Port call shuffle at Nhava Sheva, while ex-India rates keep rising
Ocean service network changes, ostensibly prompted by the upcoming Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, have begun to unsettle terminal arrangements in India. In a first sign of this,...
View ArticleAdani Ports sees 12% growth in June 2024, clocks 37 MMT cargo volume
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) has reported substantial growth in cargo volumes for June 2024, achieving a 12 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase to 37 million metric tonnes...
View ArticleAshok Leyland to launch vehicle scrappage facility & digital platform for old...
Ashok Leyland is preparing to launch its first-ever vehicle scrappage facility under a franchise model. The company has finalised an agreement with Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF). “This...
View ArticleSwiss-based Cavotec looks for direct agreements with Indian ports
Cleantech company Cavotec is looking to enter into agreements with private Indian port operators, including the Adani Group, and public port authorities offering solutions to improve the productivity...
View ArticleMaersk adjusts Far East peak season surcharges
Maersk has decided to adjust the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma) and Laos to Congo, effective from 3 July. The tariff...
View ArticleMSC announces East-West service network adjustments
Swiss/Italian container line MSC will adjust its new standalone services, Swan and Britannia aiming to enhance its network. Swan service will become Swan-Sentosa to provide a new corridor for Eastbound...
View ArticleJawaharlal Nehru Port clocks 10.6 percent growth in container volumes during...
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), India’s biggest state-owned container gateway and the nation’s second largest container port, handled 1.688145 million twenty-foot equivalent units or TEUs in...
View ArticleVedanta and Abu Dhabi Ports file initial bids for Rs7,056 crore container...
Vedanta Ltd and a consortium led by Abu Dhabi Ports Company PJSC have filed initial bids on a tender floated by state-run V O Chidambaranar Port Authority to build a 4 million twenty-foot equivalent...
View ArticleJSW Tuticorin Multipurpose Terminal signs concessional agreement with V O...
JSW Infrastructure Ltd on Wednesday said its subsidiary — JSW Tuticorin Multipurpose Terminal Pvt Ltd — has signed a concession agreement with V O Chidambaranar Port Authority, for the development and...
View ArticleKolkata port invites solar project
The Kolkata Port Trust has announced an invitation for bids for a 2 MW solar power project at the Haldia Dock Complex. This initiative, estimated to cost around ?168 million (~$2.01 million),...
View ArticleTripura government urges Centre to introduce inland waterway transport in state
Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, requesting for the development and introduction of...
View ArticleKempegowda Intl. Airport handles over a quarter of country’s perishable cargo
Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has emerged as India’s leading hub for perishable cargo. It managed 28% of the country’s total perishable air cargo and 44% of south India’s perishable air...
View Article‘Air freight set to grow in India but must remove hurdles’
The Red Sea crisis has seen air freight from India has more than doubled in the last few months, putting the country on track to meeting its target of 10 million tonnes (MT) by 2030-31. The country saw...
View ArticleMadhya Pradesh govt looking to build Delhi-like air cargo hub: CM Mohan Yadav
The state government of Madhya Pradesh is keen on creating a “Delhi-like” air cargo hub considering the geographical location and infrastructure present in the state, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on...
View ArticleSouth-east Asia transhipment call omissions a blow to India’s exporters
Indian shippers are being hit by a wave of late vessel arrivals and port call omissions, as Red Sea-linked schedule disruptions continue to wreak havoc on container supply chains. The majority of...
View ArticlePIL launches first direct service connecting South China and Calcutta
Pacific International Lines (PIL) announced the launch of China Calcutta Service (CCS), the first direct link between South China and Calcutta (or Kolkata) in the market. This weekly service commenced...
View ArticleGiant oil tankers find new business after Houthi ship attacks
Some of the world’s biggest oil-hauling supertankers are instead loading up vast volumes of diesel in the latest sign of how attacks by Yemen’s Houthis are upending global shipping. At least one...
View ArticleCargo traffic at 12 major Indian ports rises 6.8 pc to 69.8 MT in Jun
Cargo traffic across 12 major Indian ports rose 6.8 per cent to 69.08 million tonnes (MT) in June from 64.69 MT in the year-ago month, with ten ports showing positive growth while the remaining two...
View ArticleVOC Port to mechanize dry bulk cargo terminal
V O Chidambaranar Port at Tuticorin has entered into a concession agreement with JSW Tuticorin Multipurpose Terminal Private Limited for mechanization of the port’s North Cargo Berth-III (NCB-III) for...
View ArticleVizhinjam seaport set to welcome first containership on July 12
The Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram is gearing up to welcome the first mother ship on July 12. The ship with transshipment cargo will be arriving as a trial one to test the...
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