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The port and dock workers of Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) staged a massive protest in front of the Port Trust’s administrative building here on Thursday, demanding that the government put off the move to amend the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 to facilitate the corporatization of the Major Ports, Mr. S. R. Kulkarni, President of All India Port

and Dock Workers’ Federation, said in a statement here.

Port & dock workers protest against corporatization of Major Ports

Inside this issue:

Port & dock workers protest against corporatization of Ma- 1

West Quay-6 berth at Vizag

Port to become operational

after arrival of largest cranes

from China

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Shipping Minister dedicates Kochi-Lakshadweep vessel & Lakshadweep Wharf to nation

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Amsterdam port region posts record 1.7 pc transshipment increase in 2014

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Adani to significantly boost port capacity in Gujarat; to ink MoU with Rotterdam

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Nitin Gadkari inaugurates online approval web portal for movement of heavy cargo by modular hydraulic trailers

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Indian Register of Shipping approved as Recognized Or-ganization by Bahamas flag state

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The Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Mr. Nitin Gadkari, recently dedicated to the nation a new all-weather ship acquired by the Lakshadweep Administration for $ 29 million called MV

Corals, which can carry 400 passengers.

Meanwhile, a sister ship MV Lagoons is presently under construction at Colombo

Dockyard and is expected to be launched next month. With the introduction of these two all-weather vessels, the conveyance problem between the mainland and Lakshadweep islands

during the monsoon will be solved, sources said

Shipping Minister dedicates Kochi-Lakshadweep vessel & Lakshadweep Wharf to nation

With the arrival of largest level-luffing cranes from China on the vessel m.v. Zhi Xian 2, the West Quay-6 berth, developed under build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis at Visakhapatnam Port by WQ Multiport Private Ltd (WQMPL), would be

operational by February 15, sources said.

Vizag Port recently received two massive level-luffing cranes each having a lifting capacity of 160 tonnes, with discharge rate of 20,000 tonnes

per day. The cranes were manufactured by a Chinese company at a cost of Rs 80 crore.

West Quay-6 berth at Vizag Port to become operational after arrival of largest cranes from China

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Amsterdam port region posts record 1.7 pc transshipment increase in 2014

The seaports in the North Sea Canal Area, which includes the ports of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad, realized record transshipment of more than 97.4 million tonnes in 2014, according to the provisional figures. This represents an increase of 1.7 per cent compared to 2013 when transshipment stood at more than 95.8 million tonnes. Total transshipment in the port of Amsterdam amounted to 79.7 million tonnes in 2014. This is an increase of 1.4 per cent compared to 2013 (78.5 million tonnes) and also sets a new record, highlighted an official

release.

The provisional transshipment figures for the other North Sea Canal ports are as follows: Transhipment in IJmuiden rose by 3 per cent to 17.3 million tonnes in 2014. Transhipment in Beverwijk decreased by 9 per cent to approximately 0.2 million tonnes,

while it rose in Zaanstad by 17 per cent to approximately 0.2 million tonnes.

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates online approval web portal for movement of heavy cargo by modular hydraulic trailers

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in association with Hydraulic Trailer Owners Association (HTOA), recently announced the launch of a web portal for online approval of movement of over-dimensional and overweight cargo by modular hydraulics. The chief guest of the event, Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping, inaugurated the portal. The occasion was also graced by the guest of honor, Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for New and Renewable Energy, Power and Coal, and Mr. Vijay Chhibber,

Secretary - Road Transport and Highways.

The launch was followed by a full day seminar on "Heavy Transport in India: Entering a New Era through Digitalization" which

included sessions such as Modular Hydraulic Trailer - A must to achieve ‘Make in India’, and on global transports technologies.

The Adani Group has announced that it will be investing Rs 20,000 crore over 5 years in its port facilities in Gujarat, for enhancing capacity by another 100 million tonnes per annum by

2020.

This was disclosed by the Group Chairman, Mr. Gautam Adani, at the recent Vibrant Gujarat

2015 summit here.

Meanwhile, it is learnt that the Group will be signing an exclusive MoU with the Port of Rotter-

dam to jointly identify and attract port-based industries in Gujarat.

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s largest multi-port operator, runs facilities at Mundra, Hazira, Dahej and

now Kandla in Gujarat, which handled well over 100 million tonnes of cargo in 2014.

Adani to significantly boost port capacity in Gujarat; to ink MoU with Rotterdam

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) recently announced that it has obtained authorization to act as ‘Recognized Organization’ and ‘Recognized Security Organization’ to carry out statutory survey, audit and certification of Bahamian ships, and audit and certification of companies operating

Bahamian ships.

This recognition reflects the increasing acceptance of IRClass by all major maritime ad-ministrations all over the world and is indicative of the progress made by IRClass in its efforts to

internationalize and embrace new markets, highlighted an official release.

With this development, IRClass is now approved as a ‘Recognized Organization’ by 25 countries apart from India, the statement added. Bahamas is amongst the top 6 flag states in the world with

more than 56 million GT.

Indian Register of Shipping approved as Recognized Organization by Bahamas flag state

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