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India’s box ports coming of age

News1 Oct 2017

Healthy growth in container traffi c over the last six months and announcements from the government and private sector players have created ...

News2 Nov 2016

India’s Chidambaranar Port is to use Public–Private Partnerships to develop two new berths....

News12 Oct 2015

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Pte Ltd has begun construction of the fourth container terminal at India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port...

News1 Oct 2014

India’s maritime transport, logistics and port industries are in the grip of change as the government introduces a series of far-reaching ...

News7 Jul 2014

CMA CGM Group has signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement with Adani Ports for a fourth container terminal in Mundra...

News1 Oct 2013

Despite significant investment and private sector involvement, India’s main ports continue to suffer from poor infrastructure and a lack o...

News1 Jul 2012

India’s Gujarat state government has approved the construction of a new port at Nargol on the country’s west coast....

News1 May 2012

The private container terminal operators at India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) have failed to get a stay order against the Tariff Authori...

News1 May 2012

Non-major ports (NMPs) have taken away a significant share of cargo from India’s major ports over the past two years as increased investme...

News1 Mar 2012

While the government-owned major ports in India are reporting a drop in cargo throughput, non-major ports, especially privately-owned facili...

News1 Jan 2012

Almost 11 months after it opened, India’s first dedicated container transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam in Kochi port is bogged down by a...

News1 Oct 2011

The planned third container terminal at India’s Chennai port has attracted only one price bid after six groups backed out of the auction t...

News1 Sep 2011

Container throughput at India’s 13 major ports increased 4.4% in the April-August period to 3.22M TEU from 3.1M TEU in the corresponding p...

News1 Aug 2011

With the ink barely dry on the contract to develop its fourth container terminal (see WorldCargo News July 2011, p6), India’s Jawaharlal N...

News1 Jun 2011

According to a draft policy released by the Indian Shipping Ministry, port-based industrial units, which are large port users, are to be all...