Mormugao Port Trust in Goa is exploring various options to overcome the financial crisis that it is facing because of a sharp decline in iron ore export cargo. According to reports, the port is planning to reduce the staff strength through Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). But the authority needs to secure the support and c
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NMPT handles 13% more cargo since April 2012
Cargo handling by the New Mangalore Port (NMPT) rose 13.08 per cent to 30.08 million tonne between April 1, 2012 and January 29, 2013 from 26.6 mn t in the year-ago period. With this, the port exceeded the cargo handling target set by the shipping ministry for the first 10 months of 2012
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Fimi wants uniform freight rates
Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi) wants the railways to charge uniform freight rates on iron ore. It is learnt that the the railways increased freight nine times between February 2010 and March 2012. Today, it is about four times the domestic freight for iron ore (Rs 2,600 a tonne
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NMPT woos coffee exporters from Hassan
The New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) requested coffee exporters from Hassan to make best use of the port, which is around 165 kilometer (km) from Hassan. In view of the forthcoming coffee plucking season, the port trust held an interactive session with the coffee exporters. Major coffee exporters from Hassan region and officials from the Coffee Board attended the
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MPT loses iron ore cargo
Reports suggest that the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), which is losing considerable cargo traffic in recent months, requested the central government for help to tide over the crisis. The port has been losing iron ore export traffic following a court order banning iron ore mining in Goa. Export of iron ore and pellets account for nearly 80 percent the portÂ’s total traffic
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Apex court to hear PIL against export of ore
On February 15, the Supreme Court would conduct another hearing on the public interest litigation filed by an NGO Goa Foundation alleging the state government of allowing export of iron ore without verifying the correctness of the statement made by the exporter. In its recent hearing, the apex court issued notices to the centre and the Goa government on a plea. The NGO argues that the state government violated the orde
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China depends less on India for iron ore
China's dependence on India for iron ore has been declining in recent years. The ban on mining in Karnataka and Goa have exacerbated the decline of iron ore export from India to China. Following this, China started relying more and more on South Africa and Australia for ore supply. In 2012, South Africa overtook India to become China's third-bigg
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Ore shipment doubles in December
In December 2012, 11 major Indian ports handled a total of 1.89 million tonne of iron ore export cargo compared to 907,000 tonne in November 2012. This is a over 100 per cent rise in export of the steel-making raw material in December compared to the previous month
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Major ports see 3.09% fall in cargo traffic
During Apr-Dec 2012, major ports witnessed a 3.09 per cent decline in cargo traffic because of fall in throughput of finished fertiliser and iron ore. While the iron-ore traffic at major ports declined by half, handling of finished fertiliser slumped 33 per cent during Apr-Dec 2012. Iron ore handling by ports declined mainly because of the ban on ore exports from Karnataka. The drop in hand
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Uttam Galvas Steels sees recovery in export
Uttam Galva Steels has reportedly witnessed recovery in the sale of its products in the European and US markets. The company, which is an associate of ArcelorMittal, realised 40 per cent of its Rs 5,475 crore total turnover from exports in the last financial year. ArcelorMittal holds 34.42 per cent stake in the firm.The firm