Ports

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Ltd commenced the call of their weekly service, PIX 2 with the call of  MV SSL Kochi at Adani Ennore Container Terminal in Kamarajar Port on 4 January 2018. The other partner in the service is Shipping Corporation of India. The …

Cochin: Port Wings News Network: To make India attractive to cruise passengers and to promote cruise tourism in the country, Ministry of Home Affairs has at the request of Ministry of Shipping, exempted cruise tourists arriving with e-visa from the requirement of biometric enrolment for a period of three years …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved amendments in the Model Concession Agreement (MCA) to make the Port Projects more investor-friendly and make investment climate in the Port Sector more attractive. According to a media statement, the amendments in the …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Global trade enabler DP World’s Subcontinent region has set yet another industry benchmark for being the first container port operator in India to successfully handle more than 50 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), across its terminals. According to a media statement, DP World (erstwhile P&O …

Kolkata: Port Wings News Network: Helped by improved railway connectivity, cargo movement through Kolkata Port has witnessed an unusual spurt in the current fiscal year, thanks largely to despatches of construction and polling material to Nepal, a report in leading business daily Livemint said quoting port officials. NEPALESE IMPORTS INCREASE …

    Chennai: Port Wings News Network: As part of its CSR programme, Gangavaram Port Limited has handed over a contribution of Rs.12.5 Lakhs to District Collector of Visakhapatnam on 27 December 2017 towards construction of Bio-Toilets in the district. A cheque for Rs. 12.5 Lakhs was handed over to …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Irked over the subdued action by Mumbai Port Trust to improve desired draught levels, the Mumbai and Nhava Sheva Ship Agents Association (MANSA) urged the port management to honour its commitment to the trade. In a letter addressed to Deputy Conservator, Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT), …

Kolkata: Port Wings News Network: Vinit Kumar is the first Indian Railway Service (IRS) official to become the chairman of Kolkata Port Trust in October. Two months later, he is busy mitigating the logistics gaps that earned Kolkata the tag of the costliest port in India. “We are taking a …

From Colachel to Enayam, and now to Kovalam Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The proposed Enayam International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (EICTT) project has been cancelled as officials have found an alternative location for executing the project, according to a report in leading English daily The New Indian Express. A strategically …

Panaji: Port Wings News Network: The Cruise Berth terminal at the Mormugao Port resembled a Christmas Party zone with scintillating music and melodious Carols filling the air and Santa Claus making his presence felt to ring in the Christmas spirit, as the Officials of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation, Government …