Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Port of Prince Rupert and DP World have agreed on terms of a project development plan that outlines the next phase of expansion for the DP World Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal. The Phase 2B expansion will increase annual throughput capacity at Canada’s second …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Vanijya Bhawan (Commerce Ministry’s Building), a new office complex of the Department of Commerce in New Delhi on 22 June. Speaking on this occasion, the Prime Minister emphasized the need for an increase in exports …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: For India to make a strong pitch for pharma exports to China, the Department of Commerce in coordination with Embassy of India at Beijing commissioned a study on “Enhancing Indian Exports of Pharmaceutical products to China” under the Market Access Initiative Scheme (MAI) to …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited (KPCL), country’s largest all-weather; deep water port, on the east-coast of India, in an industry first initiative, announced the installation of ‘Rapiscan Eagle P 60 (“Eagle P60”)’ a drive through X Ray Container Scanner & Radiation Portal Monitors. Besides increasing security …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: In a press release issued on 18 June 2018 Shri. Raja M Shanmugham, President, Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA), said he welcomed the Chief Minister’s announcement in legislative assembly  on organizing the International Textile Fair at Codissia Trade Fair Complex, Coimbatore this year mainly to encourage …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Services trade is growing faster than merchandise and such dynamic changes need to be captured in the global trading system, stated Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation. He was speaking at the 6th Growth Net Summit, being held in New …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Department of Commerce will soon open 10 offices in Indian missions abroad for accelerating export promotion activities. This was informed by Commerce & Industry Minister, Suresh Prabhu, during review of the sectoral export promotion plans prepared by Ministries and Departments in New Delhi …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: To take forward the robust commercial ties with the United States and to resolve outstanding bilateral trade issues, a delegation led by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu visited USA on 10-12 June 2018 for meetings with his US …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Responding to May 2018 trade data, Mr Ganesh Kumar Gupta, FIEO President, said that the exports data for the second month of the fiscal though have shown a robust growth but MSME units particularly in labour-intensive sectors such as gems & jewellery, leather & …

  Tuticorin: Port Wings News Network: V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust on 14 June created a new record by handling 51,413 Metric Tonnes of Coal in a single day at IX th berth from the vessel MV. Ultra Gujarat, surpassing the previous record of 45,396 Metric Tonnes of coal handled in a …