xChange has developed solutions to tackle the issue of repositioning containers by digitising the process and allowing for carriers and logistics companies to interchange their empty boxes with the aim of cutting operating costs and […]
ExxonMobil has launched Mobil SHC™ Elite, a new synthetic gear and bearing circulating oil which is specifically engineered to deliver long-lasting protection for machines operating under extreme temperatures in industries such as general manufacturing, metals, […]
A.P. Moller-Maersk has decided to integrate Damco’s Supply Chain Services and Maersk Line’s Ocean Product, with effect from January 1, 2019, in order to improve customer experience through fewer touch points and a more comprehensive […]
N.L. Sharma, chairman and managing director of SJVN Limited, is disappointed that growth has been worse than sluggish, with only 44 GW coming onstream so far. He is dismayed that hydro currently contributes just 14 […]
Jyothi Venkatachalam brings to the table more than a decade’s experience in tariff regulation. A chartered accountant by profession, Venkatachalam is currently working as joint director with the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP), a […]
The Assam government inaugurated a roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) service to Majuli island on October 11, 2018. The ro-ro facility is expected to cut down the 423 km circuitous route by road that trucks take from […]
The foundation stone for Phase I of the Ghaghra river inland water transport project (National Waterway-40) was laid on October 9, 2018. Subsequently, construction work for the terminal at Tanda/Kalwari on the Faizabad-Manjhi Ghar stretch […]
During the first six months (April-September) of the current fiscal year (2018-19), Indian major ports handled 343.26 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as compared to 326.54 mt in the corresponding period of 2017-18, registering an […]
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has further eased the conditions for foreign flag vessels to carry fertiliser cargo along the coast by modifying the cabotage relaxations announced in June 2018. As per the amendments issued […]
Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal Private Limited has been renamed Navayuga Container Terminal Private Limited. The name has been changed with effect from September 12, 2018.
The Bangladesh cabinet has approved the draft of the proposed agreement allowing India to use its Chittagong and Mongla seaports for transporting goods to and from its landlocked north-eastern states. However, only Bangladeshi vehicles and […]
The Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has eased the terms for hiring two container vessels for a period of 10 years to commence coastal shipping operations. CONCOR has eased the terms in view of the […]
Hindustan Infralog Private Limited, a JV of DP World and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited, has emerged as the successful bidder for the development, operations and maintenance of a processing zone/free trade warehousing zone […]
The Indian Ports Association (IPA) has appointed Tech Mahindra as the managed service provider for five major ports – Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Deendayal and Paradip. The decision has been taken with a view to promoting […]
During the first six months (April-September) of the current fiscal year (2018-19), Indian major ports handled 343.26 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as compared to 326.54 mt in the corresponding period of 2017-18, registering an […]
The central government signed contracts for the blocks awarded under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy, Bid Round I with the awardees on October 1, 2018 at New Delhi. Contracts were signed for all 55 blocks […]
The government has raised the domestic price of natural gas by 10 per cent to $3.36 per unit for the six-month period October 2018-March 2019. Natural gas prices in the country are revised every six […]
The Expert Appraisal Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has given its go-ahead to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for additional development drilling of 72 wells in the […]
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