
A national policy on ports is required
India has a coastline of 7,517 km situated in the 10 maritime States and union territory. Article 246 of the Constitution confers exclusive powers to

India has a coastline of 7,517 km situated in the 10 maritime States and union territory. Article 246 of the Constitution confers exclusive powers to

Mundra Port, India’s biggest commercial port by volumes, has overtaken state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to become the country’s largest container gateway by handling

The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) will take up the construction of a cruise terminal in August at a cost of Rs 103 crore. Speaking to
December 10, 2020: The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) — an autonomous body that controls and manages ports within the state’s boundary and among the oldest

November 30, 2020: India’s port volumes are yet to recover fully from the Covid-19 pandemic-induced trends such as shortage of containers amid a demand-supply imbalance,

September 18, 2020: Ports are reporting a return to normality for vessel calls at this time of year but the shortages of workers is on

August 17, 2020: Hit by disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, both thermal and coking coal imports at India”s 12 major ports dropped 31 per

Cargo volumes handled at India’s dozen state-owned major ports fell 21.08 per cent in April to 47.42 million tonnes (mt) from 60.08 mt a year


India has a coastline of 7,517 km situated in the

Mundra Port, India’s biggest commercial port by volumes, has overtaken

The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) will take up the construction
December 10, 2020: The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) — an

November 30, 2020: India’s port volumes are yet to recover

September 18, 2020: Ports are reporting a return to normality

August 17, 2020: Hit by disruptions caused by the COVID-19

Cargo volumes handled at India’s dozen state-owned major ports fell
