Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, Jan 04, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, Jan 04, 2005 |
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Shipping Industry & Economy - Natural Calamities Priority berthing for ships carrying relief materials Our Bureau
New Delhi , Jan. 3 THE Shipping Ministry has directed all the major port trusts to give priority berthing to ships carrying relief material and also to waive port charges on such ships in the wake of tsunami disaster. The Shipping Secretary, Mr D.T. Joseph said that such waiver would, however, be contingent upon a certificate issued by the Relief Commissioner stating that the material being carried is for relief purposes. The Ministry has also directed the Shipping Corporation of India to evacuate tsunami-affected people from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands free of cost. As per tentative estimates, the loss to port and shipping assets in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been pegged at more than Rs 1,000 crore with Port Blair alone accounting for about Rs 150-200 crore. "The re-building of the port assets in the island region destroyed in the tsunami will take some time," Mr Joseph pointed out.
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