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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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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Govt completes only 82 projects under NMDP
Till December 2012, only 82 of the 276 projects for increasing capacity and modernisation at 12 major ports were completed under the National Maritime Development Programme, official data shows. While the government abandoned some projects under the programme, a large number of the total projects have been delayed. Besides, scores of them are still at the planning stage
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Kandla port handles 56 mn t import cargo
So far in 2012-13, Kandla Port Trust handled 56.29 million tonne (mn t) of import cargo compared with 60.1 mn t in the year-ago period. The port handled total exports of 26.41 mn t so far in 2012-13 compared to 22.09 mn t in the year-ago period. The volume of transshipment cargo was 1.69 lakh tonne, which is, lower than 3.09 lakh tonne in the comparable period of
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LCL strengthens presence in India
Jaison George, Director of Logistics at LCL Logistix remarked that the new Haldia container freight station (CFS) is the next milestone of the company's journey into total logistics and supply chain management solutions. LCL Logistix, which is the Indian member of the FPS network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs, is aggressively strengthening its presence in the value chai
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Karnataka govt seeks nod for 11 rail projects
In a letter to Railways Minister PK Bansal, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar requested approval for 11 new railway projects for the state. He informed the minister that the state government has already conveyed its willingness to provide land free of cost and share the cost of construction of the projects on a 50:50 basis. These projects include Tumkur-Kunigal-Maddur; Tiptur-Dudda; Gada
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port affected by union strike
The countryĆās 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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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
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Container throughput at Amingaon ICD may remain flat
The Amingaon inland container depot (ICD) in Guwahati may handle around the same number of containers in 2012-13 as last year, reports suggest. The ICD handled 2,600 twenty foot equivalent unit (TEUs) totaling 40 rakes in 2011-12. So far in 2012-13, the
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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