Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Beginning immediately, all Hapag-Lloyd customers can make use of the advantages offered by the carrier’s optimised app. The app’s functionality has been expanded to include Quick Quotes and online booking. Quick Quotes makes the quotation process for container shipments faster, easier and more convenient – …

Port Wings, 19 September 2018: Indian rupee is creating history of sorts of late. For the first time in recent times, it has breached 70 per USD and comfortably marching towards reaching the 80 Rs mark, most probably within another six months. The rupee has been steadily falling throughout 2018 …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Leading classification society DNV GL has awarded Chinese shipyard Jiangnan with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a 93,000-cubic meter (cbm) very large ethane carrier. Johan Petter Tutturen, Business Director Gas Carriers, DNV GL – Maritime, presented the AiP certificate to Hu …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu led the Indian delegation for the G-20 Trade Ministers Meeting (TMM) held at Mar del Plata, Argentina on 14 September 2018. The G-20 TMM was represented by Ministers/Vice Ministers of G20 countries, 8 guest countries and 7 Heads/Deputy …

Panaji: Port Wings News Network: Shri G.P. Rai, Chairman (i/c) MPT, led from the front along with Heads of Departments, officers, staff, employees and CISF personnel  of MPT in the cleanliness drive undertaken at  the Baina beach on  18th September, in the morning. Around 250 enthusiastic volunteers divided into groups …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Opening this year’s International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) annual conference on 17 September 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa, IUMI President Dieter Berg impressed on delegates the need to manage “unthinkable” risks. He highlighted a series of losses that, until recently, would have been …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Bureau Veritas, a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection, and certification services, on 17 September announced that it has formally issued GTT with an approval in principle (AiP) for the development of a new CCS evolution of the NO96 range. This CCS, named NO96 Flex, …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Shri Sanjay Bhatia, IAS, Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust, flagged off the Swachhata Hi Seva and Swachhata Pakhwada, 2018 in Mumbai Port Trust. The Chairman administered the Swachhata Pledge to the HoDs, Officers and Staff of MbPT to commence the Swachhata Hi Seva in MbPT.  A …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The new BAF surcharge aims at recovering the Maersk Line costs of compliance with the global sulphur cap which enters into force on 1 January 2020. This regulation has been developed and adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a specialised agency under the United …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Hindi Diwas (Hindi Day) was celebrated in Chennai Port Trust on 14 September 2018 in a grand manner jointly by Chennai Port Trust and Kamarajar Port Limited. Various Hindi Competitions were held from 1.9.2018 to 14.9.2018 to the Officers/Employees of Chennai Port Trust and Kamarajar …

Cochin: Port Wings News Network: The massive cleaning drive and awareness campaign as part of  Swachhta-Hi-Seva 2018 movement was launched today at Cochin Port with the announcement of slogan – Cochin Port… Natural Port in the God’s Own Country… Swachh Port…Swachh Bharat…by Padmasree Bharat Mohanlal in the presence of Sri. …

Paradip: Port Wings News Network: Paradip Port Trust (PPT) began the observation of Swachhta Hi Seva and Swachhata Pakhwada from 15 September to 2 October 2018, under the instructions of the Govt. of India. The observation started by taking “Swachhata Pledge” by all PPT officers and employees on 15.09.2018 at …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Chennai Port is observing SWACHHTA HI SEWA campaign from 15.09.2018 to 02.10.2018which marks the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the 4th anniversary of the SWACHH BHARAT MISSION. The Chennai Port Trust is also observing the SWACHHTA PAKHWADA (a fortnight of cleaning activities …

Panaji: Port Wings News Network: The Officers, staff and employees of Mormugao Port Trust will observe  ‘Swachchta Hi Seva Campaign 2018’ from 15 September 2018, to 2 October 2018. Capt. Manoj Joshi, Dy. Conservator MPT, officially inaugurated the ‘Swachchta Hi Seva Campaign 2018’ on 15th Sept 2018, in the Board …