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Major ports to get 16 new cargo scanners
The move will benefit Indian exporters who suffer losses when containers that are not scanned are shipped back.
With cargo rising, sixteen container scanners will be installed across major ports in the country, of which ten are in the process of being procured and should be operational in the next six months.
Cargo traffic across major ports during the initial ten months of the year rose 7.14% to 535.35 million tonne.
Five of the thirteen major ports in India – Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), New Mangalore, Kamarajar (Ennore), Vizag and Kolkata – will receive these devices in the first phase as they either have insufficient scanners or none at all.
The move will benefit Indian exporters who suffer losses when containers that are not scanned are shipped back. The sole reason for scanning the containers is security and countries like the US have made it a legislation to allow only those import containers that are scanned. In the past, these scanners have also helped in detecting illegal items being shipped.
"During our Annual General Meeting held, one of the discussions was on buying mobile and fixed container scanners for various major ports across the country. There are ports that already have these scanners, but more of them are needed due to higher capacity being handled. Similarly, those ports not having it (scanners) are also being supplied with this equipment," said Sanjay Bhatia, chairman of Indian Ports Association (IPA), the apex body of major ports under the Ministry of Shipping.
Seven national and international firms have participated in the ongoing bids and security clearance of these companies is awaited. Thereafter, their quotations will be opened and orders would be placed.
Of the ten scanners that will come under the first phase, seven are X-Ray mobile container scanners worth around Rs 15 crore each and the rest are drive-through road container scanners worth approximately Rs 30 crore each.
The ports handling major proportion of the container traffic will be supplied these scanners first.
JNPT, which has one X-Ray mobile container scanner, will receive three more scanning devices.
Under the second phase, six more scanners will be bought, five of which will be X-Ray mobile container scanners and one drive-through rail container scanner. The next phase is likely to take off during the second half of 2017.
The initial round of installation of these scanners had begun in 2013 wherein ports of Mumbai, Chennai, Tuticorin and Kandla were selected. Though there are scanning facilities at these ports, still not all the cargo is subject to radiation-based security checks. Only some containers are randomly selected for surveillance.
 

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JNPT congestion drags down Indian port volumes

Containers backing up on the docks of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust are weighing on the growth of India's container throughput.
The recent congestion that has snowballed into a tiff between Customs and APM Terminals Mumbai at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust cut deeply into container volumes moving via India’s major public ports in February.
An analysis of new port statistics collected by JOC.com shows total throughput at major ports last month was down 6.5 percent year-over-year to 632,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units from 675,000 TEUs. Of that, JNPT contributed 334,567 TEUs, a decrease of about 9 percent from February 2016. However, that translates into more than 50 percent of the containers passing through major ports.
By terminal, volumes during February were as follows: APM Terminals-operated Gateway Terminals India was at 334,567 TEUs, down 9.3 percent year-over-year; state-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Container Terminal was at 96,830 TEUs, down 19.5 percent; and DP World’s Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal was at 48,707 TEUs, down 33 percent. At the same time, DP World’s new facility, Nhava Sheva (India) Gateway Terminal, more than doubled its monthly throughput from 22,405 TEUs to 46,768 TEUs.

Chennai Port continues to struggle with throughput growth amid growing competition from private rivals as volume in February fell 9.3 percent year-over-year to 107,000 TEUs, according to new data.
JNPT and Chennai together account for roughly 80 percent of India’s overall container trade through major ports. Although the congestion has had an impact, officials at APMT Mumbai told JOC.com that the terminal is operating smoothly and that gate moves hit 4,400 TEUs on Tuesday.
The collected data also shows major ports’ combined throughput from April 2016 to February, the first 11 fiscal months, grew 2.7 percent to 7.65 million TEUs from 7.45 million TEUs in the same 11 months of last fiscal year.
JNPT’s 11-month traffic edged down 0.4 percent year-over-year to 4.09 million TEUs from 4.1 million TEUs, creating some uncertainty as to whether the port will be able to reach or surpass last fiscal year’s all-time high of 4.49 million TEUs.
Chennai’s volume in the 11-month period dropped 5 percent to 1.36 million TEUs from 1.42 million TEUs.
April-to-February volumes at other major ports were as follows: Kolkata was up 15.4 percent from 603,000 TEUs to 696,000 TEUs; Tuticorin, or V.O. Chidambaranar, was up 5.2 percent from 550,000 TEUs to 579,000 TEUs; and Visakhapatnam, was up 27 percent from 262,000 TEUs to 332,000 TEUs, new data shows.
Thanks to expanded hinterland reach and new service additions, DP World-operated International Container Transshipment Terminal, or Vallarpadam Terminal, at Cochin pushed its April-to-February volume up by 17 percent year-over-year to 446,000 TEUs from 381,000 TEUs.
“We have ensured better coordination with trade bodies in all aspects of shipping, including operations and documentation, and that has helped in gaining and maintaining the momentum,” DP World Cochin CEO Jibu Kurien Itty told JOC.com.
 

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India Upgrades Standards of Major Ports

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Significant improvement in efficiency has been achieved by India's Major Ports in the last two years, said the Minister of State for Shipping Pon. Radhakrishnan.
With a view to improve further the efficiency and productivity of the major ports and make it comparable internationally, a benchmarking study of Major Ports to international standards has been conducted which has recommended 116 initiatives out of which 70 have already been implemented.
Under the Sagarmala programme, the Government has proposed to connect ports with National Highways and Rail network for efficient evacuation to and from hinterland.
Fifty rail connectivity enhancement projects have been identified, out of which 25 have been taken up by the Indian Port Rail Corporation Ltd. (IPRCL) for implementation.
Similarly, 79 road connectivity projects have also been identified to improve connectivity of major ports with hinterland.
 

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Cruise policy, circuits to make India global hotspot: Nitin Gadkari
Mumbai has shown the way with a likely arrival of 100 cruise ships, Gadkari said.
NEW DELHI: A policy is in the works to make India a global destination for cruise shipping and efforts are on to identify such circuits, besides a slew of steps, to boost infrastructure, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.
"A high-level task force has been appointed and top global consultants are drawing up blueprint for it," Gadkari, who holds the shipping, road transport and highways portfolio, told PTI.
Five circuits each are being identified for international and domestic cruise services and a report is likely by May this year.
India, with 7,500 km of coastline, has taken steps on a war footing to promote cruise tour, which includes relaxation of policies and developing infrastructure. Mumbai has shown the way with a likely arrival of 100 cruise ships, he said.
So far, Indians had been travelling to South-East Asia, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean to experience the cruise, but for the first time, Europe's key player Costa Cruises launched Costa neoClassica in India recently, which has confirmed seven voyages.
A task force to promote cruise tourism in the country has been constituted under the chairmanship of tourism secretary, with shipping secretary as co-chairman.
"The government is very keen to promote cruise tourism as India has vast opportunities," the minister said.
Besides, consultants of international repute have been roped in.
The idea is to put India on the global cruise map both for oceans and rivers, Gadkari said, adding that it comes with a huge job potential. India saw 1.76 lakh cruise passengers in 2016-17, a merely 0.5 per cent of the global pie.
Domestic cruise passengers are estimated to grow to 1.5 million by 2031-32.
Of the 12 major ports, only five -- Mumbai, Goa, Cochin, New Mangalore and Chennai -- have facilities to berth international cruise ships.
One of the circuits identified so far is "coastal circuit" for development of coastal tourism infrastructure, an official said.
The government is developing a modern 2 lakh square feet terminal in Mumbai at an estimated cost of Rs 225 crore to make it a landmark destination, which will have infrastructure to accommodate cruise ships with size for 4,000 passengers.
The project includes hospitality, retail, shopping, restaurants and will allow general visitors during non-cruise seasons.
According to Gadkari, a decision has been taken to have passenger terminals at all major ports to cater to cruise tourists because such tourism is bound to boost the economy.
Gadkari said, "It is a great means for bringing foreign exchange from overseas and Indian travellers to India... Cruise tourists contribute handsomely to local economies... It has the potential to be a driver of growth for the areas touched by it."
Apart from its huge coastline, India has the geographical advantage as it is strategically located between the Mediterranean and China, he said.
Recently, the Mumbai Port Trust, which has a dedicated berth for cruise tourism, hosted its largest passenger ship Genting Dream with 1,900 passengers. Against 40 ships a year, 59 cruise ships confirmed their visit to Mumbai Port during the current fiscal. The number is expected to rise to 100 next fiscal, an official said.
A cruise ship carries 3,000-4,000 tourists with 1,500-strong crew to various coastal cities, islands, countries, and itself acts like a destination with all entertainment, leisure activities on board.
Listing out the policy initiatives to promote cruise shipping, the minister said ships are now allowed to stay for 3 days, up from the earlier 24 hours, and rules have been simplified to attract more vessels.
He said easier standard operations procedure (SOP) for cruise operations involving multiple agencies has already been issued.
The government has allowed foreign flag vessels carrying passengers to call at Indian ports without securing a licence from the director general of shipping till February 5, 2024.
Also, major ports will offer a minimum of 30 per cent rebate across the board on all vessel related charges for cruise shipping and not levy any priority fees.
"Incentives to attract cruise liners to make major ports as homeports include a rebate of 25 per cent in vessel related charges for coastal cruise movement, in addition to existing 40 per cent rebate for coastal vessel," an official said.
The official said that on land excursions, an average tourist spends USD 70-100 per day and with a cruise ship of 3,000 capacity, this translates into enormous volumes.
Also, average employment on a cruise ship is one job for 3-4 passengers, which translates into a boost for the recruitment sector.
 

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Government clears Rs 2,029 crore project for JNPT channel expansion
The draft of the channel will be increased to 15 metres, from the current 14 metres.
NEW DELHI: The government today approved a Rs 2,029-crore project for widening of Mumbai harbour channel at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai.
"The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved fresh estimates of the project Deepening and Widening of Mumbai Harbour Channel and JN Port Channel (Phase-II). The cost of the project will be Rs 2,029 crore excluding the service tax. The entire project cost will be funded through internal resources of JN Port Trust (JNPT) with market borrowing, if necessary," the Ministry of Shipping said in a statement.
The project includes the existing channel to be widened to 450 metres from the current 370 metres, and the straight reach channel to be extended to 35.5 kms, from the existing 33.5 kms.
The draft of the channel will be increased to 15 metre, from the current 14 metre. The estimated quantity to be dredged is to the tune of 35.03 million cubic metre, including 1.73 million cubic metre rock dredging.
"The work is likely to be implemented by inviting global tenders and to be completed within 2 years after its award," the statement said.
The total capacity of the JNPT for container handling is 5 million TEUs (Twenty feet Equivalent Unit).
After the fourth terminal becomes operational, this capacity will go up to 9.8 million TEUs.
Considering the expansion of the container vessel sizes on the main trade routes, it is anticipated that vessels of more than 8,000-12,000 TEU size will call on the Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
The government said that after completion, JNPT will attain a capacity of handling additional traffic throughput of 1.67 million TEUs.
The enhanced capability will help in handling larger vessels up to 12,500 TEUs, besides leading to economic benefits like saving in vessel waiting time and savings on account of transhipment.
It said the ultimate benefit to users will be in terms of lower unit cost, direct and indirect tax benefits, in addition to reduction in vessel traffic congestion at JNPT. This would add to the competitiveness of India's exim trade.
 

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Centre to pump Rs 40,000 cr to develop Paradip as smart port
21 Jul 2017

The Centre today announced plans to pump in Rs 40,000 crore to develop Paradip as a smart port and smart city and Rs 1.5 lakh crore to expand highways for speedy development of Odisha with robust infrastructure.

The announcements were made by Union minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari, who laid foundation stones for a number of projects including the long-awaited second bridge on Brahmani river at Rourkela and four laning of three national highways in Angul.

He also inaugurated a 2-lane road with paved shoulder from Kanaktora to Jharsuguda section including Belpahar.

"The Centre is committed to speedy development of Odisha. While road network is being expanded in the state, Paradip will be made a smart port and smart city with an investment of Rs 40,000 crore," Gadkari said.

Stating that Odisha is going to witness a series of high profile investments in infrastructure, the minister said initially Rs 2,700 crore is being provided for the ambitious project in Paradip.

An additional amount of Rs 2,000 crore will be spent to increase the depth of Paradip port to enable it to handle 1,440 lakh tonnes of cargo in a year, he said adding, the port will be in a position to handle a variety of vessels and cargo.

Plans are afoot to construct a railway line between Paradip and the coal town of Talcher at an investment of Rs 9,000 crore, Gadkari said.

The coal production capacity of Talcher coal belt will also be raised to 300 million tonnes, he said.

Apart from these, around Rs one lakh crore is being invested in Paradip region for different petroleum and petro-chemical projects, the minister said.

An LPG terminal will also come up at Paradip, he said adding, fishermen are allowed to go up to 11 nautical miles for fishing and now this limit has been enhanced to 50 nautical miles, which will encourage fishing and boost investment in processing of sea food products.

Referring to the road sector, Gadkari said the Centre plans to invest around Rs 1.5 lakh crore for expansion of highways and roads in Odisha in the near future The Centre has already spent over Rs 7,000 crore for construction of new highways and expansion of road network in Odisha during the last three years and raised the highway length from 4,632 km to 6,993 km, he said.

Gadkari said construction of NHs in the country has taken a giant leap to 26 km per day in the last three years from 2 km per day during the UPA rule, he said.

The union minister said the new bridge over Brahmani river, being constructed at a cost of around Rs 550 crore, will be completed in two years and will be part of a six-lane national highway from Rajamunda to Biramitrapur.

Gadkari, while laying foundation stone for the 126 km NH-143 between Biramitrapur and Barkot, said construction work on the project will begin within 15 days and will be completed within two years.

Regretting delay in launching the bridge and road project, he said it was because of problems related to land acquisition and environment and forest clearances.

He said tender process for the second phase from Rourkela to Rajamunda road is already over.

Gadkari was accompanied by union ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan. Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray was also present at the steel city.

http://www.dnaindia.com/business/re...0-cr-to-develop-paradip-as-smart-port-2510034
 

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Centre to pump Rs 40,000 cr to develop Paradip as smart port
21 Jul 2017

The Centre today announced plans to pump in Rs 40,000 crore to develop Paradip as a smart port and smart city and Rs 1.5 lakh crore to expand highways for speedy development of Odisha with robust infrastructure.

The announcements were made by Union minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari, who laid foundation stones for a number of projects including the long-awaited second bridge on Brahmani river at Rourkela and four laning of three national highways in Angul.

He also inaugurated a 2-lane road with paved shoulder from Kanaktora to Jharsuguda section including Belpahar.

"The Centre is committed to speedy development of Odisha. While road network is being expanded in the state, Paradip will be made a smart port and smart city with an investment of Rs 40,000 crore," Gadkari said.

Stating that Odisha is going to witness a series of high profile investments in infrastructure, the minister said initially Rs 2,700 crore is being provided for the ambitious project in Paradip.

An additional amount of Rs 2,000 crore will be spent to increase the depth of Paradip port to enable it to handle 1,440 lakh tonnes of cargo in a year, he said adding, the port will be in a position to handle a variety of vessels and cargo.

Plans are afoot to construct a railway line between Paradip and the coal town of Talcher at an investment of Rs 9,000 crore, Gadkari said.

The coal production capacity of Talcher coal belt will also be raised to 300 million tonnes, he said.

Apart from these, around Rs one lakh crore is being invested in Paradip region for different petroleum and petro-chemical projects, the minister said.

An LPG terminal will also come up at Paradip, he said adding, fishermen are allowed to go up to 11 nautical miles for fishing and now this limit has been enhanced to 50 nautical miles, which will encourage fishing and boost investment in processing of sea food products.

Referring to the road sector, Gadkari said the Centre plans to invest around Rs 1.5 lakh crore for expansion of highways and roads in Odisha in the near future The Centre has already spent over Rs 7,000 crore for construction of new highways and expansion of road network in Odisha during the last three years and raised the highway length from 4,632 km to 6,993 km, he said.

Gadkari said construction of NHs in the country has taken a giant leap to 26 km per day in the last three years from 2 km per day during the UPA rule, he said.

The union minister said the new bridge over Brahmani river, being constructed at a cost of around Rs 550 crore, will be completed in two years and will be part of a six-lane national highway from Rajamunda to Biramitrapur.

Gadkari, while laying foundation stone for the 126 km NH-143 between Biramitrapur and Barkot, said construction work on the project will begin within 15 days and will be completed within two years.

Regretting delay in launching the bridge and road project, he said it was because of problems related to land acquisition and environment and forest clearances.

He said tender process for the second phase from Rourkela to Rajamunda road is already over.

Gadkari was accompanied by union ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan. Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray was also present at the steel city.

http://www.dnaindia.com/business/re...0-cr-to-develop-paradip-as-smart-port-2510034
sometimes i really don't understand where does gadkari plan to bring the money from. he never talks anything less than ten thousand to lakh of crores.

i know there are many financial instruments available now, but still !!!!
 

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sometimes i really don't understand where does gadkari plan to bring the money from. he never talks anything less than ten thousand to lakh of crores.

i know there are many financial instruments available now, but still !!!!
He most probably talks about Budget projections. Just the way we talk in defense that today we have 50 billion $ budegt by 2020 we will have 80billion $ budget so in 4 years we are looking at 50+60+70+80=260 billion $ spending .

Similarly infra speeding is seen as forward projection over many years.
 

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Ships in India soon may run on methanol: Gadkari

AMARAVATI: Ships in India may soon run on methanol as Centre is drawing up plans in this regard, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday.

Gadkari also stressed the importance of developing waterways for their cost effectiveness.

"To cut the high cost of logistics in the country, inland waterways are being developed in a major way while methanol will soon be made the fuel for ships," the Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister said.

He was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony for an inland waterway project in river Krishna in Vijayawada.

"Methanol requires coal. Coal is an indigenous fuel available in AP, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh," the minister said.

He said exports can be increased by reducing the cost of logistics, which will, in turn, create more employment.

Underlining the importance of waterways, the minister said the Centre has taken up their development as the highest priority.

"Cost of road travel worked out to Rs 1.50 while rail travel cost Re 1, whereas by water it is just 20 paise. That's the reason waterways are very important.

"In China, the logistics cost is 8-10 per cent, in European countries it is 12-14 per cent and in India it is 18 per cent. Soon, all shipping here will be converted to methanol. This will reduce costs and help increase our exports," Gadkari said.



"There is another foreign company operating in India that can make engines that run on methanol. Methanol is going to reduce the costs," Gadkari said.

He said a joint venture company would soon be formed with the Andhra Pradesh government for developing the National Waterway-4 project under the Sagar Mala project which envisages modernisation of the country's ports
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28-December, 2017 18:02 IST
Capacity of 12 Major Ports

The Ministry of Shipping has re-rated the capacities of all berths across 12 Major Ports in order to benchmark port capacities with global standards as per Berthing Policy, 2016. The Re-rating exercise identified an additional capacity of 293MT available with the Major Ports. The effective rated capacity of 12 Major Ports is now 1,359 MT per annum and capacity at desired occupancy is 989 MT per annum. Major port wise capacity is given below:

S.No.
Major Port
Effective rated capacity
Capacity at desired Occupancy


1.
Paradip
234
164

2.
Kandla
246
174

3.
Visakhapatnam
121
85

4.
Chennai
134
102

5.
NMPT
98
69

6.
JNPT
88
74

7.
Mumbai
78
55

8.
Tuticorin
79
58

9.
Cochin
74
54

10.
Ennore
66
46

11.
Mormugao
63
44

12.
Kolkata
78
64


1359
989



The re-rating exercise has been done in consultation with all Major Ports. The capacity utilization of berths in major ports is reviewed regularly.

Under Project Unnati, the global benchmarks were adopted to improve the efficiency and productivity Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)of major ports. 116 initiatives were identified across all major ports to unlock more than 100 MTPA capacity just through efficiency improvement. 86 initiatives have been implemented so far.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.


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28-December, 2017 17:58 IST
Dredging in Brahmaputra & Barak

National Waterway-2 (NW-2), Brahamputra river, from Dhubri to Sadiya (891 km) in Assam, is an operational waterway for shipping and navigation. Inland Wateways Authority of India (IWAI) undertakes regular maintenance dredging annually on NW-2 for maintaining the navigable channel of 2.5 m depth between Dhubri and Neamati; 2.0 m depth between Neamati & Dibrugarh and 1.5 m depth between Dibrugarh and Oriumghat.

The maintenance dredging work on NW-16 Barak river, for the development of navigable channel of required depth and width between Silchar and Bhanga, a distance of 70 km., has commenced on 18th November, 2017 and the work is scheduled to be completed by January, 2019.

The details of the funds allocated and utilized for development of fairway in NW-2 and NW-16 during 2016-17 and 2017-18 are given below:

National Waterways
Year
Funds Allocated
(Rs. in lakhs)
Expenditure in Lakhs
(Rs. in lakhs)

NW-2
2016-17
681.14
373.88

2017-18
784.90
306.52 (up to November, 2017)
NW-16

2016-17
NIL
NIL

2017-18
700.00
(Work commenced on 18.11.2017)


This information was given by the Minister of State for Shippping Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.


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28-December, 2017 17:59 IST
Projects in Tamil Nadu Ports

The Government has initiated new projects in various major ports in Tamil Nadu to increase their capacity handling and customer facilitations. Details of projects are given below:-


S.No
Name of Major Port
No. of Project

Capacity (in Million Metric Tonnes )
Projected investment (Rs. in crores)
Funds spent till date(Rs. in crores)

1
Chennai Port
1
1.00
80.00
34.00

2.
Kamarajar Port
6
29.00
6834.00
261.00

3.
VoC Port,
Tuticorin
5
63.32
2589.37
36.15

Total
12
93.32
9503.37
331.15


The capacity, actual utilisation of capacity and income generated by Chennai Port, Kamarajar Port and VoC Port for the last 3 years are given below:-


Chennai Port Trust


Year
Capacity (in Million Metric Tonnes )
Percentage of utilisation of capacity
Income generated (Rs. in crores)

2014-15
86.04
61.06
698.75

2015-16
86.04
58.18
758.71

2016-17
93.44
53.74
775.43


Kamarajar Port Limited


Year
Capacity (in Million Metric Tonnes )
Percentage of utilisation of capacity
Income generated (Rs. in crores)

2014-15
34
88.91
566.44

2015-16
38
84.76
617.31

2016-17
38
79.0
620.14





VoC Port, Tuticorin

Year
Capacity (in Million Metric Tonnes )
Percentage of utilisation of capacity
Income generated(Rs. in crores)

2014-15
42.06
77.06
466.85

2015-16
44.55
82.72
55.99

2016-17
57.7
66.66
597.93


This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.


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I am based in usa right now. I sent some documents recently. I chose us postal service, official postal service of usa. India post takes care of ground logistics in india. Usually the post is delivered in 10 days all over the world. That mail was in india within 3 days. Went for custom clearance on 4 th day. It took customs 20 days to clear a mail consisting of papers. India post delivered it in 3 days. Then i used fedex next time which took 3 times the money and delivered it in 4 days. Wonder how customs went for a toss. God knows what happens with such big cargo.
 

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4 -January, 2018 05:40IST

West Coast Canal between Kovalam-Nileshwaram

The Minister of State for Shipping Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan, while answering a question in Lok Sabha today informed that the West Coast Canal (WCC) between Kottapuram to Kollam along with Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals, declared earlier as National Waterway-3, has further been extended in the north up to Kozhikode vide National Waterways Act, 2016.

The development of NW-3 is undertaken with the overall funds allocated to Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) and those raised by the IWAI in the form of Extra Budgetary Resources (EBRs) as bonds.



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Cargo traffic at major ports up 3.77% to 519 MT during Apr-Dec 2018
New Delhi, Jan 13 () The country's 12 major ports recorded a 3.77 per cent growth in cargo traffic during April-December 2018 at 518.64 million tonnes (MT), according to apex ports body IPA.
The growth was recorded on account of higher handling of cargos such as coal, containers and finished fertilisers.
The top-12 major ports under the control of the Centre had recorded 499.77 MT of cargo during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, the Indian Ports Association (IPA) said.
Nine major ports -- Kamrajar Port, Kolkata (including Haldia), Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Cochin, New Mangalore, JNPT and Kandla -- registered positive growth in traffic during the period.
The three ports recording negative growth were Marmugao, Mumbai and VO Chidambaranar.
The highest growth was registered by Kamrajar Port, earlier known as Ennore Port (18.38 per cent), followed by Cochin Port (8.92 per cent), Kolkata Port (8.74 per cent), Paradip Port (8.11 per cent) and JNPT (7.39 per cent).
The 12 major ports in 2017-18 had handled 679.37 MT of cargo.
According to the shipping ministry, more than 50 projects with an investment of over Rs 10,000 crore and involving capacity addition of 90 million tonne per annum (MTPA) are targeted for award during 2018-19.
This is as against the 27 projects awarded during 2017-18, involving an investment of Rs 4,146.73 crore through which an additional capacity of 21.93 MTPA was created.
The government last month said that while increasing the capacity of major ports, the ministry has been striving to improve their operational efficiencies through policy interventions, procedural changes and mechanisation.
The 12 major ports handle about 61 per cent of the country's total cargo traffic.
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I am based in usa right now. I sent some documents recently. I chose us postal service, official postal service of usa. India post takes care of ground logistics in india. Usually the post is delivered in 10 days all over the world. That mail was in india within 3 days. Went for custom clearance on 4 th day. It took customs 20 days to clear a mail consisting of papers. India post delivered it in 3 days. Then i used fedex next time which took 3 times the money and delivered it in 4 days. Wonder how customs went for a toss. God knows what happens with such big cargo.
It all depends on liaison office. Couriers like Fedex, UPS, DHL have their dedicated liaison department or officials attached to custom office who pushes for the clearance. But same is not the case of postal depts.
 

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Expansion of Tuticorin Port

It will help divert transshipment from Colombo and Hambantota thus making them white elephants.

A good article on transshipment from India
https://www.joc.com/port-news/asian...gn-hubs-jumped-last-fiscal-year_20180809.html
Transshipment traffic is the cargo that is transported between an Indian port and an international “hub” port, when direct mainline connections are not available.
After India implemented the cabotage relaxation May 21, foreign-flag carriers gained the freedom to transport laden export-import containers for transshipment and empty containers for repositioning between Indian ports without any specific permission or license, and authorities argue this policy shift is already bearing fruit.

According to them, Indian ports in June were able to regain 11,589 TEU of domestic cargo that, in the normal course of events, would have been transshipped over foreign ports with shippers incurring heavy, extra logistics costs and longer transits.
So Indian export/imports were first sent to Colombo/Singapore ans then to America etc. This added costs and drew away traffic..


https://www.thehindubusinessline.co...r-capacity-expansion-plan/article26109984.ece

VO Chidambaranar port gets green nod for ₹ 5,720 cr capacity expansion plan
P Manoj Mumbai | Updated on January 28, 2019 Published on January 28, 2019

The container handling through the VOC port witnessed a CAGR of 8 per cent in last five years to reach volume 0.7 million TEUs on March 31, 2019. (Representative image)

Deeper channel will help dock bigger box ships and compete with Colombo

The expert appraisal committee attached to the ministry of environment, forest and climate change has recommended environment and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearances to V O Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOCPT) to expand the capacity of the Central government-run port located in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district with an investment of ₹ 5,720 crore.

The expansion of the inner harbour of VOCPT - one of the biggest yet undertaken at a major port - includes deepening the harbour basin and approach channel to handle ships with a draft of 15.2 metres, widening the port’s entrance, building six new berths and strengthening/upgradation of the existing berths.

Deepening the approach channel and harbour basin will help VOCPT to dock very large container ships with a capacity to carry as much as 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units or TEUs, as the shipping ministry looks to position the eastern coast port to compete with Colombo for transhipment after the cabotage restriction was lifted in May last year.

“Geographically, VOCPT is best suited to compete with Colombo for transhipment of containers, but it needs better infrastructure and draft to allow bigger mainline ships to dock,” said a shipping industry executive.

The easing of cabotage rules allowed foreign-flagged container ships to carry export-import (EXIM) laden containers for transhipment and empty containers for re-positioning on local routes
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Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines Ltd has already started a main line service from VOCPT, taking advantage of the cabotage relaxation.

VOCPT currently has a water depth of 14 metres allowing ships with a draft of 12.8 metres and cargo carrying capacity of 60,000 tonnes to call.

It plans to increase the depth of the dock basin area to 16.5 metres and approach channel to 17.2 metres to accommodate ships with a draft f 15.2 metres.

The inner harbour optimisation plan also involves increasing the length of the approach channel from 3.8 km to 10.04 km as well as widening the port’s entrance from 153m to 230m to allow safe entry of larger size vessels with a length overall (LOA) of up to 367 m.

The channel deepening and widening of the port’s entrance will also help fully-loaded Panamax vessels with a capacity to carry 90,000 tonnes of cargo and requiring a draft of 15.2 metres, to dock. The doubling of the ship parcel sizes calling at the port will cut logistics cost by 30 per cent, according to a shipping ministry official.

VOCPT currently runs six general cargo berths, two container terminals, two coal jetties, one oil jetty, two North cargo berths and one shallow draft berth with a capacity to handle 46.78 million tonnes (mt) of cargo. In FY18, the port handled 36.58 mt.

The expert appraisal committee (EAC) recommended the project for environmental and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearances during a meeting on January 17, the shipping ministry official said. The EAC recommendation will have to be signed off by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, which is considered a mere formality.

VOCPT has hired the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to write a detailed project report (DPR) on the expansion plan.


Published on January 28, 2019


NAVY FORWARD OERATING BASE @ Tuticorin

https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/f-o-b-tuticorin

The Navy and Coast Guard will be getting a bigger berthing facility which will be constructed newly. The existing facility at Tuticorin is the Coastal Berth (show in second pic below). As of 2019 no construction seems to be started for the new berth

Current Facility
Tuticorin_01.PNG



Proposed Facility
Tuticorin.PNG


Source for Port layout
http://www.tnpcb.gov.in/pdf_2017/VOC_ExesumEng171117.pdf
http://sagarmala.gov.in/sites/default/files/11.Final_Master_Plan Report_VOCPT.pdf

Also the Tuticorin Airport will have a Coast Guard facility too.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...lance-to-aid-fishers/articleshow/65030883.cms

Report also mentions:
Meanwhile the CG in Tuticorin is all set to get two more vessels in a couple of years. This includes an off shore patrol vessel by August 2019 and a fast patrol vessel by September 2020.
My take:
The new bigger Navy facility could be used to station Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) ships. Tuticorin is the closest port to Colombo and Hambantota which have been used by Chinese submarines to dock for supplies. Make Tuticorin Airport a hub for UAVs and ASW planes.
 
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