At 43 million tonne (mn t), cargo volume at the 12 major ports in the country declined 6.2 percent in April from 46 mn t in the year-ago month. The fall in cargo volume is mainly attributed to a decline in cargo handling at Mormugao Port in Goa as well as Mumbai Port
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Govt may invite bids for 2 port projects by July
Media reports indicate that the government may invite bids for the proposed two port projects, one each in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, by July and award contracts by September. It may be recalled that the central government earlier proposed to set up major ports in the above states on public-private-partnership (PPP) basis
Govt may invite bids for 2 port projects by July
Media reports indicate that the government may invite bids for the proposed two port projects, one each in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, by July and award contracts by September. It may be recalled that the central government earlier proposed to set up major ports in the above states on public-private-partnership (PPP) basis
Govt may invite bids for 2 port projects by July
Media reports indicate that the government may invite bids for the proposed two port projects, one each in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, by July and award contracts by September. It may be recalled that the central government earlier proposed to set up major ports in the above states on public-private-partnership (PPP) basis
MPT to become multi-specialty port
Goa-based Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) is taking efforts to diversify the cargo handling of the port and convert it into a multi-specialty port. The port, which largely handles iron ore cargo, has been under severe financial stress because of decline in ore traffic on the back of ban on illegal mining in Goa and Karnataka
Cargo volume at KoPT declines 7.79%
Cargo volume handled by Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) stood at 39.88 million tonne (mn t) in 2012-13, which is 7.79 percent lower than 43.25 mn t in the previous fiscal. In 2012-13, cargo throughput attained by Kolkata Dock System (KDS) declined 3.5 percent at 11.8 mn t. On the other hand, cargo handled by Haldia Dock contracted 9.4 percent to 28.08 mn t during the fiscal. Repo
Major ports handle 2.58% less cargo in 2012-13
In 2012-13, the 12 major ports of the country handled a combined 545.68 million tonne (mn t) cargo, which is down 2.58 percent from 560.137 mn t in the previous year. A Janardhana Rao, Managing Director of Indian Ports Association (IPA) said this is the second straight year of contraction in cargo volume. In 2011-12, cargo handling of these ports declined 1.73 percent over the previ
Kollam port needs infrastructure to handle cargo
Kollam cargo port urgently requires infrastructure like cranes for handling containers cargoes from vessels. Recently, a multi purpose 1,600 DWT container vessel, MV Karuthal , arrived at the port as part of a trial run calling at various small ports of the state. The captain of the ship Zaw Win Thein said that the port appeared very calm and looked ideal for receiving ships
Ports in Andhra witness decline in ore cargo
The hike in export duty on iron ore, increase in railway freight rates for export cargo of ore and the ban on illegal ore mining affected exports of the raw material. Gangavaram Port exported only 271,000 tonne this year as against 2.1 million tonne last fiscal. Other ports in Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam and Kakinada deep water ports lost 30 per cent in iron ore cargo traffic during 2012-13. In 2011-12, Kakinada Port
Container traffic at Chinese ports rises
Container traffic at the ports in northern Hebei of China rose 22.8 percent on a year-on-year basis to 142,000 Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) in the first 2 months 2013. The collective cargo throughput increased 10.9 percent to 134.83 million tonne (mn t). While the port of Qinh

