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
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Tuticorin port setting up 4 berths
In order to handle more quantity of cargoes like coal, copper concentrates, rock phosphate, the VO Chidambaranar Port at Tuticorin decided to set up four cargo berths. S Natarajan, Chairman of the port said construction of the north cargo berth (NCB)-II is in progress and it would be c
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Tuticorin port setting up 4 berths
In order to handle more quantity of cargoes like coal, copper concentrates, rock phosphate, the VO Chidambaranar Port at Tuticorin decided to set up four cargo berths. S Natarajan, Chairman of the port said construction of the north cargo berth (NCB)-II is in progress and it would be c
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JNPCT set to handle more containers in FY13 than last year
Reports suggest that the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal (JNPCT) is set to achieve higher throughput of container cargo in 2012-13 compared to last year. So far in 2012-13, the terminal handled over 1-million Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) of throughput. In anot
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Railways to attract Rs 50 bn pvt capital for port linking project
In the next five years, Indian Railways plans to improve rail connectivity to ports across the country by attracting private investment of around Rs 5,000 crore. The plan is expected to address bottlenecks in rail linkage to key ports in the country. In this regard, the railw
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Chinese firm takes control of Gwadar port
Chinese Overseas Port Holdings, which is a state-run company of Chinese government, took control over the management of Gwadar port, around 600 km (370 miles) from Karachi and close to Pakistan's border with Iran. The management of the port was handed over to the C
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Paradip Port may post growth in cargo handling
Reports indicate that Paradip Port may handle more cargo in 2012-13 that what it handled in 2011-12. However, the port may not be able to meet the target of 63 million tonne (mn t) set by the union shipping ministry. In 2011-12, the port registered 54.2 mn t cargo handling. During Apr-Dec 2012, the port handled 45 mn t car
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GAIL mulls foray into shipping sector
State-run Maharatna firm GAIL India plans to foray into shipping business in order to ferry the natural gas that it would source from different countries. The company is yet to decide whether to have its own ships or charter ships. But, it intends to have six to seven ships