Air cargo companies seek custom-fit tag for transhipment goods
Major Indian airlines and airports have sought a change in the transhipment policy to improve their business and position India as a major air cargo hub in the region. India had set itself an ambitious...
View ArticleExporters conscious of quality, spice shipment issues miniscule: Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said Indian exporters are conscious about quality standards and the problem of some spices consignments were “very very” miniscule and need not...
View ArticleAir cargo companies seek custom-fit tag for transhipment goods
Major Indian airlines and airports have sought a change in the transhipment policy to improve their business and position India as a major air cargo hub in the region. India had set itself an ambitious...
View ArticleIndia plans ship building JV between state-run refiners and Shipping...
The Union Ministry of Shipping has proposed a joint venture between state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and a public sector oil marketing company for manufacturing very large oil tankers,...
View ArticleFirst mothership docks at Kerala’s Vizhinjam international transhipment port
A big cargo ship called ‘San Fernando’ from China arrived at Kerala’s newly built Vizhinjam International Sea Port on Thursday, marking the first container ship arrival at India’s largest transhipment...
View ArticleIndia sets up advisory board to revitalise maritime sector
The Directorate General of Shipping has formed a 40-member advisory board comprising officials from Shipping Ministry, Shipping Corporation of India, Indian Maritime University and other industry...
View ArticleMaersk applies fresh PSS from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to UAE
Danish box line Maersk has announced an updated Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to United Arab Emirates for all dry containers effective from 26 July. Origin...
View ArticleHIP records high growth in LPG operations in second quarter 2024
The Hambantota International Port’s (HIP) second quarter report on LPG operations records an increase of approximately 100% in volumes handled compared to 2023 numbers. Bunker volumes at the port have...
View ArticlePlans afoot to boost Lighthouse Tourism in India: Sarbananda Sonowal
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal chaired a Stakeholders Meeting to boost Lighthouse Tourism in India here today. Organised by the Directorate General of...
View ArticleAdani Ports to invest $1.2 billion in new transshipment terminal
Ports and Special Economic Zone opens new tab plans to ramp up its investment to 100 billion rupees ($1.20 billion) to boost its southern India transshipment container port, Bloomberg News reported on...
View ArticleIndia to develop world-class ports in Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar to boost...
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, announced ambitious plans for India’s maritime future, asserting that the country is on track to become a leading maritime nation...
View Article‘New era in India’s maritime logistics…’: Gautam Adani hails berthing of...
The country’s first deepwater transshipment facility Vizhinjam Port near Kovalam Beach in Kerala received its first mothership on July 11. The facility operated by Adani Ports welcomed ‘San Fernando’,...
View ArticleAdani Ports planning to invest $1.2 bn in new transshipment terminal
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. plans to ramp up its investment to Rs 10,000 crore ($1.2 billion) to boost its southern India transshipment container port, according to people with knowledge...
View ArticleVizhinjam: Advantage India as an Adani dream docks at a port of plenty
Adani Group, and India, have scripted history with a big cargo ship called San Fernando from China arriving at Kerala’s newly built Vizhinjam International Sea Port. The 300-metre-long San Fernando,...
View ArticlePort calling costs for Vizhinjam to be at par with Colombo and other regional...
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) will set vessel related charges or VRC at its newly opened international container transhipment terminal at Vizhinjam in Kerala at par with the rates...
View Article‘Navigating an untested port,’ Captain of first cargo ship at Vizhinjam...
It’s a proud moment for Keralites as Captain GN Hari, a native of Thrikkannapuram in Thiruvananthapuram, served as the Safety and Quality Manager of ‘San Fernando,’ the first container ship that docked...
View ArticleNo respite in sight: Red Sea shipping crisis crosses 200-day mark
More than 200 days have passed since the Houthi rebels started their attack on ships passing through the Red Sea, badly affecting the movement of ships using the Suez Canal. There is no solution in...
View ArticleCruise ship Empress arrives in Chennai
Empress, a Bahamas flag cruise ship, called on Chennai port on Friday. It arrived with 448 crew members and 1,017 passengers from Kochi and will sail with 1,220 passengers to Trincomalee in Sri Lanka....
View ArticleAdani Ports interested in CONCOR? Here is what Karan Adani said
Adani Ports Ltd. will be interested in the state-run Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) but at the right value, Managing Director Karan Adani said in an interaction. Adani spoke on the occasion of...
View ArticleVizhinjam port will position India at top of maritime map: Union Minister...
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that the international deep-water trans-shipment port at Vizhinjam here will offer a “stiff competition” to similar ports in Colombo and Singapore....
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