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Shipping Minister Mandaviya wants Vallarpadam ICTT to stick to its original plan

Shipping Minister Mandaviya wants Vallarpadam ICTT to stick to its original plan

Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is looking to make India’s only international container transhipment terminal (ICTT) run by Dubai’s D P...
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European And International Maritime Social Partners, Together With 9 Other International Maritime Associations Demand Immediate Action From Governments On The Crew Change Humanitarian Crisis

European And International Maritime Social Partners, Together With 9 Other International Maritime Associations Demand Immediate Action From Governments On The Crew Change Humanitarian Crisis

The European and international maritime social partners together with 9 international maritime associations, are writing to the leaders of European...
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Nine Japanese firms launch ship carbon recycling initiative

Nine Japanese firms launch ship carbon recycling initiative

Nine Japanese companies have formed a Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (SCR WG) aimed at exploring the feasibility of utilising...
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DP World in talks to buy Indian flag carrier Shreyas Shipping

DP World in talks to buy Indian flag carrier Shreyas Shipping

Global port operator DP World Ltd is in advanced talks to buy Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Ltd and Avana Global...
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Cochin Shipyard signs contract for construction of Autonomous Electric Vessels for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway

Cochin Shipyard signs contract for construction of Autonomous Electric Vessels for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi signed contracts for construction and supply of Two (2) nos Autonomous Electric Ferry for ASKO...
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DP World & Virgin Hyperloop brings Hyperloop systems closer to reality

DP World & Virgin Hyperloop brings Hyperloop systems closer to reality

DP World has lauded a decision by the US House of Representatives to pass legislation requesting a regulatory framework for...
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PSA Mumbai achieves Record Rail Volumes in June 2020

PSA Mumbai achieves Record Rail Volumes in June 2020

In the month of June, Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (PSA Mumbai) in India, achieved a new milestone in rail volumes,...
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Crew kidnappings surge in seas off West Africa, IMB reports

Crew kidnappings surge in seas off West Africa, IMB reports

Violent attacks against ships and their crews have risen in 2020, with 77 seafarers taken hostage or kidnapped for ransom...
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India’s soybean output set to jump as farmers expand area on ample rains

India’s soybean output set to jump as farmers expand area on ample rains

Increased production of India’s main summer-sown oilseed could help the world’s biggest vegetable oil importer trim costly purchases of palm...
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Maersk urges action to protect seafarers

Maersk urges action to protect seafarers

The world’s largest container ship operator, Maersk Line has added its voice to the call for more action from the...
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Ministry of Shipping approves Rs. 107 Crore for modern firefighting facilities for Haldia Dock Complex of Kolkata Port

Ministry of Shipping approves Rs. 107 Crore for modern firefighting facilities for Haldia Dock Complex of Kolkata Port

Union Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has approved Rs. 107 Crore for augmentation of firefighting facilities...
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Mansukh Mandaviya reviews the development of India’s 1st Trans-shipment hub – Vallarpadam Terminal of Cochin Port

Mansukh Mandaviya reviews the development of India’s 1st Trans-shipment hub – Vallarpadam Terminal of Cochin Port

Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has reviewed the development activities of Vallarpadam Terminal of Cochin Port....
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Afghan Exports to India through Wagah border allowed by Pakistan

Afghan Exports to India through Wagah border allowed by Pakistan

Pakistan will allow Afghanistan to send goods to India using the Wagah border from July 15. The decision, which is...
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Trade with Bangladesh opens doors for India’s non-basmati rice exports

Trade with Bangladesh opens doors for India’s non-basmati rice exports

The resumption of trade with Bangladesh through the West Bengal border has raised hopes among India’s non-basmati rice traders of...
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Seaborne trade to contract by 1bn tonnes in 2020: Clarksons

Seaborne trade to contract by 1bn tonnes in 2020: Clarksons

Seaborne trade is set to drop by 1bn in 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic according to...
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For strong, resilient and ‘Aatma Nirabhar Bharat’ Trade Bodies have an important role to play: Piyush Goyal

For strong, resilient and ‘Aatma Nirabhar Bharat’ Trade Bodies have an important role to play: Piyush Goyal

Covid-19 has changed the world but Indian people, businesses and industries did not succumb to the crisis, and stood out...
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Adani Logistics moves 1st Container vessel from India to Bangladesh through Inland Waterways

Adani Logistics moves 1st Container vessel from India to Bangladesh through Inland Waterways

A first ever containerized cargo export from India to Bangladesh using Inland Waterways has reached its destination Pangaon International Container...
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First Reefer Container dispatched from Calicut to Dubai via Cochin Port

First Reefer Container dispatched from Calicut to Dubai via Cochin Port

The first Consignment of Vegetable Cargoes by Reefer Container had dispatched from Calicut to Dubai via Cochin Port. Since lockdown,...
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Mundra Port emerges as Largest Container Port by Volumes in India during Q1 FY 21

Mundra Port emerges as Largest Container Port by Volumes in India during Q1 FY 21

Mundra Port, India’s biggest commercial port by volumes and the flagship port of the Adani Group, has emerged as the...
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For the first time Indian Railways loads Special Parcel Train to Bangladesh

For the first time Indian Railways loads Special Parcel Train to Bangladesh

For the first time the Indian Railways, loaded special Parcel train beyond the country borders to Benapole in Bangladesh with...
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