
Harnessing India’s maritime potential through coastal shipping
By Praveen Joseph, CEO, Ports & Terminals, DP World Cochin Over the past few years, coastal shipping has come to play a significant role in

By Praveen Joseph, CEO, Ports & Terminals, DP World Cochin Over the past few years, coastal shipping has come to play a significant role in

As reported by ET Infra, this move will allow foreign registered/flagged ships to do business along the country’s coast without securing a licence from the

Maersk has made a debut in opening up China’s Cabotage market to foreign carriers, by moving China’s first coastal relay of international cargo. The relay

Foreign container lines trading on Indian routes claim there is a significant sequential increase in direct port loadings because of improved cargo aggregation opportunities, presented

In an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) push, the Shipping Ministry could reverse the relaxation in cabotage restrictions granted two years ago, allowing foreign flag ships to carry

Use of low sulphur fuel is increasing the operational cost of coastal ship operators, while the cost of moving cargo by road and rail remains

The government is not considering doing away with any licencing requirements and does not intend to give cabotage relaxation for non-containerised cargo. It first wants

The Ministry of Shipping, as per its General Order No. 02 of 2018, has said that the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 407 shall


By Praveen Joseph, CEO, Ports & Terminals, DP World Cochin

As reported by ET Infra, this move will allow foreign

Maersk has made a debut in opening up China’s Cabotage

Foreign container lines trading on Indian routes claim there is

In an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) push, the Shipping Ministry could reverse

Use of low sulphur fuel is increasing the operational cost

The government is not considering doing away with any licencing

The Ministry of Shipping, as per its General Order No.
