Major Ports In India

Union Minister asks ports to prepare plan to become mega ports by 2047

The three-day Chintan Baithak of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) chaired by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal concluded on Tuesday

Sagarmala Apex Panel to meet Friday: Monetisation, new projects on agenda

Shipping Minister Sonowal, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, and Ashwini Vaishnaw to attend top maritime meet

Govt's new PPP port guidelines link tariffs to market-determined rates

The move will provide level playing field to PPP concessionaires at major ports and help them compete with private ports

Adani Ports to acquire 31.5% in Gangavaram Port for Rs 1,954 crore

Acquisition expands APSEZ's market share to 30 percent across 12 locations in India. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals

Paradip Port achieves 100 MT-mark in cargo handling for 4th year in a row

Paradip Port is one of the 12 major ports in the country

Kolkata Port sails on asset monetisation, intends to expand portfolio

India's oldest port has been leasing its vast land bank for decades. With the Budget announcing plans to monetise public assets, it intends to expand its portfolio and extend to non-land assets, too

Deendayal Port to sign MoUs worth Rs 3,824 cr at Maritime India Summit 2021

Deendayal Port Trust is one of the 12 major ports in the country

Ports bill to help develop faster decision-making process: Essar Ports

The Major Ports Authorities Bill passed by Parliament on Wednesday will help develop a faster and transparent decision making process, Essar Ports said

Parliament passes bill to provide greater autonomy to major ports

Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said it seeks to provide autonomy to these ports and boost their decision-making powers in order to compete with private ports

Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha object to bill for developing major ports

Various opposition parties, including the TMC, SP, RJD, DMK, AAP, CPI(M) and CPI, raised strong objections in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday to the Major Port Authorities Bill

Best of BS Opinion: China's pursuit of global finance, ports biz & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

A move towards the landlord port?

Of the five container terminals in the JNP, the port itself runs only one. Of the others, one is run by APM Terminals, another by the Singapore Port Authority and two by DP World

Indian Ports Association joins international port community system's body

The country's major ports' apex body Indian Ports Association (IPA) has become the latest member of the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA), a release said on Tuesday.

Icra outlook on ports negative for FY21 despite signs of recovery in July

General cargo throughput may witness 6-8% contraction in FY21; container segment decline by 12-15% during same period

Port reforms: The next big step

Cabinet clearance of the Major Port Authority Bill, 2020, should breathe new life into government-owned major ports

Cabinet gives nod to Major Ports Authority Bill to replace existing law

The approval was accorded at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Smaller ports pip major ones in cargo traffic growth, share rises to 42%

They have also fared well in attracting crude shipments, handling 191.5 million tonnes of liquid cargo including crude oil imports in 2016-17, ahead of 158.3 million tonnes of major ports

Non-major ports pip major ports in cargo growth in 5 years

Between 2012-13 and 2016-17, cargo at non-major ports witnessed a spike of 25 per cent compared