Steps to protect seafarers, acquisition of three new
ships by SCI, setting up of four new lighthouses along with automation of 30
lighthouses, steps to set up National Maritime Complex, approval of Cruise
Shipping Policy and declaration of new Waterways market the main activities of
the Shipping Sector. The main developments were:
- The capacity on major ports has increased
from 574.77 million tonnes as on 31st March, 2009 to 616.73
million tonnes as on 31st March,
2010.
- The Kolkata Port Trust completed
the R&D Project on' Study of impact of Alluvial Meanders and
Tributaries on Bhagirathi river' costing Rs.
19.88 crores.
- In the port sector an agreement
for development of Container Terminal at Ennore Port at a cost of Rs. 1407.00 crores was signed during June, 2010.
- An agreement for construction of
deep draft from one berth from Paradip Port
at a cost of Rs. 597.35 crores was signed.
- An agreement for construction of
deep draft berth for handling coal on BOT basis at a cost of Rs. 479.01 crores at Paradip Port was signed.
- The project on development of Mega
Container Terminal at Chennai port on PPP basis at a cost of Rs. 3686.00 crores with a capacity of 4 million TEU's has been
approved by the Government.
- Construction and Development of
two berths namely EU-I and EU-1A have been approved
for Visakhapatnam Port Trust which will add a capacity of around 14 MTPA
under PPP mode.
For the Protection of Seafarers the Government
has approved the establishment of the Indian Marine Casualty Investigation
Cell. The objective of the Cell is to
undertake investigation into marine causalities such as groundings, sinking or collision
of vessels or death or grievous injury omission reports of seafarers. The cell would be empowered to:
(i)
To conduct investigation into
causes of shipping causalities.
(ii)
Co-opt experts for the conduct
of causality investigations.
(iii)
Depute persons within and outside
the country for casualty investigation and other related matters.
(iv)
Publish reports of finding of
casualty investigation in so far as its causes are concerned.
(v)
Participate in national and
international forum for investigation of marine accident related matters.
To boost Cruise Shipping in the country, Cochin Port
in Kerala, New Mangalore
Port in Karnataka, Chennai and Tuticorin Port in Tamilnadu and Mormugoa Port Trust in Goa
have developed or are developing dedicated passenger cum-cruise
terminals.
Cochin Shipyards Limited, Kochi achieved an all time high Net Profit of Rs. 223 Crores
for the year 2009-10 as compared to Rs. 160 crores
for the year 2008-09. It declared dividend of 10% on equity shares and 7% on
preference shares for the year 2009-10.
The yard signed a contract for 4 Platform Supply Vessels for M/s. Seatankers Management Company Ltd. Cyprus on 3rd September,
2010. It signed another contract for
construction of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Navy on 20 October
2010. During the year 2010 the shipyard
delivered 7 Platform Supply Vessels to owners in USA
and Western Europe.
In the sphere of Inland Water Transport (IWT) two
terminals respectively at Bolghaty
Island and Willingdon Island in Cochin Port Trust area to
provide connectivity between NW-3 and International Container Transshipment
Terminal (ICCTT), Vallarpadam have been
completed. These terminals will have
LO-LO (Lift on - Lift off) and RO-RO (Roll on -Roll off) facilities.
o NTPC has given commitment for transportation of 3 million tonnes per
annual of imported coal from Haldi/Sagar/Sandheads to
Farakka by IWT mode for at least seven years. A joint
Committee of senior officers of IWAI and NTPC has been constituted to develop
and implement this project on PPP mode. In this process an EOL was published in
Aug, 2010 which evoked encouraging response from prospective investors and
subsequently IWAI and NTPSC are finalizing RFP and other documents to invite
bids.
o Under Kaladan Multi project for which
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is Project Development Consultant
(PDC) for Ministry of External Affairs, the bids for construction of port and
IWT portion were invited by IWAI on behalf of MEA and work has been awarded by
MEA to an Indian Private agency M/s ESSAR Projects (I) Pvt. Ltd. in May,2010
o In May,2010 Addendum to Indo-Bangladesh
Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade has been signed thereby
incorporating Ashuganj in Bangladesh
and Silghat in India as new Ports of Call.
Shipping Corporation of India(SCI) - The Government approved
issue of fresh equity of 10% by SCI and sale of 10% by SCI and sale of 10% of
the existing Government shareholding in the domestic market as per SEBI
regulations. The issue opened on 30
November 2010 and was oversubscribed several times. Rs.582.364 crores was raised by SCI/Government of India each. With
the recent follow-up public offer, Government of India’s holding in SCI has
come down to 63.75% from the existing 80.12%.
SCI proposes to acquire 62 vessels during 11th
Plan as part replacement of its vessels scheduled for phase out the end of
their economic life and also to enhance its capacity. SCI has so far taken delivery of 16 vessels
during 11th Plan period, out of which 9 vessels were delivered
during the current year i.e. 2010-11.
SCI has placed orders for construction of another 33 vessels. Finance for these acquisitions will be
arranged through domestic or international borrowings and the balance amount
will be arranged through internal resources and the recently concluded equity
issue.
To further International Cooperation and to strengthen
cultural ties and also encourage trade and commerce between India
and Sri Lanka a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) for commencement
of ferry services between Tuticorin and Colombo and between Rameswaram and Thalaimannar has
been finalized and the proposal for signing of the MoU
has been approved by the Govenment. The proposed ferry services would ensure
mobility of people and increase trade, tourism and development activities.
To provide Aid to Navigation Two New Lighthouses
at Mallapatnam and Pumpuhar
and one DGPS station at Rameswaram (All in Tamil Nadu
Coast) have been
established in the year 2010. Work order
for National Automatic identification system to cover the entire Indian Coast
line, which will help also in the surveillance of the Indian Coast Line, has
been placed. An amount of Rs. 99 crore has been collected as Light dues during the year up
to November, 2010.
In the Port Sector,
during the year 2009-10, 13 PPP projects were awarded at the Major Ports
envisaging an amount of Rs. 265377 crore and a
capacity of 65.65 MTPA. In addition, 6
PPP projects have so far been awarded in the current year till December, 2010. This private investment will inject Foreign Direct
Investment into the port sector and will result in creation of additional
capacity in the ports.
Ennore Port Ltd.(EPL) : The project of Development of Container Terminal with 1.5
TEU's capacity and costing Rs.1407 crores, on BOT basis has been approved by the Government
and an agreement was signed on 13th August, 2010.
In order to improve connectivity, 18.3 Km
four-lane Elevated Expressway from Chennai
Port to Maduravoyal on National Highway 4 has been approved by the
Government recently. Chennai-Ennore Port Road
Connectivity of 29.3 Kms length with an estimated
project cost of Rs.309 crores is also underway. 4-laning of Tuticorin-Madurai Road
(NH 45 B) with road length of 144 Kms at an estimated
cost of Rs.629 crores has been sanctioned, work
awarded and Financial Close achieved in January, 2007 and scheduled to be
completed by 2010. Doubling of Madurai-Dindigul
Section of railway line connecting Tuticorin Port
of 62.06 Kms.
Length with estimated project cost of Rs.126 crores
has been sanctioned and the work has been awarded. Ambaturai-Kodaikanal
road doubling has been merged with his work.
Chartering: During the
year 2010 ( January-December, 2010), the chartering Wing made shipping
arrangement for and on behalf of Government Departments and PSUs for Cocking
Coal, Fertilizers, Crude Oil, Iron Ore, Lime Stone besides project cargoes of
198.43 lakh MT
Besides making shipping arrangements for movement of
cargoes, Chartering wing chartered an ice Breaker and an Expedition Vessel for
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research for the 30th Indian
Antarctic Expedition.
During the year
Chartering wing collected one percent Chartering Service Charges amount to Rs.
1.45 crores (January-December)
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