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    Outsourcing of logistics and global competitiveness –A case study on Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
    (Indian Maritime University and Academy of Maritime Education and Training, Chennai, 2019) Mitra, Toorban & Pattanaik, Krushna Mohan
    With the emergence of global competitiveness in port sector, it is imperative that a port is not just operational but also effective in its service provision. Logistics performance, ceteris peribus, stimulates this effectiveness of a port significantly in terms of its performance. In this context it is illuminated that outsourcing of logistic activities and competitiveness of a port are co-habitants. In view of the present background set, the present study makes an intervention to explore performance of various outsourced stakeholders involved in logistic service provision for Jawharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) which may include service provision of various Container Freight Stations (CFS), Inland Container Depots (ICD) and Logistic Operators under JNPT. Using secondary data collected from various stake holders to establish standard port operation indicators, this paper makes an endeavor to measure the comparative performance of each of these stakeholders which in turn would facilitate their respective macro operational impact on the effectiveness of JNPT to face growing global competitiveness in the coming times. As a follow up, strategic options are suggested for improvement and retention of competitive performance of outsourced stakeholders involved in logistics service provisions in JNPT’s operations.
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    Optimising manpower and compensation: an empirical study on selected major ports of India
    (Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, 2013) Mitra, Toorban
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    Accident analysis of river boats capsize in inland waters and safety aspects related to passenger transporation
    (International Journal of Innovation Research & Development, 2015-07) Kalyani, T.; Vidyasagar, D. S. P.; Srinival, V. S. J.
    "Inland waterway transportation (IWT) is one of the oldest economically and environmentally sustainable modes of transportation for passengers and cargo. India has an estimated navigable length of 14,500 km of inland waterways, including river systems, canals, backwaters, creeks and tidal inlets, that can effectively support mechanized crafts. Besides this, country boats of various capacities also operate in various rivers and canals. In IWT sector, the environmental conditions, nature of operations, human error (crew and passengers) and lack of safety standards, etc., pose a number of risks to safety of passengers and vessels. Though this sector is economically viable, the rate of accidents are high and need to be focused to minimize the accidents. Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) is the scientific method that is being currently used for the analysis of maritime safety and for the formulation of related regulatory policies. This paper discusses the methodologies involved in FSA, highlights the qualitative analysis in hazard identification and risk analysis process i.e., hazards that are identified during various operations in IWT sector and by using the expert judgment, these hazards are prioritized by the risk ranking matrix. Accident analysis of recent boat accidents that occurred at various locations of inland waters is presented by means of fault tree diagrams focusing the faults of the top event (capsize) as part of qualitative risk analysis. Further, it discusses the safety aspects related to the passenger transportation, highlighting the human errors and perational risks in IWT sector of India. This paper concludes by suggesting the measures to reduce the risk to the passengers and vessels related to various operational and environmental conditions"
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    Need of natural biocides in antifouling paints for prevention of marine pollution
    (International Journal of Innovation Research & Development, 2015-07) Joshi, Madhu; Mukherjee, A.; Misra, S. C.; Ramesh, U. S.
    "Antifouling paints were developed to prevent marine growth on ship hulls in the middle of the 19th century. As they were designed to continuously leach biocides at the paint/seawater interface which were the predominant means of controlling fouling for a vast majority of the vessels, over a period of years in the latter part of the last century there has been a marked improvement in the effective life of antifouling paints. Different types of antifouling paints came into being but after a particular breakthrough when self- polishing paints were developed in 1960s. Due to its controlled leaching rate, the self -polishing paints containing TBT was a huge success. However, due to serious environmental effects, these paints have been banned since 2008 and have been replaced by copper based antifouling paints with some success. It was observed that the extensive use of copper based antifouling paints has led to the accumulation of copper and its compounds in the marine environment particularly in the vicinity of ports and harbors and is beginning to pose a serious environmental problem. Foul release coatings are biocide-free –works on a foul release basis by providing a very smooth, low-friction surface which reduce the strength of adhesion of fouling. However, they are applicable only to high- speed, high-activity vessels, in addition to other issues such as high cost, difficult, application procedure and are easily prone to mechanical damage. Biocides from natural products appear to be the only viable alternative in the foreseeable future to protect ship hulls from fouling. This paper reviews the possible natural products that have the potential to be incorporated in to commercial antifouling paints and explores their range of activity"
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    Information needs and usage pattern in maritime industry - Considerations & need for setting up a national documentation centre for maritime information
    (International Journal of Innovation Research & Development, 2015-07) Padmashree, S.; Ramesh, U. S.
    In any field of study, R & D requires information and information resources and services, through which National development is directly affected. Keeping in view the maritime information needs of our country by government establishments, the industry and the corporate sector an attempt has been made in this paper to show the need for setting up of a “National Documentation Centre for Maritime Information”. The model design of NDCMI and its possible services have been sketched out for further review and suggestions from its stakeholders.
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    Competitiveness of Indian ship building industry
    (International Journal of Innovation Research & Development, 2015-07) Thangam, Muthuchelvi K.; Surehkumar, D.
    The maritime history of Indian shipbuilding begins right from the time of civilization in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. The shipbuilding industry in India was mainly carried on in the coastal territories like Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Gujarat, Kolkata, and Andhra Pradesh. Capacity constraints in leading countries and lower shipbuilding costs (cheap labor) in emerging countries prompted a gradual shift of shipbuilding activities from Europe to Asia since the early 90s. This has thrown open opportunities for the Indian shipbuilding industry. Rising global trade and strong replacement demand boosted the prospects of the Indian shipbuilding industry. From an industry dependent on government orders till late 90s, the Indian shipbuilding industry have turned export oriented focusing on the niche offshore segment. Export orders comprise about 80 per cent of the total market and domestic orders the rest. The Indian Shipbuilding Industry, which had only about 0.1 per cent share of the world shipbuilding in 2002, expanded over tenfold accounting for 1% of the global shipbuilding industry with annual turnover of around US $ 1.3 billion in 2011 and has been growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 8 per cent. The Indian shipbuilders occupied 6th rank globally accounting for 1% of the global order book aggregating 2.4 million CGT with 257 vessels on order in year ending 2010. In view of the ageing fleet of offshore vessels globally with approximately 40% of the offshore vessels above 20 years of age, the specialization of Indian shipbuilders in the construction of offshore vessels augurs well for the Indian yards. The domestic shipbuilding industry comprise of 32 shipyards. Riding on a high growth trajectory, the shipbuilding industry has doubled its capacity from about 2.5 lakh dead weight tons (DWT) in March 2007 to five lakh DWT in 2011. This capacity was created mainly for the export market, particularly in the small ship segment. India has emerged as a major destination for the construction of offshore and oil industry ships like offshore supply vessels and anchor handling tugs. Given the inherent labor intensive nature of the shipbuilding industry, India has a natural advantage by virtue of its lower cost of labor and availability of skills. India also enjoys a long coastline of around 8,000 km long with several deep water ports serving as good locations for setting up shipyards
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    Technological change and modernisation in design and construction of country crafts operating in coastal and river waters
    (International Journal of Innovation Research & Development, 2015-07) Ramalingeswara Rao, B. V.; Sudheer, Y.; Ananth Kumar, N.
    Traditional boat building is strongly backed by the basic knowledge of craftsmanship of local carpenters and the knowledge has been passed from father to son. Most of the traditional boats are built in temporary yards and sheds erected by the carpenters wherever they found suitable place for construction of a boat mostly close to banks of the river. There are no proper designs, no periodic surveys, rules and regulations were also inadequate for the traditional boats which are operating in coastal and river waters. Hence there are accidents due to one or more reasons as stated above. There is a need to focus on the design aspects combined with a detailed study to improve the design and construction of the traditional boats where the accidents can be minimized. In this paper an attempt has been made to study the traditional boat building activities in India by examining the technical aspects of mechanized and non-mechanized country boats. Since country crafts have complex curved nature, obtaining the hull geometry is a difficult task, in order to overcome the difficulty Faro Focus 3D Laser Scanner is used to scan the existing hull forms, which is used to generate the data offsets, lines plan etc...In this paper two case studies has been presented the first one discusses about the mechanized and non-mechanized country crafts which are distributed into set wise, highlighting the best design among them. The second one highlights the conversion of material change from wood to steel focusing on stability aspects. Based on the case studies, existing hull form(s)of better characteristics has been selected and slightly modified to make the country crafts much more efficient.
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    Surface current and wave measurement during cyclone Phailin by high frequency radars along the Indian coast
    (Current Science, 2015-02) John, Manu; Jena, B. K.; Sivakholundu, K. M.
    Cyclone Phailin originated in the east central Bay of Bengal (BoB) and crossed into the Indian mainland after traversing through the BoB. High frequency radar (HFR) operated by the National Institute of Ocean Technology could track the surface currents and high wave activity within its measuring limits. The radar data provide valuable information on the surface dynamics during the cyclone period. The HFR observations compare well with those of wave rider buoy. This opens up opportunities for observing the wave conditions during the cyclonic period over longer distances from the shore. This method is relatively more robust as HFR is less likely to be disrupted due to the passage of cyclones, unlike moored systems.
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    Short term morphological evolution of sandy beach and possible mitigation: A case study off Kadalur Periyakuppam
    (Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 2014-07) Sivakholundu, K. M.; Vijaya, R.; Kiran, A. S.; Abhishek, T.
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    Seasonal variation in nearshore wave characteristics offCuddalore, Southeast coast of Tamil Nadu, India
    (Current Science, 2017-05) Jena, B. K.; Patra, Sisir K.; Joseph, K. Jossica; Sivakholundu, K. M.
    Wave data collected using wave rider buoy between January 2010 and January 2011 off Cuddalore coast, Tamil Nadu, India, have been analysed season-wise in this study. Wave steepness method was used for the separation of sea and swell wave parameters. Also parameters such as significant wave height of total wave, sea and swell (Hs , Hsw and Hss), zero crossing periods (Tz, Tsw and Tss) and mean wave directions (,sw and ss) have been studied. The study shows a distinct shift in sea wave direction of about 90 between June and October as well as November and February. Throughout the year, the predominant swell direction remained around 135. The contribution in total Hs by Hsw was 76% and the remaining 24% by Hss in the yearly cycle. The sea wave height was dominant by more than 90% during November to May. Regression analysis showed good positive Pearson’s correlation of 0.94 between Hs and Hsw; however, it was 0.65 between Hs and Hss. The maximum and significant wave heights of 5.7 and 2.7 m were recorded during cyclone Jal on 7 November 2010.