This is the fastest ever throughput recorded in the port’s history, informed the port authority. In the current fiscal, the coveted mark was achieved 8 days in advance compared to last year and the Port has clocked an incremental growth of 5.16 % in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

Coal cargo which constitutes a major chunk of cargo volume has reached 23.11 MMT exhibiting a growth of 6.72% over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. Iron ore and pellets have reached 9 MMT showing a growth of 20.74% and container cargo has grown by 85.07% over the same period.

This record unloading surpasses the previous record set in May of 2024, where 17 vessels discharged 4,37,270 Metric Tonnes of dry bulk cargo at the major port on the east coast of India.

The Chairperson of Visakhapatnam Port, M Angamuthu commended the traffic manager and his team for their exceptional performance. He expressed his confidence in the VPA team’s ability to continue this momentum and achieve the target of 90 MMT for the fiscal year 2024-25.

Bangladesh’s annual maritime trade with Thailand stands at two billion dollars. In 2015, Bangladesh and Thailand agreed to launch coastal shipping service. In February 2016, a team of 11 people, including the governor of Thailand’s Renong Port, visited Bangladesh. In December 2021, the Chattogram Port Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Renong Port Authority for creating a direct shipping route with the Chattogram port.

Omor Faruk, secretary of the Chattogram Port, said, “A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Thailand for direct shipping between the two countries. Both the countries are trying to implement it. The high-level delegation of Thailand held a meeting with the chairman of the port and senior officials. After that they visited the jetty. They observed several other things, including logistic support and security, and whether there would be any difficulty in anchoring ships at the jetty.”

There is no direct shipping route between Thailand and the Chattogram port or other ports of Bangladesh. Now, both the countries are using the port of Singapore for their trading.

Putting to use the massive chunks of land surrounding major ports the Shipping Ministry is drafting a new township policy. These townships will be developed on PPP basis, starting with key ports in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Vishakapatnam, with plans to include all ports eventually. Under the Viability Gap Funding scheme, a mega package of Rs.5000 Cr is also being tabled for the purpose. This initiative aims to encourage the construction of inland vessels, with future plans to extend support to the manufacturing of sea-bound vessels, including cruise ships.

JSW Port Logistics Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW Infrastructure has acquired 70% stake in Navakar Corporation, a multimodal logistics provider for last mile connectivity. This marks the foray of ports major into logistics and value added services, offering improved port connectivity and streamlined supply chain services to its customers.

Navakar Corporation operates three CFSs on the Mumbai-Pune highway with 25000 teus, 65,000 teus and 425000 teus. The first two are located near Ajivali village and the third near Somatane village. The facility near Somatane Village has a private freight terminal and two rail sidings. Navakar also operates container trains PAN India for moving domestic and exim cargo.

The Kerala HC ordered the conditional arrest of the vessel MSC Polo II, a sister vessel of MSC ELSA 3, which had capsized and sunk off the Kerala coast on May 25. The order was passed in a petition filed by Sans Cashew India Private Ltd, seeking compensation for the loss of cargo valued at Rs 74 lakh. Justice M A Abdul Hakhim further clarified that the vessel may be released upon the production of a demand draft for the said amount before the HC registrar general.

Earlier, HC had similarly detained another vessel, MSC MANASA F, in connection with petitions filed by various companies to recover compensation for consignment losses arising from the sinking of ELSA 3. In the present petition, the petitioner submitted that it had lost two consignments of Ghana dried raw cashew nuts (in shell) shipped from Tema port, Ghana, to Tuticorin port, India.

The cargo was transhipped via Adani Vizhinjam Port and loaded onto ELSA 3, which later sank due to technical and operational failures, as confirmed by the mercantile marine department (MMD) and directorate general of shipping. The petitioner contended that they are entitled to recover the maritime claim under the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017, amounting to Rs 73.49 lakh. Meanwhile, the counsel for the vessel owner submitted that they had filed caveats before HC to prevent the arrest of vessels operated by the company within Indian territorial waters.

It was also contended that the vessel is beyond 14 nautical miles from the Vizhinjam port and hence not available within the jurisdiction of this court. Nevertheless, HC ordered the conditional arrest of MSC Polo II until the production of the demand draft. Later in the afternoon, the shipping company produced the demand draft before the registrar. The petition has been adjourned to June 23.

By loading 30,581 metric tons of iron ore pellets in a single day, Delta Ports Mormugao Terminal Private Ltd (DMTPL), the Public-Private Partnership operator at Mormugao Port Authority (MPA), Goa, broke the previous record. On the evening of June 16, the MV Vishva Chetna berthed at Berth No. X, where the cargo was loaded. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Private Limited (MRPPL) will receive 67,500 MT of iron ore pellets from the ship.

This milestone represents the port’s largest iron ore pellet loading in a single day. It illustrates how well the DMTPL and MPA teams coordinate and work together. The accomplishment was praised by MPA Chairman Dr. N. Vimodkumar, who described it as a powerful illustration of the port’s operating capabilities and its expanding significance as a significant center for the export of iron ore. The performance highlights the terminal’s preparedness to handle the growing needs of international trade and establishes a new standard for cargo handling at Mormugao Port.