An Indian cabinet decision to decentralise shipping arrangements for import of cargo owned or controlled by government departments and state-owned firms will remove an assured business opportunity for local fleet owners.
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Tag: Thermal Coal
Rise in Chidambaranar port´s cargo
The VO Chidambaranar port in Tuticorin has achieved an all-time record cargo traffic of 32.41 million tonnes during 2014-15, an increase of 13.17 per cent over last year.
India to surpass China in thermal coal imports
India is set to overtake China as the biggest importer of power-station coal, emerging as the leader of a clutch of regional nations that miners including Glencore Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd can tap for new orders.
Vizag Port gets dedicated berth for coastal cargo
Visakhapatnam Port is planning to develop a dedicated berth for coastal shipping within six months, which will help to save time in handling coastal cargo, according to the Chairman MT Krishna Babu.
Sical wants to handle coal at Ennore port
Sical Logistics, a subsidiary of Bangalore-based Coffee Day, continues to explore opportunity to handle thermal coal at Ennore port as an alternative cargo for its iron ore terminal.
A unique achievement
Thermal coal remains India's most important fuel used to generate electricity. With increasing environmental concerns, storage and handling of coal in large quantities has thrown up additional challenges. One of the major challenges lies in handling the coal in an environment-friendly manner.
PPT seeks waiver of license norms
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is awaiting a positive response on its request to waive license norms for storing imported coal at its warehouse. The port is mandated to secure a storage licence and a transport license for all mineral transactions under the Odisha Mineral (Prevention of Theft, Smuggling and Illegal mining and Regulation of Possession, Storage and Tran
Analysis: Staring at an increasing resource crunch
In a country where minerals are reported as scarce, comprehensively mapping and identifying available natural minerals will result in a major upward revision of our estimates how much can be mined indirectly curbing illegal mining. Puneet Goel writes.

