Chabahar Port important example of growing India-Iran cooperation, says envoy
The Iranian ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, on Friday said the cooperation and collaboration between the two countries in the development of the Chabahar port and the International North-South...
View ArticleMyanmar’s Rakhine state conflict puts Sittwe Port developed by India in jeopardy
The Arakan Army, a rebel group, has gained control of a significant portion of Myanmar’s Rakhine state following intense clashes with the military junta. The security of the strategically vital Sittwe...
View ArticleShipping Corp Q3 net profit plunge by half in third quarter to Rs134.35 crores
The consolidated net profit of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI) for the October-December quarter dropped 49.61 percent to Rs134.35 crores from Rs266.63 crores a year earlier. The state-owned...
View ArticleIndian Railways spearheads sustainable freight for greener practices
The spotlight is on sustainability as government and business leaders gather in Davos for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Despite 95% of the world’s transport energy still relying on...
View ArticleCabinet approves Rs 12,343 crore Indian Railways Project for transportation...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has announced six ambitious projects worth Rs 12,343 crore within the Railways Ministry on Thursday. These...
View ArticleStandoff over Krishnapatnam port container terminal escalates
The row between the ruling YSRC and the all-party delegation led by the Telugu Desam over the halt in operations of the container terminal at Krishnapatnam Port in AP intensified on Friday. The...
View ArticleConcerned over targeting of commercial vessels in Red Sea: Muraleedharan
India supports freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and it has voiced concerns over targeting of commercial ships in the region impacting trade and endangering the lives of crew of the vessels, the...
View ArticleJSW Infrastructure place “aggressive” bid for liquid terminal deal at...
Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Infrastructure Ltd has emerged the highest bidder to equip, operate and maintain the new liquid cargo berths 3 and 4 at Jawaharlal Nehru Port near Mumbai for 30 years by placing...
View ArticleHydrogen revenue jumps for world’s biggest maker of shipping containers
The world’s biggest manufacturer of shipping containers sees a surge in revenues from its hydrogen business, in a sign the clean fuel is starting to gain commercial traction. China International Marine...
View ArticleSingapore port authority adds more bunker fuel testing parameters
Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) will introduce enhanced testing parameters for marine fuel delivered for bunkering at Singapore, to reduce the occurrence of bunkering contaminated fuels,...
View ArticleYemen’s Houthis target cargo ship in Red Sea
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they had targeted a cargo ship in the Red Sea, the latest such strike since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Houthis identified the vessel as...
View ArticleCargo vessel movement between India’s Maya and Rajshahi’s Sultanganj begins
Aiming to strengthen the trade ties between Bangladesh and India, cargo vessel movement from Sultanganj in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi to Maya port in Murshidabad of India’s West Bengal began on...
View ArticleDelhi unveils groundbreaking city logistics policy to revolutionize freight...
Delhi, the bustling capital city of India, recently welcomed the draft of a pioneering city logistics policy aimed at transforming freight transportation, tackling congestion, and bolstering economic...
View Article90 per cent work on two dedicated freight corridors complete, 2557 km route...
Close to 90 per cent of the dedicated freight corridors have been commissioned till 10 February 2024, the Parliament was informed last week. Indian Railways has undertaken the ambitious project of...
View ArticleFoundation for Badarpur and Karimganj cargo terminals to be laid by May
Union minister of ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said the foundation for the shore facilities at Badarpur and Karimganj terminals on National Waterways-16 (Barak river) of the...
View ArticleDid JSW Infra miscalculate in quoting Rs252 a ton as royalty to clinch liquid...
JSW Infrastructure Ltd appears to have been swayed by the royalty paid by a rival bidder on handling liquid cargo at another facility in Jawaharlal Nehru Port to place a royalty of Rs252 a ton and...
View ArticleShantanu Thakur flags off the 1st trial cargo vessel from Maia Inland Customs...
The first trial movement of vessels carrying stone aggregates from Maia Port in India to on the Sultanganj Port in Bangladesh Maia-Aricha route successfully took place today. The Bangladesh flag vessel...
View ArticleBoosting cooperation in energy, digital infra, ports focus of PM Modi’s visit...
Boosting cooperation in areas of energy, ports, fintech, digital infrastructure, railways and investment flows are set to be focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to the United Arab...
View ArticleMerchant Shipping Act recast in the works
India is looking at reworking its merchant shipping laws as it replaces the existing eponymous Act of 1958. The new provisions will look to include up-to-date international maritime conventions to...
View ArticleMaersk revises surcharge from India, Sri lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives,...
Danish container shipping line Maersk is revising the peak season surcharge (PSS) from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Pakistan to United Arab Emirates. The following updated...
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