Paradip: Port Wings News Network: Shri Gopal Krishna, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India, has made a one-day visit to Paradip Port Trust on 21 June 2019, as a part of regular review. Shri Rinkesh Roy, Chairman, Paradip Port Trust along with other HODs of PPT received him …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Indian industry is competitive in export products and we do not foresee significant impact on our foreign trade, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has said in the Rajya Sabha. In a written reply to the House, Mr Goyal said: ” The impact …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG), Liege Airport (LA) have signed Memorandum of Understanding on reinforcement of their strategic cooperation on the set-up of regional hub in Liege airport. According to a media statement, the cooperation has gone to the next quality level with great support and contribution …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The inland terminals CTU in Lelystad, HOV Harlingen and Westerman Multimodal Logistics in Hasselt joined the North West Central Corridor in June. This partnership of deep-sea terminals, inland terminals and inland shipping companies on the Amsterdam-Utrecht-Rotterdam route was established in February 2019. The number of …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: In collaboration with World Aquaculture Society’s Asian Pacific Chapter (WAS-APC), Tamil Nadu Dr. J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU), Nagapattinam, organized a 3-day grand international aquaculture event, ‘Asian Pacific Aquaculture – 2019’ (APA-19) at Chennai Trade Center from 19 June 2019. It is an annual event of …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: After sacking errant income tax officers, the government on 18 June 2019 dismissed 15 senior customs and central excise officials, including one of the ranks of principal commissioner, from service on charges of corruption and bribery, according to a report in Business Standard quoting …

Panaji: Port Wings News Network: Traditionally ports in India are segments for trade and modes of transport for cargoes, but world over many countries are thriving on tourism as an important ingredient of economy, Dr. E. Ramesh Kumar, IAS Chairman, Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), has said. Addressing the dignitaries and …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Reacting to media reports that highlighted a perceived set-back to the automated process of refunds for exporters under GST on account of the introduction of manual checks to curb large scale frauds in IGST refunds, government statement stated that these news items regrettably create …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: In connection with the public exchange offer by DSV A/S for all publicly held registered shares of Panalpina World Transport (Holding) AG published on 13 May 2019, the Board of Directors will propose at the Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled for 16 July, 2019, the election …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: WTO members in the Negotiating Group on Rules considered four new proposals at the cluster of fisheries subsidies meetings held on 10-15 June, the second to last round of negotiations before the August break. With less than six months left until the December target to …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Contecon Manzanillo S.A. de C.V. (CMSA) in Colima, Mexico and Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC) in Cortes, Honduras were certified internationally with the seal of “fair logistics” by Texas-based World Organization of Cities and Logistics Platforms (OMCPL – Organizacion Mundial de Cuiadades y Plataformas Logisticas), after …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: A mock drill was conducted on Tsunami in Chennai Port Trust on 19.6.2019 by NDRF in association with CISF, Chennai Port Fire Service, Chennai Port Hospital, CITPL and Tamil Nadu Police personnel. Tsunami awareness was raised at 0945 hrs and accordingly all department staff were …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Speaking at the CIMAC conference in Vancouver recently, Dr Alexander Knafl, MAN Energy Solutions, presented the results of a new study which examines the potential of hybrid power solutions in light of tightening regulations on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The result of a cooperation between …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The biofuel in the pilot project is the same blend of used cooking oil and heavy which has been tested and successfully validated in a trial driven in collaboration with the Dutch Sustainability Growth Coalition (DSGC), and Shell his year. It is certified as a …

Port Wings, 19 June 2019: Whether you like it or not, India is amidst trade wars emanating from different parts of the world. On one hand, it is US versus China, and on another side, real war clouds of surrounding Iran, from where India was (until now) importing large chunk …