Modi’s investment in Pezeshkian’s Iran: The strategic importance of Chabahar...
Iran’s Chabahar Port is an important infrastructure project developed by India to connect landlocked Afghanistan with the Indian subcontinent and other Central Asian countries. Iran’s Ambassador to...
View ArticleMaersk to test new Indian port of Vizhinjam with pilot call
The heightened terminal capacity pressure at Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port, amid volume spikes from the Red Sea crisis-linked diversions, is prompting container lines to explore other viable hub options in...
View ArticleIndia’s largest logistics hub coming up in Dadri
Greater Noida’s Dadri will be seeing the development of a multi-modal logistics hub (MMLH) with an investment of Rs 7,064 crore from the UP government as part of its commitment to attain a $1 trillion...
View ArticleAfter Vizhinjam, Kerala govt to launch shipping services to other ports in state
The Kerala government on Tuesday announced that with the commencement of operations at Vizhinjam International Port, shipping services will be launched to other ports in the state as well. With...
View ArticleCustoms foil rice smuggling via Kochi port disguised as salt shipments sparks...
Customs has seized shipments of long-grain white rice being sneaked out of Kochi port passed off as salt. Officers stumbled upon the ruse while inspecting purported salt shipments bound for the United...
View ArticleFleet upgrade will be a game-changer for IndiGo’s busy CarGo unit
IndiGo, India’s largest private airline, ended the just-concluded fiscal year 2023-24 on a strong note for its CarGo unit’s performance. Combined revenue from bellyhold and freighter capacity for the...
View ArticleHapag-Lloyd increases rates from Latin America East Coast to North & Central...
Hapag-Lloyd has decided to implement a General Rate Increase (GRI) from Latin America East Coast ports to North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The GRI of US$300 per container will be...
View ArticleMaersk revises peak season surcharge from Indian Subcontinent and Middle East...
Danish container line Maersk has announced a revision of a peak season surcharge (PSS) from the Indian Subcontinent and Middle East to the United States West Coast. Maersk will revise the PSS for...
View ArticleIndia eyes more transshipment business
India’s bid to take away transhipment business from established regional leader Sri Lanka is gaining steam. Cochin Port Authority (CPA) in the far southwest of the country has outlined plans to deepen...
View ArticleFrom Maersk to MSC: Vizhinjam Port’s double delight with mother ship arrivals
Vizhinjam, the country’s deepest transshipment hub, is set to welcome two back-to-back mother ships in July. First to arrive is the mothership San Fernando, anchoring on the 10th. San Fernando, a...
View ArticleVizhinjam Port gets ready to anchor first container vessel on July 11
Vizhinjam International Seaport, India’s first semi-automated container port, is all set to receive the first container vessel from Maersk on July 11 as part of a trial run in the 800-metre container...
View ArticleGujarat Maritime Board reports a stellar 15% growth in cargo traffic at...
The Gujarat ports regulated, operated and facilitated by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) registered 15% increase in cargo traffic at Gujarat’s non-major ports for the first quarter of the financial year...
View ArticleX-Press Feeders starts Europe’s first feeder network powered by green methanol
X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has started Europe’s first scheduled feeder network in which the vessels are powered by green methanol, a sustainable marine fuel that...
View ArticleIndia raises seafarer abandonment crisis at IMO; secures seat at council
India has called for effective measures to resolve the issue of seafarer abandonment and ensuring the safety of maritime workforce, an official statement said on Wednesday. A high-level Indian...
View ArticleMediterranean Shipping Company to call at Vizhinjam port for container...
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. or MSC, the world’s largest container line, will start calling at Vizhinjam port for transhipment operations, making it the first big carrier to use the new...
View ArticleSC stays Gujarat HC order on taking back land given to Adani Group firm near...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Gujarat High Court order asking the state government to resume the process of taking back nearly 108 hectares of grazing land given to an Adani Group entity in...
View ArticleVizhinjam Port to be commissioned in Sep or Oct, says Vasavan
India’s first semi-automated port, Vizhinjam, featuring state-of-the-art equipment and advanced automation and IT systems, is set to be commissioned in Sep or Oct 2024, according to ports minister V N...
View ArticleVizhinjam hopeful of setting new benchmark in turnaround time
The long-awaited Vizhinjam international seaport, India’s first deep-water container transshipment port, is all set to put India on the map of global sea trade, scripting a new chapter in the global...
View ArticleHindustan Shipyard outsources job to L&T
The Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won an order for part construction of two Fleet Support Ships (FSS) meant for Indian Navy from defence PSU Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL). After the Cabinet...
View ArticleParadip Port Authority sets new record handling 41.12 MMT of cargo in first...
Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has marked a momentous achievement in its operational history, clocking an unprecedented 41.12 Million Metric Tons (MMT) cargo handling within the first 100 days of the...
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