The central government has inaugurated five projects at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) – a mobile X-ray container scanner facility at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal (JNPCT), a 220/333 kV mobile unit substation […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for the introduction of the Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products. The scheme has been introduced to give a boost […]
The Deendayal Port Trust (DPT) has extended the validity of existing authorisation/renewal of port users, including the trade licence holder (that expired on March 31, 2020), from April 1, 2020 to May 15, 2020.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH) has issued a circular prescribing the procedure to be followed for the scanning of containers selected for scanning, via public notice no. 40/2020. As per public notice no. 12/2019, […]
The Directorate General of Shipping has issued instructions to all the major and minor ports for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. While travel advisories have been issued by many jurisdictions, shipping services are required to […]
During 2019-20, the Indian major ports handled 704.82 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, as compared to 699.1 mt during 2018-19, registering an increase of 0.82 per cent. Deendayal port handled the maximum traffic at 122.5 […]
Master Marine Services Private Limited has added another two features to its integrated digital portal, Master Marine Digitech 3. The two additional services – E-Shipping Bill and E-Forwarding Note – will allow the trade to […]
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has classed its maiden vessel, Jouriand, under the Lebanese flag. The vessel was converted from a vehicle carrier to a livestock carrier under the survey of IRClass. The project […]
The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has stated that Panamax vessels with a 14 metre draught can be navigated during a tide of 0.5 metres in the inner harbour, East Quay (EQ) side, West Quay side, […]
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and the Port of Antwerp have signed an MoU to set up the JNPT-Antwerp Port Training and Consultancy Foundation as the Port and Logistics Training Centre of Excellence. The […]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has issued a circular to regulate the movement of goods to and from India through a foreign territory. The circular includes specific procedures for different ways of […]
Maersk Line has commenced an end-to-end cold chain logistics solution for its customers exporting grapes from Nashik and Sangli to north Europe. With the new service, the shipping line will enable exporters from the region […]
The Kerala government has increased the incentives for vessel operators using coastal shipping as a mode of transportation. The operational incentive will be 50 per cent of the road transportation cost per loaded 20 foot […]
CONCOR has reduced rail freight by 13-26 per cent for the month of March, with effect from March 7, 2020. The freight has been reduced to promote the movement of export volumes by rail instead […]
The Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has signed a service agreement with RZD Logistics JSC (Russian Railways) to transport cargo between India and Russia using a single invoice. Following this, importers and exporters can move […]
The “Go Live” of the port community system (PCS) integration with the container freight station (CFS) module has been initiated at Mundra port (Adani Exim Yard). Meanwhile, all the CFSs at Mundra port will be […]
The New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has accorded in-principle approval for a 30-year lease of Berth no. 1 as a dedicated facility for the Indian Coast Guard. The armed force will be using the facility […]
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä will upgrade its vessel traffic management system (VTMS) at Cochin port. The order for the VTMS was placed by the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) in February 2020. Meanwhile, Wärtsilä and the […]
The MoEFCC has granted environmental clearance and coastal regulation zone clearance for the mega container terminal project at Tuna-Tekra at Deendayal port. The scope of work of the project involves setting up of a mega […]
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 […]
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