APM Terminals Pipavav Appoints Sørensen
APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited), has appointed Mr. Jakob Friis Sørensen as Managing Director, effective January 1, 2020Sørensen has been a part of A.P. Moller Maersk Group since 1987 starting at the internal A. P. Moller Shipping School in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has held various positions within the Group in Maersk Line, Maersk Logistics and Damco in countries like Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and India. Sørensen holds an MBA from Henley Management College, UK and has attended several Executive Management courses at IMD, Lausanne, Penn
Protheroe Joins Greystoke Team in Vancouver
Tim Protheroe has joined consultancy Greystoke Marine Management, headquartered in Vancouver. Protheroe is a Master Mariner who came ashore with Lloyds Register in 1992 and worked in several senior positions before being appointed President, Lloyds Register America’s Inc. in 2014. Greystoke recently secured a two-year contract with Swan LNG providing essential marine oversight for the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal development in Gujarat on the north west coast of India.
Indian Maritime Development Can Create 10 Million Jobs
and Sagar Island in West Bengal, entailing an investment of Rs 20,157 crores. He said port modernization programmes, hinterland connectivity and multi-modal logistics also offer huge investment opportunities. The Shipping Ministry has also identified two marine clusters at Saurashtra in Gujarat and Ennore, Tamilnadu for ship building, ship repair and recycling. Similarly coastal steel clusters are planned at Southern Maharashtra and Northern Tamilnadu. Gadkari said the development of 111 inland waterways also offers huge investment opportunities in the fields of dredging
Strike Ends at Mumbai's GTI Container Terminal
meet their demand as of now, we sympathetically listened to their concerns and assured them to look into the matter," a senior port official, who is not authorised to talk to media, told Reuters on phone from Mumbai. A number of cargoes were diverted to the Pipavav port in the western state of Gujarat and Sri Lanka's Colombo port due to the congestion at JNPT, which is also known as Nhava Sheva. "My 200 containers of sugar meant for Afghanistan via Karachi (in Pakistan) were stuck at the port so I'm relieved to know that the strike has come to an end," said Mohan Narang, head of
Oerlikon Opens Third Drive Systems Plant in India
Oerlikon’s Drive Systems Segment inaugurated its third plant at Sanand in Gujarat, India. This is the 10th production facility for the Segment globally. Dr. Bernd Matthes, CEO of Oerlikon’s Drive Systems Segment , said, “This inauguration marks an important milestone for the further development of Drive Systems Segment in India. With the additional production capacity, we continue our growth in India and further upgrade our capabilities in high-tech driven products.” Oerlikon’s Drive Systems Segment has been present in India since 1999, with production
Report: Dire Conditions in Indian Shipbreaking Yards
to workers or selling them drinking water. Thus, the migrant workers also find little support amongst local leaders. The report highlights that law enforcement by the various central and state government agencies that are involved in the regulatory control of the industry remains weak. The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), the nodal agency, has been very permissive regarding violation of rules and regulations by shipbreaking yards. Responsible agencies, such as the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, have been found understaffed and the Inter-Ministerial Committees reduced to symbolic
