Visakhapatnam Port is in the process of raising its cargo handling capacity to to 139.67 million tonne (mn t) by 2016-17 and 148.67 mn t by 2019-20 with an investment of nearly Rs 14,000 crore on mechanisation or modernisation. The port currently has a capacity of 66 mn t. It is expected to handle 60 mn t cargo in 2012-13 as against the t
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VPT to raise cargo handling capacity
Visakhapatnam Port is in the process of raising its cargo handling capacity to to 139.67 million tonne (mn t) by 2016-17 and 148.67 mn t by 2019-20 with an investment of nearly Rs 14,000 crore on mechanisation or modernisation. The port currently has a capacity of 66 mn t. It is expected to handle 60 mn t cargo in 2012-13 as against the t
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Kochi Port loses cargo due to strike
Amidst the growing trade union problem at the Kochi Port, the Cashew Manufacturers and Exporters Association asked vessels carrying raw cashew to call at Tuticorin port instead of the former. Following this three container ships carrying 18,000 metric tonne of raw cashew from the Mtwara Port in Tanz
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Kochi Port loses cargo due to strike
Amidst the growing trade union problem at the Kochi Port, the Cashew Manufacturers and Exporters Association asked vessels carrying raw cashew to call at Tuticorin port instead of the former. Following this three container ships carrying 18,000 metric tonne of raw cashew from the Mtwara Port in Tanz
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Exports grow 0.8% in January
During January 2013, India's exports expanded marginally by 0.8 percent to $25.6, ending eight straight months of decline. During the same month, imports grew 6.1 percent to $45.6 billion, data from the union commerce ministry shows. It is learnt that that marginal rise in exports is in line with the trend of the pace of contraction slowing down ove
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Exports grow 0.8% in January
During January 2013, India's exports expanded marginally by 0.8 percent to $25.6, ending eight straight months of decline. During the same month, imports grew 6.1 percent to $45.6 billion, data from the union commerce ministry shows. It is learnt that that marginal rise in exports is in line with the trend of the pace of contraction slowing down ove
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Traders oppose surcharge on containers
Traders oppose the surcharge imposed by feeder operators at Kochi port saying that they were unable to accept such levy for both export and import containers in view of the short notice. Feeder operators imposed surcharge of $100 for a TEU on two subsequent sailings in order to recover the loss suffered by their feedering between Kochi and Colombo on ballast (without any cargo on board). They have to sail to Colombo empty because the strike by trailer crew in Kochi Port paralysed movement of c
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Traders oppose surcharge on containers
Traders oppose the surcharge imposed by feeder operators at Kochi port saying that they were unable to accept such levy for both export and import containers in view of the short notice. Feeder operators imposed surcharge of $100 for a TEU on two subsequent sailings in order to recover the loss suffered by their feedering between Kochi and Colombo on ballast (without any cargo on board). They have to sail to Colombo empty because the strike by trailer crew in Kochi Port paralysed movement of c
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Cargo handling at Mundra rises over 20%
The cargo handling at Mundra Port is rising over 20 percent per annum and the port is set to exceed the cargo volume of Kandla Port, reports suggest. Mundra Port, which first began operations as a captive jetty in the Gulf of Kutch in 1994, handled 59 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) of cargo during Apr-Dec
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Cargo handling at Mundra rises over 20%
The cargo handling at Mundra Port is rising over 20 percent per annum and the port is set to exceed the cargo volume of Kandla Port, reports suggest. Mundra Port, which first began operations as a captive jetty in the Gulf of Kutch in 1994, handled 59 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) of cargo during Apr-Dec