During April-November 2012, India's 12 major ports handled a combined 359.9 million tonne of cargo which is over 2.8 percent lower than 370.6 mn t handled in the year-ago period, data released by the Indian Port Association (IPA) showed. It is learnt that the volume of India's external trade handled by these ports declined to less than 60 percent from
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Federation seeks changes in tariff regulatory system
The All India Port and Dock Workers’ Federation urged the government either to bring all ports including minor ports under the purview of Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) or permit major ports to work independently by scrapping the authority.SR Kulkarni, President of the federation pointed out that even though the handling charges are regulated by the TAMP, the minor ports do not fall under its
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Ramayapatnam port project faces land issue
Andhra Pradesh government has reportedly rejected the claim made by Krishnapatnam Port that the proposed Ramayapatnam port project cannot be set up at an exclusive zone of 100 km radius. Sunil Sharma, Ports Secretary of Andhra Pradesh is quoted as saying by a leading media that there was no such thing as an exclusive zone of 100 km radius for Krishnapatnam Port. He clarified that the proposal to set up R
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Cabinet may clear 2 port projects
Union Shipping Secretary PK Sinha informed that the cabinet may clear two new port projects, one in Sagar Island (West Bengal) and Ramyapattanam (And