The three day Chintan Baithak of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways chaired by Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways concluded today with some of the remarkable decisions. The baithak was organized with an aim to discuss and deliberate ideas and innovations that can propel India’s blue economy.
The Chintan Baithak was co-chaired by Shri Shripad Yesso Naik and Shri Shantanu Thakur, Ministers of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and attended by...
Wait times at major Indian ports are expected to drastically reduce if Sarbananda Sonowal, the shipping minister’s ambitious targets are fulfilled.
There must be zero waiting time for outbound and inbound cargo. This means there should be no waiting ships or trucks carrying cargo. Sonowal announced this at a Chintan Baithak (better understood as a thought conclave) of the shipping ministry on unique ideas to propel the country’s blue economy. This will also involve bringing down the current wait...
Powered by a strong rebound in the volume levels, Indian government-controlled major ports that had suffered steady market share erosion in recent years grew faster than their privately-built minor port entities led by Adani Group in the fiscal year 2021-22, which ended on 31 March.
The public port network registered a 16.74% increase in combined container traffic, versus 13.89% at Adani Ports, according to a granular port data analysis by Container News. By volume, the 12 major ports...
https://container-news.com/demand-upswing-reconfigures-indian-container-market-share-map/
The Indian Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (PSW) is working diligently towards the achievement of Maritime India Vision objectives. This has resulted in the Ministry to clock growth & improvement across its verticals. The effort put in to modernise, mechanise as well as digitise processes led to positive transformation leading to better cost & time in international trade contributing towards Ease of Doing Business.
In the major Indian ports under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping &...
Prime Minister Of India said Unified Logistic Interface Platform- ULIP which is being adapted by the various government departments also needed the involvement of private sector. 24 Digital Systems of 6 Ministries are being integrated through ULIP. This will create a National Single Window Logistics Portal which will help in reducing the logistics cost, he added. Mentioning PLI initiative, the Prime Minister called upon the private sector to invest in the infrastructure of the country.
In this...
Adani CMA Mundra Terminal Pvt Ltd (ACMTPL) a joint venture between Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd and CMA Terminals at Mundra, berthed APL Raffles, making it the largest container vessel to call India. APL Raffles is one of the largest vessels in the fleet of CMA CGM. Built in 2013, this 176727 DWT, 17292 TEUs capacity vessel is 397.88 meter long and 51 meter wide. This is almost equivalent to four football fields.
Image Credits: Adani Ports
This is another important milestone for Mundra Port. In 2021,...
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port, continued its steady surge in cargo handling in 2021 with total container traffic of 5.63 million TEUs (5,631,949 TEUs) as against 4.47 million TEUs (4,474,878 TEUs) in 2020, growth of 25.86% over last calendar year. The total traffic of 76.14 million tonnes and container traffic of 5.63 million TEUs is the highest ever traffic handled in a year since the inception of the port. It is also the highest exim container traffic...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/jnpt-handles-record-cargo-of-5-63-million-teus-in-2021/
V.O. Chidambaranar Port witnessed another landmark this week with handling wind blades of length 81.50 metres, the longest of its kind handled through VOC Port. The loading of the 81.50-metre long wind blades (each weighing 25 Tonnes) was carried out diligently using Ship’s Hydraulic cranes with utmost care to the safety of the cargo and cargo handling workers.
M/s. Nordex Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd, the Shippers, have expressed their appreciation towards VOC Port’s capability & efficiency in...
The government has accorded high priority to building greater synergies between the Major Ports and Non-Major Ports in order to promote coastal trade and to provide sustainable, cost-effective and efficient Intermodal & Multimodal customer solutions. By doing so, the Ministry aims to provide seaborne connectivity to the trade and industries in the hinterland, reduce congestion on the road and rail besides bringing down logistics costs.
Green freight Corridor-2 service started from Cochin to...
V.O. Chidambaranar Port, the economic engine of South Tamilnadu, has proposed for setting up of Multimodal Logistics Park due to its advantages such as excellent Rail-road connectivity, proximity to Main Sea Route, all-weather operational conditions, and geographic position to link Eastern coast with the Western coast. The current landscapes of manufacturing hubs are located mainly in the secondary hinterland i.e., Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Salem, Erode, Pollachi, Karur, Rajapalayam, Madurai etc.
The...