Panaji: Port Wings News Network: The arrival of the luxury cruise liner Angriya at Mormugao Port on 21 October marked the beginning of a new chapter in domestic cruise tourism in India. The domestic cruise sector is poised to grow at a steady pace in the coming months, and the …
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Milaha Initiates Major Digital Transformation with Oracle Cloud
Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Milaha, a Qatar-based maritime and logistics conglomerate, has chosen Oracle Cloud applications to drive a major digital transformation across all its core business operations and its subsidiaries. According to a media statement, the initiative will help Milaha create new revenue streams by introducing innovative services …
Read More »Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Receives First Coastal Service Call From Shreyas Shipping
Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: PSA’s Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT) on 16 October 2018 welcomed Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Ltd’s “M.V. SSL Mumbai”, marking the first call of Shreyas’s PIX 1 (Pan India Express 1) service at the terminal. The 1,613 twenty-foot equivalent unit (“TEU”) “M.V SSL Mumbai” operates …
Read More »FESCO Wins Contract To Supply Goods to Indian Research Stations in Antarctica for 2019
New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: FESCO Transportation Group signed a contract with the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India) for supplying the Indian research stations in Antarctica in 2019. According to the terms of the contract, FESCO icebreaker ship “Vasiliy …
Read More »MarineTraffic Believes JIT Sailing Could be Major Game Changer for Shipping Industry
Chennai: Port Wings News Network: MarineTraffic, the global ship tracking and maritime intelligence provider, extends its support to fellow Global Industry Alliance (GIA) members, Port of Rotterdam and Shell, for the interim findings in a report released on 18 October of its just-in-time (JIT) greenhouse gas (GHG) initiative. The reports …
Read More »Gadkari, Fadnavis Jointly Inaugurate New Domestic Cruise Terminal in Mumbai Port
Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Union Shipping, Highways and Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis jointly inaugurated the new domestic cruise terminal in Mumbai Port on 20 October 2018. As part of the celebration, the much awaited Goa cruise service ‘ Angriya’ was also flagged …
Read More »Total, Adani Group, Join Hands To Expand in Natural Gas & Fuel Retail Activities in India
Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Total and Adani Group have signed an agreement to jointly develop multi energy offers to the Indian energy market. This cooperation includes Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Fuel Retail. The Adani Group is an Indian private conglomerate active in 50 countries and specialized in commodities …
Read More »Greek Shipowners Strongly Support Enforcement of Global Sulphur Cap
Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) remains firmly committed to the successful transition to the 0.5% global sulphur cap in marine fuels and the related dates that have been agreed at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (UN IMO). At the same time, it fully …
Read More »Port of Savannah Container Trade up 12 Percent in September Month
Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Georgia Ports Authority achieved a 12 percent increase in containerized trade at the Port of Savannah in September, along with a 37.6 percent increase in roll-on/roll-off trade at the Port of Brunswick. Griff Lynch, Executive Director, GPA, said, “The impressive volumes moving through our …
Read More »Port Freeport Announces Commencement of New Global Carrier Service
Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Port Freeport has announced the commencement of a new global liner service at Port Freeport on 17 October 2018. CMA CGM, a global container transportation and shipping company, commenced commercial cargo operations with their weekly Brazex service. Phyllis Saathoff, Executive Director/CEO of Port Freeport, said, …
Read More »Debate on WTO Reform Should Reflect all Perspectives: DG Azevêdo
Chennai: Port Wings News Network: At a meeting of the full WTO membership on 16 October, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo noted the emerging debate on ‘WTO reform’ and highlighted the importance that this discussion is inclusive. Roberto Azevêdo said: “The state of this organization is an issue in which everyone has …
Read More »Free Training Programme on Mental Health to Seafarers
Chennai: Port Wings News Network: At the 5th Annual International Shipowning & Shipmanagement Summit in London, a new training package produced by KVH Videotel and ISWAN was introduced for seafarers worldwide. The package, ‘Seafarers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing’ will be available free of charge throughout the industry due to the …
Read More »Editorial: India Slowly Getting into US-China Trade War Mess
Port Wings, 17 Oct 2018: The US is facing two theatres of war, either cold or hot, nowadays. One is in our backyard, and it is with the China on trade front. Another one is just brewing in Middle East, as mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Kingdom’s …
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Chennai Port Surpasses Previous Record Handling of Clay
Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Chennai Port has recorded another landmark performance by handling Clay of 5620 Tonnes, in a single day on 14 October 2018, imported from the vessel MV Phuong Nam 1 at Jawahar Dock -2. According to a media statement from port authorities, the noteworthy achievement …
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