While global peers in the ports sector are offering enormous value added services including SEZ's for years,
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MIV's CFS at Vallarpadam
The proposed container freight station (CFS) by MIV Logistics at Vallarpadam would be partly operational by December and fully operational by October 2013.
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Maritime: ICTT stuck in the dock
Almost 80 per cent of Colombo’s container traffic represents cargo transhipped from Indian ports. One year after India’s first ICTT was commissioned, transhipment transactions have been almost insignificant. Will the terminal’s second year be any different?
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Infrascape 2012 | Rail Logistics: Haulage policy will have detrimental effect
The Private Container Train Operator (PCTO) indÂustry has seen an overall CAGR of 20 per cent from FY08 to FY11, but the growth in the domestic sector has been 40 per cent for the same period as compared to 15 per cent in EXIM.
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Kerala plans 3rd major port at Azhikkal
Kerala plans to set up its third major port at Azhikkal, following the central government's directive to coastal states to set up such facilities. If the Azhikkal port development plan works out, the state would have
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India's longest rail bridge
Mumbai-based AFCONS Infrastructure, which has been engaged in construction of road conÂnectivity in Kochi since 2001, has achieved the distinction of building India's longest rail bridge conÂnecting the island Vallarpadam with Idappalli in north Kochi.
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There will be visible improvement in port connectivity in 3-4 years
In his interview with Sudheer Vathiyath and Shashidhar Nanjundaiah, K Mohandas, Secretary, Union Ministry of Shipping, highlights some of the initiatives from the government in port connectivity, including ro-ro services, inland waterways on PPP, and more.
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Analysis: Non-major ports hold key to container growth
The overall growth of Indian economy, and exim trade in particular, has driven the demand for more containerised cargo movement.
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Kochi Port seeks dredging finance
Kochi Port has sought a grant of Rs 399.50 crore towards the cost of maintenance dredging for the next three years.
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Maritime Agenda 2020: The awaited lift, finally
Reactive is better than non-active. The fact that the Maritime Agenda 2020 is the biggest documentation of our future vision in maritime ever is both heartening and concerning.