Rate hikes and new charges show Mundra Port’s ability to dictate terms
April 08, 2021
A container terminal at Mundra Port in Gujarat (file photo) - REUTERS×
However, shipping lines have opposed the hike in marine charges at Mundra
Mundra Port, India’s biggest commercial port by volumes and the flagship of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) is surging ahead year after year, but the hike in rates both on marine as well as rail side from April 1 reflects its ability to dictate terms to users on the back of its growing clout in ports.
APSEZ cranked up the rail handling charges at Mundra by double digits from $85 for a loaded 20-foot container to $110 and from $125 for a loaded 40-foot container to $165.
Three accused in police custody
Rajkot: Three persons, who had allegedly stabbed a 45-year-old man to death at Navlakhi port in Morbi on February 22, were arrested on Wednesday.
The three accused Suryadeepsinh Jadeja, his brother Mayursinh Jadeja and Mayursinh Velubha Jadeja were nabbed on the outskirts of their native village Mota Dahisara in Maliya Miyana taluka. The trio had gone to the port following arguments over phone with the victim Dashrathsinh Jadeja, who works at the port in a coal company.
Police said that Mayursinh Jadeja had called Dashrathsinh a few times on the night of February 22 and had heated arguments over loading the coal first in their trucks at the port. Following heated arguments on calls wherein they hurled abuses at each other, Suryadeepsinh, his brother and Mayursinh Velubha went to the port in an SUV and stabbed Dashrathsinh. The victim was taken to government hospital in Morbi but he was declared dead before admission.
Nine accused who were arrested with the seized laptops at Maliya Miyana police station in Morbi district.
RAJKOT: A fake call centre conning British citizens was busted at Moti Barar village in Morbi district on Wednesday night.
The gang chose a village to operate the call centre as several such operations have been busted in Ahmedabad and Rajkot in the past.
Cops from Maliya Miyana police station had received information about the call centre being operated from a two-storey building behind a petrol pump in the village. On raiding the place, nine persons were found working at the call centre. All nine are residents of Ahmedabad.