Union Minister of State for Shipping Milind Deora informed that his ministry set up a panel to study the feasibility of setting up another major port in Gujarat on the lines of Kandla Port. It is learnt that the committee will explore locations at which this second major port could come up. Gujarat alrea
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Container traffic at NMPT rises
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