Container Shipping Lines Association flag teething troubles at Vizhinjam Port
With the newly opened Vizhinjam Port gears up to handle more number of ships, the Container Shipping Lines Association (India) has highlighted some challenges faced by its member lines that pose...
View ArticleVisakhapatnam had zero ships waiting at anchor: Beacon
Visakhapatnam had zero ships waiting at anchor along with Melbourne and Amarbli while Hong Kong recorded the highest number of ships waiting at anchor. Savannah on the U.S. East Coast has emerged as...
View ArticleV.O. Chidambaranar Port surpasses previous year’s container traffic
V.O. Chidambaranar Port has surpassed 7,47,363 TEUs of container traffic handled in the previous financial year 2023-24 on 12.03.2025, 20 days ahead in the current financial year, setting a new...
View ArticleMormugao Port enhances ops with new cranes and plans for expanded shipping links
The sorely felt need for mobile harbour cranes at the Mormugao Port was finally met with the arrival of two Liebherr mobile harbour cranes, each with a lifting capacity of 125 tonnes , from Germany....
View ArticleArrival of dual-fuel methanol CMA CGM Iron marks new era for Khalifa Port
CMA CGM Iron made a historic call at CMA Terminals Khalifa Port on March 13, 2025, becoming the first dual-fuel methanol container vessel to visit Abu Dhabi. The 13,000 TEU CMA CGM Iron is the first of...
View ArticleSAIL to scale up Rourkela Steel Plant capacity to 9 MT by 2030 at Rs 30,000...
State-owned SAIL has plans to more than double the capacity of its Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to around 9 million tonne per annum at an investment of Rs 30,000 crore, a move which will boost supplies...
View ArticleNavi Mumbai airport to open in June : Gautam Adani
Navi Mumbai airport is set for inauguration in June, nearly two months behind schedule. The airport announced June opening after an inspection by Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani group, on Sunday....
View ArticleTamil Nadu launches first-ever shipbuilding policy
Tamils have a rich tradition in shipbuilding dating to the Sangam period, said finance minister Thangam Thennarasu as he unveiled the state’s first ‘maritime transport manufacturing policy 2025′, which...
View ArticleKolkata sees 28% YoY growth in warehouse leasing in 2024
Kolkata witnessed a 28 per cent year-over-year (YoY) growth in warehouse leasing in 2024, leading with the highest market share of 29 per cent in ecommerce transactions among eight cities. According to...
View ArticleDelhi Metro boosts cargo transport with Blue Dart
Blue Dart partners with Delhi Metro to move cargo during non-peak hours efficiently. This innovative step pioneers cargo delivery in the South Asia Pacific region boldly. The logistics giant utilizes...
View ArticleHyperloop tube in India to soon become world’s longest at 410 Meters: Ashwini...
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the Hyperloop testing facility at IIT Madras on Saturday and said that the Hyperloop tube, being developed with the help of the Indian Institute of Technology...
View ArticleIndian Railways freight movement surges to 1.47 billion tonnes in April-February
Indian Railways has recorded a significant surge in freight movement, with total loading reaching 1,465.371 million tonnes (MT) in the first 11 months of the financial year 2024-25. This figure has...
View ArticleQatar Airways cargo expanding India operations
The freight division of Qatar Airways is planning to expand operations in India which currently contributes nearly a tenth of its global revenue, said a top executive. Revenues are expected to grow...
View ArticleIndian port industry to grow 4-7% over next 5 years, supported by rising...
Indian port industry will grow at the rate of 4-7 per cent over the next five years, supported by rising imports, a decline in freight costs, and the normalization of global supply chains, according to...
View ArticleTrade through Hili land port suspended for Holi festival in India
Export-import between Bangladesh and India through the Hili land port in Dinajpur district has been suspended on the occasion of Holi festival. Shahinur Islam, general secretary of Customs Agents...
View ArticleOrissa High Court drops ₹10 cr bank guarantee requirement for MV Debi’s release
The Orissa High Court has eased the conditions imposed by a Special Court under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for the release of MV Debi, a cargo vessel that has been under...
View ArticleGemini carriers cut back port calls on challenging southern India trade
Southern India’s ocean trade continues to be a challenging market for both Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, with the pair cutting back port calls. According to industry sources, the Gemini Cooperation partners...
View ArticleSCI and CONCOR are likely to float Bharat Container Shipping Line
The broad contours of Bharat Container Shipping Line–which could be India’s first big attempt at entering the global container shipping business–is slowly taking shape with the government asking...
View ArticleDakshin Bharat Gateway Terminal wins “The Ports – Impact” award at Build...
Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminal has been conferred with “The Ports – Impact” Award at the prestigious Build India Infra Awards 2025. The award was presented by the Union Minister of Civil Aviation,...
View ArticleFebruary proves to be a strong month for JN Port
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) handled 616,164 TEU of containers in February 2025, an increase of 9.14% compared to February 2024. In the current financial year between April 2024 and February...
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