Ports

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: PSA’s Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)’s fourth container terminal, was officially opened by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to much fanfare on 18 February 2018. Mr Modi officiated the BMCT opening remotely from the site of the future Navi Mumbai …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Fourth Container Terminal (FCT) of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust on 18 February. With this, JNPT will  nearly double its container handling capacity . The new FCT will add a capacity of 24 lakh containers per year in …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: HAROPA has been invited by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) to share its experience on sustainable environment during the 10th Biennal International Conference on Ports, shipping & Logistics. The conference, to be held in Mumbai on 16 February 2018, is expected to …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: About 25 rare old pictures on the making of port of Cochin, particularly of construction of the rail-road bridges to Willingdon Island, were handed over to Cochin Port Maritime Heritage Museum at a function held at the Museum on 12 February. The photographs and some …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Anticipating disruption in operations, Mumbai and Nhava Sheva Ship Agents Association has drawn the attention of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) on the likelihood of conflict between the terminals. Following the commencement of BMCTPL, APM Terminal that operates GTI at JNPT believes that handling of …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) continues its pioneering work in Iraq’s port sector with its second phase investment in new container terminal infrastructure well underway at its Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) at the Port of Umm Qasr. PHASE TWO EXPANSION ICTSI is unique in …

    Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: The 9662 TEU capacity Maersk Salina arrived at APM Terminals Pipavav recently representing the first call of Maersk Line’s FM3 Service to APM Terminals Pipavav. The service links India to key markets through port calls in Tanjung Pelepas,Malaysia; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Nhava Sheva, …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The major ports in India have recorded a growth of 4.58% and together handled 560.97 Million Tonnes of cargo during the period April 2017 to January, 2018 as against 536.41 Million Tonnes handled during the corresponding period of previous year. For the period from …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: DP World Limited handled 70.1 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the full year of 2017, with gross container volumes growing by 10.1% year-on-year on a reported basis and 9.7% on a like-for-like basis, ahead of Drewry Maritime’s …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: PSA’s Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (“BMCT”) received its first container vessel call with the berthing of CMA-CGM’s “Centaurus” at the terminal on 2 February 2018. The 3,426 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) vessel operates on the Swahili Express Service (“SWAX”) linking India and East …

    Paradip: Port Wings News Network: Paradip Port Trust clocked all time monthly volume record in terms of Cargo Handling as it handled 10.18 MMT cargo in January 2018 thus by achieving its highest ever monthly total. Addressing the gathering of the Port Users and stake holders along with …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: International partnerships to shape the future of world trade was part of the agenda at discussions held between DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and other world leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. …

Panaji: Port Wings News Network: Mormugao Port, one of the oldest port in the country and serving the state and the nation for 130 years, supports 6000 families directly and ten times more families of the trade indirectly, Mr I Jeyakumar, IRTS Chairman, Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), has said. While …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (BMCT), promoted by one of the leading global port groups PSA International, on 29 January 2018 received its first container arriving by road during a gate opening ceremony officiated by Mr Vivek Johri, IRS, Chief Commissioner Customs, Jawaharlal Nehru …

Paradip: Port Wings News Network: Republic Day was celebrated by Paradip Port Trust Authority with a great passion. Mr Rinkesh Roy, Chairman, PPT unfurled the National Flag and took salute from 38 platoons consisting of CISF Jawans, students of Paradip College, Orissa Maritime Academy and different schools of Paradip Township. …