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Better Infrastructure Boosting Faster Ship Movement
Context:
Turnaround time at major ports improved by 9% from 52.8 hrs to 48 hrs in a year.
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- Faster movements through ports leads to high cargo loading ability.
- Total traffic at major ports experienced a 4.5 percent increase and reaching 819 million.
What are major and minor ports?
Major Ports are owned and managed by the Central government via the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways and regulated under The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 while Minor Ports are managed by the State Government.
Reasons for Faster Movement :
- Investment in new technological advanced cranes resulted in more mover per hour.
- Monitoring and tracking systems enables to get real time data points.
- Improving operational efficiencies and processes.
- Digital services like Sagar setu facilitates real time port operations.
- Project UNNATI– launched to enhance operational and financial performance of ports.
- Sagarmala Project – promotes port-led development in the country through harnessing India’s 7,500 km long coastline.