Published on April 13th, 2017 | by Manoj P
No Indian port has yet applied to the government seeking relaxation from a so-called cabotage rule more than a year after a policy was announced by the shipping ministry, re-affirming what sceptics said at the time... Read More →
Published on April 6th, 2017 | by Manoj P
While one key segment of the logistics chain – ports and that too only 11 out of the 12 owned by the union government – is about to be freed from rate regulation when the Parliament... Read More →
Published on March 23rd, 2017 | by Manoj P
The Directorate General of Shipping or DGS, India’s maritime administration, has deferred a recommendation to the government on renewing exemption granted to Vessel Sharing Agreements (VSAs) among global container lines from the country’s anti-trust law by... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2017 | by Manoj P
Global container shipping lines have taken the Indian Customs Department to court in Mumbai over a directive that require carriers to register under a rule framed in 2009 to act as so-called Customs cargo service providers.... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2017 | by Manoj P
More than a year after the iconic Danish firm Maersk Line took the plunge to come to Alang, most of the large ship owners who swear by responsible polices are yet to start sending their older... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2017 | by Manoj P
The world’s largest stretch of ship breaking beaches located at Alang in India’s north western state of Gujarat, is anxiously awaiting its moment of truth in its transformation into a sustainable ship recycling spot. Green groups... Read More →
Published on January 23rd, 2017 | by Manoj P
Indirect and hidden costs stemming from delays and inefficiencies in the supply chain were pulling down the competitiveness of India’s export-import trade and needs to be tackled on a priority basis, according to transport and logistics... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2017 | by India TradeWays
After lifting cabotage restrictions for container transhipment ports and for specialised vessels such as car carriers, the shipping ministry has been advised by an inter-ministerial panel to consider easing the law for other ship categories on... Read More →
Published on January 10th, 2017 | by India TradeWays
Narendra Modi-led cabinet has approved a new bill to govern India’s merchant shipping industry, 58 years after the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 came into force. The bill, which requires ratification by Parliament, seeks to boost Indian... Read More →
Published on January 7th, 2017 | by India TradeWays
Container shipping lines have said that they have not agreed to absorb the terminal handling charges or THC, contesting a claim made by India’s maritime administration in a 26 December clarificatory advisory on extra charges collected... Read More →