Media reports indicate that the Karnataka Pollution Control Board would study the recent unloading of coal cargo at Karwar port. It is learnt that the port is prohibited from unloading coal as it would pollute sea water and endanger the fishes. The port recently received a consignment of coal cargo and this is said to be first ever import of coal in Karwar port in the past 20 years. TAN BINH 39, a ship with
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Krishnapatnam port handles more granite cargo
Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal handled 2.6 lakh tonne of granite blocks for export during April-June 2013 compared to 2.25 lakh tonne in the year-ago period. During the same period, volume of granite blocks (for export) handled by the Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) declined to 1.50 lakh tonne against 1.92 lakh tonne in the year-ago period. Tuticorin Port also witnessed declin
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Container traffic at NMPT rises marginally
Container traffic handled by the New Mangalore Port (NMPT) rose marginally to 13,595 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) till July 8 of 2013-14 from 13,308 TEUs in the year-ago period. Mainline vessels started calling at the port in 2007-08. The port handled one mainline vessel during that year. Raw cashewnut and coffee contribute a major share to the container cargo handling at the New Mang
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Paradip Port handles 3 times more ore cargo
During Apr-Jun 2013, Paradip port handled 1.03 million tonne of iron ore export cargo compared to just 371,000 tonne in the year-ago period. Specifically, the cargo is iron ore fines of 62 grade. The almost three fold rise in ore export cargo is attributed to the depreciation of rupee against the dollar. Federation of Indian Mineral Industries said there is no major rush of importers to book Indian iron ore. The rise in ex
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Price of GAIL’s gas import to depend on Henry Hub
The price of the shale gas that would be imported by state-run gas transportation firm GAIL India from the US starting 2016-17 would depend on Henry Hub prices to which shale gas price is linked. This price may most probably be around $10-11/mmBtu, media reports indicate. It may be recalled that GAIL India entered into an agreement with Cheniere Energy Partners to import 3.5 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) of LNG from the US s
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CPT looks to handle more of clean cargoes
Chennai Port Trust (CPT) wants to increase the volume of dry bulk and break bulk cargoes like food grains, fertilizers in order to compensate for the decline in the iron ore and coal cargoes. The port lost about 18 million tonne of cargo comprising about 10 million tonne of coal and 8 million tonne of iron ore in the last few years owing to reasons beyond the control of the port
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BDI rises due to demand for ore from China
Media reports indicate that the increase in demand for iron ore from China, the largest producer of steel, raised the Baltic Dry Index (BDI). The index tracks freight charges or the cost of moving the major raw materials by sea and it is published daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange
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Cargo volume rises 40% in Gangavaram port
Cargo volume at Gangavaram port rose 40 per cent to 4.2 million tonne in Apr-Jun 2013 compared to 3 million tonne in the year-ago period. Over 85 per cent of the cargo handled by the port is coal, while the remaining were limestone, timber, fertilisers and other items, reports indicate. During 2013-14, the port expects to handle over 15 million tonne cargo compared to 13.09 million tonne in the previous year
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Cargo handling rises 12% in New Mangalore Port
During Apr-June 2013, New Mangalore Port handled a total of 9.66 million tonne of cargo and this is 12.2 percent higher than 8.61 million tonne handled during the year-ago period. The growth in the cargo volume is led by crude oil and coal, media reports suggest. The port traditionally handles crude oil and petroleum products of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL). Also, it handles a considerable amo
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Cargo volume at PPT rises 45% in June quarter
During Apr-Jun 2013 quarter, cargo volume at Paradip Port Trust (PPT) rose 45 per cent to 17 million tonne (mn t) from 11.74 mn t in the year-ago period. In an official statement, the only major port in Odisha said the cargo volume during the quarter exceeded the target set for the period by 5.79 per cent.Among all major ports in the country, the port is ranked at second position in terms of both volume and percentage growth in traffic. In June alone, the throu