The Indian Ports Association has launched e-invoice, e-payment and electronic delivery order (eDO) facilities free of charge for all the stakeholders on the port community system, PCS1x. The next-generation eDO is a single platform to […]
During April-September 2019-20, Indian major ports handled 348.45 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, compared to 343.38 mt in the corresponding period of 2018-19, registering an increase of 1.48 per cent. Deendayal port (erstwhile Kandla port) […]
Kochi Metro Rail Limited has issued a letter of acceptance to Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for the designing, building, testing, commissioning, and delivery of passenger boats for the Kochi integrated water transport project. CSL’s scope […]
The central government inaugurated the Sahibganj multimodal terminal (MMT) on September 12, 2019. The MMT, which has a capacity of 2.24 mtpa, is being developed by L&T Construction Limited on an EPC basis at an […]
The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has launched end-to-end total logistics solutions to increase traffic handled at the port and thereby scale up its ranking to third position among the major ports in terms of cargo […]
The Ministry of Shipping has introduced the biometric seafarer identity document (BSID) for capturing facial biometric data of seafarers. The BSID is expected to make the identification of the seafarer identity document holder more reliable […]
The central government has inaugurated an emergency towing vessel (ETV), Water Lily, in association with the Mumbai Port Trust. The ETV has been chartered by Mumbai port in coordination with the Directorate Gen-eral of Shipping […]
As of July 31, 2019, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,409 vessels of 12.73 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.31 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 952 were coastal vessels […]
India and Russia have signed a memorandum of intent to open a maritime route between the ports of Chennai and Vladivostok. The memorandum is expected to ensure connectivity between the ports, thereby providing an impetus […]
The container freight station (CFS) built by the Nepal government at the Kolkata dry port has been operationalised. The CFS is expected to reduce the extra charges that Nepali traders have been paying for the […]
CMA CGM Logistics Park Dadri Private Limited, a joint venture of CMA CGM Global (India) Private Limited and Container Corporation of India Limited, has commenced dedicated block train services from the Dadri inland container depot […]
Navayuga Engineering Company Limited (NECL) has filed a petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking a stay on the state government’s order of cancelling the concession agreement for the development and operation of Phase […]
The Chennai Port Trust has signed an agreement with Korean automaker KIA Motors and Glovis India Anantapur Private Limited to provide custom-made facilities and concessional benefits for the export of vehicles. The long-term agreement, valid […]
The central government inaugurated various projects at Visakhapatnam port on August 23, 2019. These projects are Coal Jetty I, North Cargo Berth III and a railway line from the marshalling yard to Hare Island. The […]
During April-August 2019-20, the major ports handled 293.8 mt of traffic, compared to 288.47 mt in the corresponding period of 2018-19, registering an increase of 1.85 per cent. Deendayal port handled the maximum traffic at […]
The Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment (Amendment) Regulations [SCMT], 2019, with draft amendments to the regulations came into effect from August 1, 2019. The regulations are applicable for all cargo to be discharged, loaded or […]
An MoU has been signed between the governments of India and the Maldives for initiating passenger and cargo services. The objective of the MoU is to improve people contact between the two countries by providing […]
An Indian inland waterways vessel carrying cargo from Bhutan arrived at Bangladesh through India via the Brahmaputra river. The IWAI’s vessel, MV AAI, made the maiden voyage from Dhubri in Assam to Narayanganj in Bangladesh, […]
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) flagged off the country’s largest containerised cargo shipment on inland waterways via National Waterway (NW)-1. The vessel, MV Bhavya, carrying 52 twenty-foot equivalent units of edible oil was […]
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) flagged off the country’s largest containerised cargo shipment on inland waterways via National Waterway (NW)-1. The vessel, MV Bhavya, carrying 52 twenty-foot equivalent units of edible oil was […]
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