India\u2019s volumes are increasing sharply. In the first quarter of this year container volumes at South Asian ports surged by 25.6%, faster than the 15% growth recorded world-wide in container traffic but the current road and rail networks are already showing the strain on links between ports and interior industrial and commercial centres.<\/p>\n
Minister of Shipping GK Vasan and other government officials met with APMT\u2019s CEO, Kim Fejfer to talk about existing and new terminal and port development projects \u2013 plus hinterland connections – in one of the world\u2019s fastest-growing economies.<\/p>\n
APMT, which has facilities located in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Mumbai and Port Pipavav in Gujarat, believes it can assist with development. \u201cBased on the size of India\u2019s economy and population \u2013 as well as the country\u2019s 2009 container volumes of only 7 million \u2013 we can help make a difference in India\u2019s future\u201d, said Mr Fejfer. Certainly, the company\u2019s investment in the rail link between Pipavav and New Delhi has yielded results, especially as the diesel line allows for double height boxes, making the most of the line and bringing costs per container down.<\/p>\n
Hans Madsen of APMT said that despite the company recently pulling out of the Ennore tender due to hefty development requirements from the government, \u201cIt is obvious that India will need more port capacity inside the next decade and we will continue to scout around for promising projects.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, time brings up another issue: the length of lead in needed to get through the layers of Indian regulation which tend to build up as older laws are hard to repeal. Mr Madsen continued by saying, \u201cThe country is a democratic one, not a state-directed economy, therefore things take a while to get through the system.\u201d He added, \u201cI would expect more developments to take place on India\u2019s east coast although – at present – it is a smaller market.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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