Cabinet approves amendments for PPP projects at Major Ports to usher in more private participation: ICRA

January 2018

The Union Cabinet has approved certain amendments to the existing Model Concession Agreement (MCA) for PPP projects at the Major Ports, which will ad...

Tags: Union Cabinet, PPP projects, MCA, Sagarmala programme, TAMP, SAROD-PORTS, K Ravichandran, ICRA, Investments, Major Ports

Container volume growth at non-major ports posts CAGR of 20% in 5 years

October 2017

Container volumes at non-major Indian ports have registered a combined CAGR of 20 per cent (from 1.7 million TEUs to 4.5 million TEUs) for the last f...

Tags: ICRA, Container cargo, Major ports, Non-major ports, Logistics

Non-major ports to lead sustainable growth

March 2017

East-based non-major ports have emerged as a better choice for sustainable growth compared to major ports on account of strategic location, modernisa...

Tags: Non-major ports, Cost-effectiveness, Better infrastructure, Ports centric industrial development

Non-major ports to lead sustainable growth

March 2017

East-based non-major ports have emerged as a better choice for sustainable growth compared to major ports on account of strategic location, modernisa...

Tags: Non-major ports, Cost-effectiveness, Better infrastructure, Ports centric industrial development

Iron ore shipments up 154percent through Major Ports

January 2017

Iron ore cargo through Major Ports has logged the sharpest growth among all commodities in the April-December period. Till the end of December, iron ...

Tags: Cargo, Major Ports, Mormugao port, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Liquefied Natural Gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Fertilisers, Coal traffic, Coking coal cargo

Centre moves towards corporatisation of Major Ports

January 2017

The Major Port Authorities Bill, which seeks to provide significant operational autonomy to the Major Ports, will allow the 12 state-run entities to ...

Tags: Major Port Authorities Bill, Major Ports, ICRA, K Ravichandran, Cabinet

Trade unions want level playing field

January 2017

Prominent national level leaders of dock worker unions have intensified the pitch for removal of´regulator raj´ to ensure a level-playing field to co...

Tags: Regulator raj, Eleven Major Ports, TAMP, Ministry of Shipping

Shipping Ministry draws up master plan for Major Ports

December 2016

To more than double India´s port cargo traffic under the Sagarmala programme by 2025, the Ministry of Shipping has prepared a detailed master plan fo...

Tags: Sagarmala programme, Ministry of Shipping, Major Ports, AECOM India Pvt Ltd, McKinsey & Co, Modernise port infrastructure