The year 2018 has been a significant one for the logistic and shipping sector in India.

In an exclusive interview, Kailash Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, reveals that a roadmap has been created for increasing the Indian port capacity to 3,500+ MMTPA to more than cater to the projected traffic of 2,500 MMTPA by 2025.

One of the thermal units at Mettur generating 600 MW has been shutdown as the coal scheduled to arrive from West Bengal and Odisha has been delayed due to the floods in the mines.

The work on the Smart Industrial Port City project has started within the premises of the Paradip Port in Odisha. A string of projects valued at Rs 35.4 billion across 700 acre

The stake of the proposed Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIR) is most likely to improve with the expansion plans of the Paradip Port.

His company has outlined a whopping Rs 88 billion expansion plan that will take cumulative strength of its ports from 75 mtpa to 200 mtpa by 2021.

The Government of India has embarked on the Sagarmala Programme with a vision to reduce logistics cost for both domestic and EXIM cargo and utilise the waterways to their potential.

We are planning to raise Rs 2.9 lakh crore from the equity market, Rs 1.06 lakh crore from private investments and Rs 2.19 lakh crore from Central Road Funds (CRF) or toll-operate-transfer (TOT) or toll road (BOT) projects.

With an outlay of Rs 1,773 for the year 2017û18, the government has set the ball rolling for the port sector. To promote port-led development in India, Rs 600 crore has already been allocated for the Sagarmala Programme.