all its senior officers to work from the port premises. Recently, the shipping ministry directed Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to close its 7,000-sq feet office on the top floor (31st) of the World Trade Centre (WTC) at Cuffe Parade in South
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Court asks Kandla port to repay dues of ABG
A district court at Gandhidham directed Kandla port to take over a container loading facility, which was developed by ABG Infralogistics, only after repaying the debt owed by the latter to a consortium led by Axis Bank. The consortium is yet to recover about Rs 101 crore lent to ABG Infralogistics for developing the project. It may be recalled that earlier Kandla Port signed a 30-year concession agreement with ABG Infralogistics for the proje
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Ennore Port holding meet with firms
Ennore Port is in the process of holding pre-application meeting with the prospective bidders for the Rs 1,270-crore mega container terminal project. The port wants to implement the project under public private partnership (PPP) model on the design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis for a concession period of 30 years
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Minister proud of performance in 2012-13
Union Minister for Shipping GK Vasan said the achievement of his ministry was outstanding during 2012-13, in terms of awarding capacity augmentation projects at major ports. The ministry awarded 32 projects in 2012-13 which will add a capacity of 137 mn mtpa (million metric tonne per annum) at an estimated investment of Rs 6,765 crore. This is the best performance for any year in the
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GPCB allows Navlakhi Port to transport coal
Media reports indicate that the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) allowed Navlakhi Port to transport the coal piled up at the port to various parts of the country. However, the board has not revoked its earlier decision to ban fresh coal import shipments at the port owing to air pollution
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Pipavav port handles 6% more marine export cargo
Gujarat-based Pipavav port handled 233,738 tonne of marine exports in 2012-13, 6 per cent higher than 219,801 tonne handled in the previous year, data from Marine Products Export Development Authority shows. It is learnt that the port continues to be a leading facility for export of seafood, in terms of quantity, for the second consecutive year in 2012-13
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PPT to have control over Kanika Sands island
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) will have control over the Kanika Sands, an island off the Odisha coast, as the union shipping ministry cancelled the earlier notification extending the port limit of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to cover the island. In a soon-to-be made gazette notification, the ministry decided to extend the jurisdiction of PPT to the island. At a high-level meeting with the Chief Secretary of Odisha and the chairpersons of both KoPT and PPT, the unio