The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has allowed relaxation under Section 407 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, for the coastal movement of export-import (exim) transshipment containers and empty containers. It has allowed foreign flag container […]
India Ports Global Private Limited has selected Bandar Abbas-based Kaveh Port and Marine Services to operate Chabahar port in Iran. Kaveh Port and Marine Services has been selected on the basis of an interim arrangement […]
During the first two months (April-May) of the current fiscal year 2018-19, Indian major ports handled 116.26 mt of traffic, as compared to 113.52 mt in the corresponding period of 2017-18, registering an increase of […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the waiver of penal interest on government loans advanced to the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) and the Paradip Port Trust (PPT). VPT had availed of a […]
VPT’s board has decided to extend 50 per cent concession on vessel-related charges (VRC) for mainline vessels calling at the port. The concession is applicable from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019. Further, for […]
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZL) has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Adani Bhavanapadu Port Private Limited, for the development of the Bhavanapadu greenfield port. The subsidiary has an authorised share capital and […]
As of May 31, 2018, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,385 vessels of 12.69 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.26 million DWT. Of the total vessels, 934 were coastal vessels with a […]
Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited (GE Shipping) has signed an agreement for the sale of its Supramax bulker, Jag Ratan. The 2001-built bulker has a DWT of 52,179 tonnes. It is expected to be delivered […]
The Assam government has selected the consortium of Inros Lackener Se and Development Design Consultants Company Limited for the preparation of an integrated strategic development plan for the Assam inland water transport project. Bids for […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued a consultation paper on the terms and conditions of tariff regulations for the control period from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024. The CERC has proposed […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued the draft Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2018. As per the proposed amendments, the aggregate electricity generated by a captive power plant (CPP) will be computed as the difference between […]
The MoP has issued draft amendments to the Tariff Policy, 2016. As per the proposed amendments, any change in domestic duties, levies, charges, surcharges, cess and taxes after the award of bids which leads to […]
The MoP has launched a web portal and an app, Praapti (Payment Ratification and Analysis in Power Procurement for bringing Transparency in Involving of Generators), to bring transparency in power purchase transactions between generators and […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has notified the National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy which seeks to encourage new projects as well as the hybridisation of existing ones. The key objective of the policy is […]
The prime minister has inaugurated India’s first integrated greenfield smart city project at Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The integrated project has been executed by Schneider Electric along with consortium partner IL&FS Technologies Limited. The contract was […]
The Gujarat government has launched a tender for the procurement of 1,000 MW on a short-term basis between August 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 under the Flexible Utilisation of Coal Scheme. Under the scheme, […]
The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has revised its passenger reservation form to benefit passengers booking tickets through passenger reservation system counters across the country, extending the VIKALP scheme option to bookings made through reservation windows. […]
Indian Railway (IR) online travel portal has launched the NGeT (next-generation e-ticketing) system, the beta version of its new user interface. NGet allows passengers to check train availability without login; and offers enhanced class-wise, train-wise, […]
The MoR signed an MoU with Braithwaite and Company Limited (BCL) in May 2018. As per the targets under the MoU, BCL has projected its revenue from operations and wagon production at Rs 2.85 billion […]
Northeast Frontier Railway began operations of the Parcel Cargo Express Train (PCET) on a fortnightly basis in May 2018. The train connects the Northeast to the western part of the country, from new Guwahati in […]
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