Indian government feels that the use of Chabahar port in southwestern Iran may be beneficial for the country as it would provide easier access to Afghanistan. India, Iran and Afghanistan have an agreement on preferential treatment and low tariffs for goods moved through Chabahar port, which also has a free trade and industrial zone in its vicinity
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Union Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily informed that India may have LNG re-gasification capacity of over 50 million tonne per annum by 2016-17 with a supply of 198 million standard cubic meters per day. Currently, India has 18.6 mn t of re-gasification capacity - 10 mn t terminal at Dahej and 3.6 mn t plant at Hazira in Gujarat and 5 mn t terminal at Dabhol in Maharashtra
Govt to publish draft guidelines on tariff setting
Media reports indicate that the government would publish the final draft guidelines on tariff setting by ports in the country after it receives the clearance from Shipping Minister GK Vasan. The final draft guidelines allows the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) to notify first a port-wise reference rate for various commodities. TAMP will set the reference tariff that will typically be the highest prevailing rate set on the basis of guidelines fram
Govt to publish draft guidelines on tariff setting
Media reports indicate that the government would publish the final draft guidelines on tariff setting by ports in the country after it receives the clearance from Shipping Minister GK Vasan. The final draft guidelines allows the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) to notify first a port-wise reference rate for various commodities. TAMP will set the reference tariff that will typically be the highest prevailing rate set on the basis of guidelines fram
Vizag port seeks Rites’ suggestion for Rs 6.3 bn project
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) mandated Rites to study the revenue sharing model for the proposed Rs 634-crore second container berth project at the port. VPT roped in Rites to suggest a revenue sharing model because it is not satisfied with the revenue share offered by Visakha Container Terminal Private Limited (VCT
JN Port to take steps to kickstart Rs 8 bn project
The board of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) would soon take a decision to break the deadlock on the Rs 800 crore container loading facility project to be developed by DP World. The proposed facility, with a capacity to load 800,000 standard containers a year, is key to JN PortÂ’s expansion plans
Some experts support splitting Rs 82 bn project
Even as the board of the Jawaharlal Nehru port (JNPT) decided to award the Rs 8,200 crore container terminal project through a single tender, some experts support the earlier decision of splitting the project. The earlier decision to split the contract into two was supported by the trade, terminal operators and consultants alike. They felt that splitting the project into two
Large container ship calls at Mundra Port
The ultra-large container ship MSC Valeria, having a capacity of 14,000 twenty feet equivalent unit (TEUs), recently called at the new container terminal of the Mundra port. TEUs, or twenty feet equivalents, are the standard units for quantifying cargoes at the container ships. The ship has an overall length of 365.5 metre (1,199.2 feet) and Mundra port is said to be the first in the country to handl
JNPT to award Rs 82 bn terminal project as single contract
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the board of trustees of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) decided to award the Rs 8,200-crore fourth container terminal project as a single contract instead of the earlier proposal to split it into two. The board of trustees decided this at a recent meeting. It also decided to issue a tender for the much delayed project in the next few
Panel report raises concern on fall in cargo traffic
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture raised concern over the negative growth of traffic in some major ports owing to decline in iron ore exports, slowdown in the economy etc. In a report submitted to the Parliament, the panel remarked that the decline in cargo volume was not a healthy trend especially at a stage where ports are heading for capacity additions

