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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Ennore Port expects 14% rise in cargo volume
According to an official press release, cargo volume at Ennore Port may rise 14 per cent to an all-time record of 17 million tonne (mn t) in 2012-13 from 14.96 mn t in the previous financial year. The cargo volume handled by the port surpassed the target of 16 mn t fixed by the centre for the financial year 2012-13 on February 28. The target for the entire financial year was achieved one month prior to the close of the financial year
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Cargo handling at New Mangalore Port rises
Cargo handling at the New Mangalore Port Trust rose 12.93 per cent to 33.61 million tonne during April-February of 2012-13 as against 29.76 mn t in the year-ago period. It may be noted that the port surpassed the total traffic handling of 2011-12 in the first 11 months of 2012-13. The total cargo handling was 32.94 mt during the entire 2011
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Cargo handling at non-major ports grows
Cargo handling at non-major ports grew 10.3 per cent to 185.21 million tonne (mn t) during Apr-Sep 2012-13 from 168 mn t in the corresponding period of 2011-12. However, cargo handling at major ports declined 3.3 per cent during the first half of 2012-13 from the year-ago period
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JNPT explores legal options against PSA
Jawaharlal Nehru port (JNPT) is said to be exploring all legal and administrative options on actions to be taken against PSA International for reneging its contract to set up the proposed fourth container terminal. The proposed terminal project was designed to load 4.8 million standard containers a year. According to Kevic Setalvad, the additional solicitor general of India, it is p
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Major ports witness fall in container cargo
During Apr-Jan 2012-13, cumulative container cargo volume at major ports declined to 6.43 million tonne (mn t) Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) from 6.52 million TEU in the year-ago period. This is a fall of 1.45 percent. The tonnage of containerized traffic was relatively flat at 100 mn t. The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), the countryÂ’s busiest container gateway, han
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port affected by union strike
The countryÂ’s largest container handling port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, suffered considerably because of the two-day nation-wide strike called by central trade unions. The strike also affected the cargo operations at Mumbai, Kochi, New Mangalore and Vizag ports. However, the oil and other liquid terminals at these ports func
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VO Port to set up second container terminal
S Natarajan, Chairman of the VO Chidambaranar Port informed that the management plans to set up a 6 lakh Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) container terminal in order raise the cargo handling capacity of the port. The terminal project may cost Rs 312.23 crore and concessionaire would offer gross revenue share of 55.19 percent. This would be the second container terminal of the port
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BTL launches new feeder service
Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) would initially launch a fortnightly feeder service between Marg Karaikal Port and Colombo. The service would be upgraded to weekly as volumes stabilizes, an official release from Karaikal Port said. In its first call, the vessel Tiger Bridge carried 1,900 Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) cargo to Karaikal Port, whi