The central government inaugurated cargo berth nos. 14 and 16 at Deendayal port on March 8, 2019. The berths will add a combined capacity of 9 mtpa (4.5 mtpa each) at the port. Developed at […]
The central government has laid the foundation stone for the development of a free trade warehousing zone (FTWZ) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). The FTWZ is being developed by Hindustan Infralog Private Limited, […]
The central government has also laid the foundation stone for the expansion of the JNPT Mumbai navigational channel. The project is estimated to entail an investment of Rs 23 billion. Upon completion, it will enable […]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has introduced Turant Customs as part of the next-generation reforms to further improve the ease of doing business ranking. The new reform is a comprehensive package of […]
During the first 11 months (April-February) of 2018-19, Indian major ports handled 633.87 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as compared to 616.68 mt in the corresponding period of 2017-18, registering an increase of 2.79 per […]
The maiden export shipment from Shahid Beheshti Chabahar port, Iran, was flagged off to Mumbai on February 24, 2019. The shipment, consisting of 23 trucks, carried 570 tonnes of dry fruits, textiles, carpets and other […]
The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has flagged off the maiden train of containers from the Netaji Subhas Dock to Nepal under its new simplified transshipment process. Under the new system, customs has waived the requirement […]
The Odisha government has inaugurated the second and third berths of the Gopalpur port expansion project. The scope of work of the project involves expansion of the cargo handling capacity of the port from the […]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has stated that the implementation date of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment [SCMT] Regulations, 2018 in India has been postponed. As per the notification, the implementation […]
The foundation stone for the shipbuilding and ship repair facility project at Nazirgunge (Cochin Shipyard Limited) was laid on February 16, 2019. With this, the construction work on the project has also commenced. The project […]
The Nhava Sheva-Mundra-Gulf (NMG) service has commenced operations at APM Terminals Mumbai. The maiden call of the service was made by Sima Marine’s M.V. OEL Transworld. NMG, a weekly service, follows the following port rotation: […]
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has launched a new portal, the least available depth information system for providing real-time information on the least available depth (LAD) of waterways. In the initial phase, LAD […]
The IWAI has signed an MoU with IOCL for jointly developing infrastructure for fuels, lubricating oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas and other related fuels and gas for meeting the requirement of NWs. The […]
The central government has committed an investment of about Rs 1 trillion over the next five years for the development of various projects at Paradip port. These projects are either at different stages of planning […]
The Committee of Creditors has approved the resolution plan submitted by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to buy Dighi Port Limited (DPL) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. JNPT has quoted an upfront […]
During the first 10 months (April-January) of fiscal 2018-19, the major ports handled 578.86 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, compared to 561.39 mt in the corresponding period of 2017-18, an increase of 3.11 per cent. […]
The foundation stone for Phase I of the Machilipatnam port project was laid on February 7, 2019. The project’s contractor – Navayuga Engineering Company Limited – has commenced construction work on the project. The scope […]
As of December 31, 2018, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,401 vessels of 12.68 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.17 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 945 were coastal vessels […]
India Gateway Terminal Private Limited (IGTPL) has received the maiden call of Container Corporation of India Limited’s new coastal service. The maiden call was marked by the berthing of the vessel, M.V. SSL Mumbai. The […]
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) and the Assam government have signed an MoU to further enhance the state’s inland water transport (IWT) system. The MoU follows the funding agreement signed between the Assam government […]
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