The first increases in merchant shipping fees in more than a decade are in the pipeline.
MPs gave consideration to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2023 that would see a fee hike for certain .
New legislation to increase the fees for some services from the Department of Marine and Ports were last night approved in the House of Assembly.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister of Transport, said the Mar.
By Jose Devasia and Munsif Vengattil KOCHI, India (Reuters) - As many as 36 police were injured in clashes with protesters in India s southern state of Kerala who were demanding the release of a person arrested during a demonstration against a $900-million port project of the Adani Group, officials said. The growing agitation is a major headache for Adani s ports and logistics business worth $23 billion. The location of the port on India s southern tip is seen as key to winning business from ports in Dubai, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Construction at the Vizhinjam seaport has been halted for more than three months after protesters, mostly drawn from the fishing community, blocked its entrance, blaming the development for coastal erosion and depriving them of their livelihoods. Over the weekend, protesters blocked Adani s construction vehicles from entering the port, despite a court order for work to resume, prompting the arrest of many of them. That spurred hundreds more to gather at a po