APM Terminals Pipavav set a record of handling 250 box rakes (both import and export) in February 2013, more than 224 box rakes handled in December 2012. The port management attributed this record to the commissioning of its 3 RMGC and the resumption of double stack operations besides the continued dedication of its workforce
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Ennore Port to award terminal project soon
MA Bhaskarachar, CMD of Ennore Port informed that the port authority may award contract for its proposed container terminal project soon. The project has been divided into three phases and the first phase is expected to cost 1,400 crore. Recently, the port received 11 expressions of interest (EoI) from private port companies for the proje
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Performance of Indian ports improves
In a sign of progress in the port performance, the average turnaround time (in days), average pre-berthing detention time (in days) and average output per ship – berth – day (in tons) have shown improvement in 2011-12 and April-September, 2012 over corresponding previous period. During April-September 2012-13, the average output per ship-berth-day improved to 13,374 ton for all major ports
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NMPT handles 12.83 mn t crude oil for MRPL
The New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) handled 12.83 million tonne (mn t) of imported crude oil for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) during Apr-Feb 2012-13 compared to 11.97 mn t in the year-ago period. NMPT handled 1.49 mn t of iron ore fines during the first
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Forum challenges development of terminal
The Mumbai Docklands Regeneration Forum filed a petition in Bombay high court challenging the development of a new offshore container terminal (OCT) near Mazagaon on several grounds. The petition said MbPT should have acknowledged the growth of JNPT in Nhava Sheva. The then prime mini
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Hanjin Shipping India launches new service from Mundra
As part of its strategy to expand service offering to Indian traders, shipping firm Hanjin India decided to launch an additional service, jointly with Simatech and Evergreen, from Mundra Port to East Africa. The new service, which is intended to offer Indian customers a reliable, direct sailing to East Africa, will operate four 1,800 Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) vess
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Kandla Port creates record in loading cargo
Handling agent and ship agent Mystic Shipping facilitated Kandla Port to create a new record by loading 31,000 million tonne (mn t) of millscale in less than 14.15 hours in the vessel mv Beacon SW. The cargo was loaded on to the vessel, which arrived at the Port on February 23. The ship had berthed under 24 hourÂ’s priority group for loading the cargo in bulk. The Customs House Agent (CHA) was Rishad Shipping and Clearing Agency and the stevedoring licence used was that
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BTL’s new service caters to agro-industry in TN
The fortnightly service launched by Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) caters to the agro-industrial heartland of central Tamil Nadu, Karaikal and Puducherry in India. BTL recently launched a container feeder service between Marg Karaikal Port in India and Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a fortnightly call, every other Friday, and will later bec
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MbPT’s terminal project faces inordinate delay
Industry observers feel that Indira Container Terminal (ICTPL) may not be able to complete the proposed container terminal project at Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) by December. It may be noted that the union shipping ministry set December 2013 as deadline for the project, which has been delayed by more than six years after the agre
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Goa exported Rs 610 bn ore in 3 years
Union Mines Minister Dinsha Patel informed Parliament that over the last 3 years, iron ore worth over Rs 61,000 crore was exported from Goa. Giving year-wise break-up of iron ore export from the state, the minister said in 2009 to 2010 Rs 22,809 crore worth ore was exported from Goa, in 2010 to 2012 it wa