Government need to make sure that steps are taken in the right direction to reduce the carbon emissions and introduce incentives for the ports as well as shipping companies so that they are encouraged to work towards a cleaner environment,
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We have to encourage inland water transport more
There are many players other than ports who should work together to implement the green ports concept, says Capt. BVJK Sharma, Joint Managing Director & CEO, JSW Infrastructure,
Regulation and technology will be the key
Once free of TAMP, we are going to see how far that can change the operating practices to make the ports more efficient, says Saibal K De, Director & CEO, IF&FS Maritime Infrastructure Company,
Beypore Port chief for exploiting coastal shipping opportunity
Jacob Thomas, Director of Beypore Port asked cargo vessel owners, potential stakeholders and shipping agents to exploit opportunities in coastal shipping by availing incentives offered by Kerala government. The state government announced a new coastal shipping cargo incentive programme under its coastal ship
Kerala govt promotes coastal shipping
The Kerala government is taking steps to boost transport of cargo through inland waterways and coastal shipping route in order to ease pressure on road infrastructure and also to reduce carbon footprint. In this regard, the state government announced a subsidy of Rs 1 for every 1 tonne of cargo moved through the coastal shipping
Cruise liner to bring more vessels to Indian ports
M/s Royal Caribbean International plans to bring nine more cruise vessels during 2012-13 to the Indian ports. The cruise liner took the vessel MV Clipper Odyssey with 60 passengers and 70 crew to New Mangalore Port (NMP) marking the beginning of the cruise season for the year. M/s Royal Caribbean International is one of the leading cruise operators of the world and it visited NMP twice
Experts call for promoting coastal shipping
Experts suggest government to promote coastal shipping in the country as it is an energy efficient and comparatively cheaper mode of transport
Vizhinjam gears up external infra
As his port hopes to compete with Vallarpadam as a state-owned transshipment hub, Manoj Joshi, CEO, Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL), and Secretary (Ports), Kerala Government, responds to questions from Infrastructure Today.
Red tape in connectivity setting business back
Developers of ports tell us how port connectivity has boosted business, while users say poor connectivity are limiting their plans.
There will be visible improvement in port connectivity in 3-4 years
In his interview with Sudheer Vathiyath and Shashidhar Nanjundaiah, K Mohandas, Secretary, Union Ministry of Shipping, highlights some of the initiatives from the government in port connectivity, including ro-ro services, inland waterways on PPP, and more.