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KCCI Demands Air Cargo Complex In Mangalore Mangalore
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he Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) are pressing for an air cargo complex in Mangalore. The body feels there is good potential for the export of f lowers, vegetables and Mangalore delicacies to West Asian countries. A study conducted by MSIL (a Karnataka Government marketing agency) on the potential
of cargo movement through Mangalore airport has helped serve KCCI’s case. Another demand is that with air traffic movement witnessing growth, there is a need to further widen the road connecting the city with the airport. It has also been suggested that the thrice-a-week train service between Mangalore and Bengaluru should be made daily.
An air cargo complex can push up export of local delicacies.
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Industry Leaders To Shape Future Of Shipping New Delhi
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hipping leaders are joining forces to ensure the industry successfully navigates climate change, rising fuel costs, new patterns of global trade and other challenges of the future. Maersk Line, Gearbulk, BP Shipping, Lloyd’s Register and ABN Amro are working with Forum for the Future and WWF in an ambitious project designed to chart a course to a sustainable future. The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) will examine the
challenges and opportunities which face the industry over the next 30 years and what it needs to do to ensure that, by 2040, it is robust and profitable with a strong record of social and environmental responsibility. Climate change and new weather patterns; oil shortages and carbon taxes; changing markets and cargoes, particularly in Asia; piracy and marine governance; new ship designs and other technological developments: strategic megatrends like these
will profoundly affect the industry. The Sustainable Shipping Initiative will enable participants to prepare for, influence and take advantage of these trends and play a leading role in shaping the future of the industry. Climate change is a huge challenge for all, and shipping is not only part of the problem, it can also be part of the solution. The founder members aim to bring other leading organizations from across the industry into the SSI, including global
shipping firms, shippers and financiers. Members will identify the key megatrends which will affect shipping, explore how best to react to them, and prepare a case for action as a resource for the entire industry. The ultimate goal is to mobilize support across the industry for this action plan, which may include technical and engineering initiatives, policy proposals, development programs for industry leaders and marketing and communications plans.
Draft Bill On Maritime Board Approved Kerala
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he Kerala State Cabinet has approved a draft bill for setting up a Maritime Board in the state. The Board would be constituted by merging the Department of Ports, the Hydrographic Survey Wing and the State Maritime Development Corporation. Prepared by the Law Depart-
ment, the Bill seeks to coordinate work connected with the coastal development carried out by various departments, and also monitor maritime activities at large. The Maritime Board will administer, control, regulate and manage all ports in the state. Apart from intensifying
security measures across the coastline, the board will also take up steps for conservation of interior ports. The Maritime Board is also capable of attracting private capital and can proceed to raise funds as well as loans on its own assets. It also helps precipitate a decision
about privatization of a port or parts thereof faster than would be the case if it was processed by a government department. Elsewhere in the country, four states — Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat — have already set up their own maritime boards.
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