With seamless coastal-river navigation to State Maritime Boards on the anvil, Indian ports infrastructure, water navigation and allied hinterland industry should see a major leap.
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River-sea navigation will have major activity next year
With seamless coastal-river navigation to State Maritime Boards on the anvil, Indian ports infrastructure, water navigation and allied hinterland industry should see a major leap.
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Shipping aims record capex
The shipping ministry has set an ambitious target to award 23 projects worth Rs16,750 crore for capacity addition at majors ports in 2011-12.
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JNPT eyes tax-free bonds for dredging
Tax-free bonds may be Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust's (JNPT) new way to a deeper draft.
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Orissa to find transloading alt
The shipping ministry has asked the Orissa government for alternative sites to locate a transloading facility of Kolkata Port Trust.
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14 expansion projects on anvil
The shipping ministry plans to award 14 capacity expansion projects worth more than Rs 4,000 crore in the coming fiscal on a public private partnership (PPP) basis.
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615.7 mt traffic in 2011-12
Union Minister of Shipping, GK Vasan said that the traffic handling at major ports is forecast at 615.70 million tonne for 2011-12 as per National Maritime Development Programme.
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Maritime Agenda 2020: The awaited lift, finally
Reactive is better than non-active. The fact that the Maritime Agenda 2020 is the biggest documentation of our future vision in maritime ever is both heartening and concerning.
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Analysis: Strategies, opportunities and challenges in MA 2020
Everyone is excited, as the government has brought forth an implementable plan of action for the first time. Now to frame regulations and policies around it.
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Expertspeak: New plan needed to achieve Agenda goals
Tuticorin port recently beat its own record, handling 24,550 mt of pet coke in a single day, but we will need many more record-breakers if we have to achieve the Agenda goals.