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‘Indefinite’ strike looms at India’s ports as unions claim new law threatens jobs

India’s major public ports – already under growth pressure because of increasing competition from non-government cargo handlers led by Adani Group – face a renewed threat of labour stoppages after the government cleared new legislation reforming management systems.
Trade unions representing dockworkers have voted to stage an indefinite nationwide strike on or after 15 December, to press for various demands, notably consultation on the new Major Port Authorities Act.
“Immediate action may …

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Samudera launches India-Singapore shuttle for growing transhipment volumes

With a strong rebound in trade volumes, container lines are expanding services to and from India.
The latest move comes from Singapore-based Samudera Shipping Line (SSL), which launched a shuttle service between Nhava Sheva (JNPT) and Singapore to target transhipment flows on the route.
The regional loop – dubbed Nhava Sheva Singapore Express (NSX) and which deploys two vessels of 1,900 teu each on a weekly schedule – had its first call …

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Indian shippers re-route more transhipment cargo to Nhava Sheva and Mundra

Cargo owners at India’s hinterland points of Chennai and Kolkata are rerouting more shipments to JNPT (Nhava Sheva) or Mundra instead of feedering to hub or intermediate ports in South Asia for mainline, long-haul connectivity.
These are usually Colombo (Sri Lanka), Singapore and Port Klang (Malaysia) .
What became the driving force in helping shippers alter their long-time supply chain pursuits away from transhipment is the introduction of block-train services by major …

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Mundra Port targets more market share from JNPT with investment in Dighi

After overtaking Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) as India’s biggest container gateway. Adani-operated Mundra Port is eyeing more market share.
The country’s largest private terminal operator is taking aim via its latest acquisition – a $1.4bn redevelopment of Dighi Port in Maharashtra, just 123km south of Mumbai.
Mundra, in the north-west state of Gujarat, overtook JNPT in the first quarter of last year, when it handled 970,940 teu, compared with JNPT’s …

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Strong winds cause container cranes to collapse at JNPT, Mumbai

Strong winds and heavy rain have caused three container cranes to collapse at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai. The port had suspended operations because of the weather, and no one was injured.
The port has been unable to survey the damage, according to Business Standard, but a  source at the port said they were more concerned with checking that the other six cranes are functioning properly as ships are …

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Mumbai the first target for programme to tackle corruption in India’s ports

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) and the Indian government have linked up to tackle corruption in the country’s port sector.
Copenhagen-headquartered MACN, which has launched successful programmes to target corruption among port and government officials in Argentina, Nigeria and on the Suez Canal, said it would bring this experience to help India’s ports reduce corruption, with a pilot scheme in the Mumbai gateway running until October.
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Online port community system a ‘game-changer’ for India’s shipping industry

India’s new port community system is a “game-changer” for shipping operations, and is set to help reduce the high logistics costs in the country.
Known as PCS1x, the platform will improve India’s ease of doing business and cut container dwell times, according to Manish Mrigank, assistant director at the ministry of shipping’s Indian Ports Association (IPA).
“PCS1x will be transformational for the port ecosystem,” he told The Loadstar.
“The main objective is to …

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Dubai’s DP World seeks to quash India antitrust probe over Mumbai port

The Competition Commission of India has confirmed that it is investigating a complaint about anti-competitive practices in India filed by Singapore’s port operator PSA, which operate the fourth container terminal at the country’s flagship box gateway of Jawaharlal Nehru port. PSA had claimed the port’s private operators – DP World and APM Terminals – had prevented the PSA unit from collecting export containers arriving by train at the port for …

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