Minister of State for Shipping Milind Deora introduced an amendment bill for the Merchant Shipping Act 1958. The government wants to amend the Act to provide for the enforcement of the anti-fouling systems (AFS) Convention 2001. Under the global convention, a list of
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NMPT may not lose cargo to airport
New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) does not find any threat to its business from the cargo business of Mangalore International Airport. The airport may handle high value, small size and perishable goods such as marine products, vegetables and flowers. The port, on the other hand, handles bulk carg
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Cargo handling doubles at Dhamra Port
Agency reports indicate that the cargo handling at the Dhamra Port in Odisha doubled during 2012-13 to 10 million tonne (mn t) from over 5 mn t in the previous year. Between April 1, 2012 and March 5, 2013, the port handled 10 mn t cargo. During this period, the port handled over 8 mn t of import cargo -- the highest by any Indian port in only the second year of its operations, repo
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Phase II of Hambantota Port project seen in 2014
The second phase of the construction of the Port of Hambantota, situated about 19 nautical miles north of the key shipping route between the Malacca Strait and the Suez Canal, is expected to be operational in 2014. The dredging for the second phase was slightly dela
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India to boost coastal shipping with Bangladesh
The feasibility and potential of Coastal Shipping between India and Bangladesh was discussed In the Shipping Secretary-level talks held on 2nd Ćā 3rd July, 2012 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Subsequently, it was also discussed in the Directors General (Shipping) level talks held on 26th September, 2012 at Visakhapatnam, India and on 14-15 January, 2013 at CoxĆās Bazar, Banglad
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Essar group mulls port project in Mozambique
Essar Africa Holdings, the African subsidiary of Essar group, plans to invest $275 million on developing a 10-million tonne (mn t) port in Mozambique. The project is currently on the drawing board, reports indicate. At a time when the group is looking at growth opportunities and overseas projects, the proposed port may facilitate exports from Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO), a Zimbabwe-based company it acqu
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NMPT handles 12.83 mn t crude oil for MRPL
The New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) handled 12.83 million tonne (mn t) of imported crude oil for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) during Apr-Feb 2012-13 compared to 11.97 mn t in the year-ago period. NMPT handled 1.49 mn t of iron ore fines during the first
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Cargo handling at New Mangalore Port rises
Cargo handling at the New Mangalore Port Trust rose 12.93 per cent to 33.61 million tonne during April-February of 2012-13 as against 29.76 mn t in the year-ago period. It may be noted that the port surpassed the total traffic handling of 2011-12 in the first 11 months of 2012-13. The total cargo handling was 32.94 mt during the entire 2011
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Experts suggest govt to fast-track port projects
Industry watchers and experts urge government to fast-track implementation of port sector projects. The shipping ministry has not been able to award any large projects last year owing to several reasons. While the projects could improve capacity for the port sector in the country, experts are worried about the pace at which the projects could be implemented. Last year, four separate port projects, estimated to cost
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China allays fears of India on Gwadar Port
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Liu Jian allayed fears of the Indian government about Pakistan handing over management of Gwadar Port to China. Speaking at a function, the ambassador said the transfer of management is in the economic interest of the peoples of China and Pakistan