A Kerala High Court bench has dismissed the writ petitions filed against the privatisation of the Thiruvananthapuram international airport, stating that the pleas are premature and non-maintainable in the high court. The petitions were filed […]
The Synergy Group, a South American conglomerate, has submitted a fresh expression of interest (EoI) for investing in grounded Jet Airways. The EoI has finally been submitted after several extensions of the deadline. Meanwhile, two […]
The central government has approved signing of the protocol to amend the air services agreement between India and Switzerland, allowing more airlines to start flight operations between the two countries. Based on the amendments, multiple […]
NEC Technologies India, a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has bagged a contract from AAI to implement a biometric-based boarding platform across four airports in India. These are the Lal Bahadur Shastri airport (Varanasi), […]
The Union Government signed agreement with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) for exploration and development of seven oil and gas (O&G) blocks under the fourth round of Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP-IV) on […]
A total of five firms have submitted bids for providing consultancy services for the naphtha to regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) feed conversion project in Hydrogen Generation Unit-205 at the Manali Refinery in Tamil Nadu. […]
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BG Exploration and Production India Limited (BGEPIL) have transferred a 30 per cent stake each to ONGC to operate the Panna-Mukta-Tapti offshore fields from December 21, 2019. Earlier, ONGC had […]
The central government on January 9, 2020 granted viability gap funding for the MoPNG’s proposal of extending 60 per cent budgetary support worth Rs 55.59 billion for the Northeast Natural Gas Pipeline Grid project. The […]
The Expert Appraisal Committee of the MoEFCC recommended grant of coastal regulation zone clearance for the Ennore-Kancheepuram natural gas pipeline project on November 29, 2019. IOCL has proposed laying of a 30 inch outside diameter […]
During April-December 2019-20, the Indian major ports handled 524.03 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, compared to 518.94 mt in the corresponding period of 2018-19, registering an increase of 0.98 per cent. Deendayal port (erstwhile Kandla […]
DMICDC Logistics Data Services Limited has implemented its digital container tracking solution, Logistics Data Bank (LDB), at the Paradip International Cargo Terminal, Mormugao port and Kamarajar port. Currently, LDB handles 96 per cent of the […]
Chennai International Terminal Private Limited has extended the free time for storage of direct port delivery (DPD) and direct port entry (DPE) containers. The free storage time for DPD containers (imports) has been increased from […]
The government has again extended the deadline for five major ports for the installation of monitors and container scanners from December 31, 2019 to March 31, 2020. The five major ports are the Jawaharlal Nehru […]
The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) has rejected the plan submitted by the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) to develop cargo berths at the western dock of Paradip port as a captive facility. While the […]
The governments of India, Afghanistan and Iran have decided to include the ports of Mormugao and New Mangalore as part of the designated route under the Chabahar port agreement. The development came as part of […]
In a significant development, the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019, for safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships became an act after receiving the President of India’s consent. In addition, the government has decided to […]
As of November 30, 2019, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,425 vessels of 12.71 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.32 million (DWT). Of the total vessels, 972 were coastal vessels with a […]
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has launched International Maritime Organisation-compliant very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) for the shipping industry. The first batch of VLSFO has already been produced in HPCL’s Visakhapatnam refinery in early […]
Bangladesh has allowed transshipment of Indian goods via Chittagong and Mongla seaports without charging customs duties and transit fees. The tentative date of the first trial run for transshipment of goods is likely to be […]
The Bangladesh government has removed port restrictions on importing nine local products from the two land ports in Tripura. The trade of commodities has been allowed through the Agartala-Akhaura integrated check-post and the Srimantapur land […]
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