India

Indian ports body awards digitalisation contract

The Indian Ports Association (IPA) has appointed Tech Mahindra as the service provider for a new digital service package at the five major ports of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Deendayal and Paradip. This initiative is said by the IPA to be a major step towards integrating the maritime sector and stimulating the growth and development of the major public sector ports in the country.

The proposed Enterprise Business System will comprise three core elements: port operations, Enterprise Resource...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/indian-ports-body-awards-digitalisation-contract/

New Assam ro-ro service gets underway

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has started a new ro-ro operation in collaboration with the Government of Assam, to improve connections with Majuli Island. The idea is to reduce the time required for road haulage transport which at present has to use a 400km road route, via the Tezpur Road Bridge. By contrast the use of the river route by ro-ro ships requires a distance of less than 13km.

IWAI has procured a new vessel, Bhupen Hazarika, for the new service and is providing the...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/new-assam-ro-ro-service-gets-underway/

24 workers have died in South Asian shipbreaking yards in 2018

In its quarterly update, NGO Shipbreaking Platform reported that a total of 113 ships were broken in the Q3 of 2018, and 79 of these ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia for dirty and dangerous breaking. Meanwhile, between July and September, three workers have lost their lives in shipbreaking in Alang, India. So far this year, Platform sources have recorded 24 deaths and 9 injuries in South Asia.

On 27 August, according to trade unions, Naago Singh lost his life while working at Shri...

https://safety4sea.com/24-workers-have-died-in-south-asian-shipbreaking-yards-in-2018/

Greek fruit producers to expand to the Asian Market

Greek fruit producers, predominantly apple growers, have been sending trial fruit shipments to India following a request they made in 2015 to expand to the Asian market. The approval of the Indian Agricultural Ministry was conveyed to its Greek counterpart through Vassilis Skronias, plenipotentiary minister of Economic and Commercial affairs at the Greek embassy in New Delhi.

The Indian government is interested in Greek apples and kiwi fruit “on a permanent basis”, pending a trial of at least 8...

http://container-news.com/greek-fruit-producers-expand-asian-market/

PSA’s Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals receives first coastal service call from Shreyas Shipping

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT) today welcomed Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Ltd’s “M.V. SSL Mumbai”, marking the first call of Shreyas’s PIX 1 (Pan IndiaExpress 1) service at the terminal.

The post PSA’s Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals receives first coastal service call from Shreyas...

https://theloadstar.co.uk/psas-bharat-mumbai-container-terminals-receives-first-coastal-service-call-shreyas-shipping/

Two ships robbed near Kandla in few hours

In its weekly report for 9-15 October, ReCAAP ISC informed of three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia.  Two of the reported incidents occurred within the wider area of Kandla Port, India, and one in Tarahan Jetty, Indonesia.

The first and actual incident involved the Saudi Arabian-flagged chemical tanker ‘NCC Haiel’. While berthed at Tarahan Jetty, Indonesia, on 11 September. the duty AB on rounds noticed two perpetrators on the deck and he immediately raised the alarm. Upon...

https://safety4sea.com/two-ships-robbed-near-kandla-in-few-hours/

Watch: CMA CGM containership hits dock in India

CMA CGM’s containership, CMA CGM Mumbai, crashed into a dock at JNPT in India. The incident took place on Saturday, October 13, while the ship was trying to berth at the port.

The newbuild CMA CGM containership hit the dock in India as it was making a turn.

This video depicts the 10,100 TEU CMA CGM Mumbai crashing into the side at JNPT. The ship and the dock sustained minor damages, while no injuries were reported.

According to international sources, a problem in the steering system led to the...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-cma-cgm-containership-hits-dock-in-india/

India alerted over sea borne terror strike

According to the Indian Intelligence Bureau, over the course of three months it stated that Lashkar-e-Tayiba is training terrorists to commence sea borne attacks in India.

According to local media, Lashkar-e-Tayiba is allegedly active in the past two months, while information suggests that many terrorists are being trained in deep sea diving, in order to attack India.

This information has made the Indian Navy to be extremely alerted, while the Intelligence Bureau warned that a group of terrorists...

https://safety4sea.com/india-alerted-over-sea-borne-terror-strike/

India, France to launch satellites for maritime surveillance

India and France announced their plan to launch satellites aimed for maritime surveillance, as French space agency CNES chief Jean-Yves Le Gall informed. The satellites will focus on the Indian Ocean and they will constitute India’s largest space cooperation with any country.

The satellites will be monitoring sea traffic management, a CNES official noted, adding they will probably launch in about five years.

ISRO and CNES will now work together to design and develop techniques to monitor assets...

https://safety4sea.com/india-france-to-launch-satellites-for-maritime-surveillance/

Maersk launches “OceanPro” to support startups

World’s largest container shipping company based out of Denmark, Maersk, has announced the launch of ‘OceanPro’, a tech accelerator programme in Bengaluru to support Indian startups in supply chain solutions space by offering them to partner with Maersk to bring innovative technology solutions to ease global supply chain for customers.

The India-focused OceanPro is an intensive 120-day accelerator programme offering startups the opportunity to partner with Maersk to bring innovative technology...

http://container-news.com/maersk-launches-oceanpro-support-startups/

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