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Paradip: Port Wings News Network: The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) began the observance of “Swachhta Pakhwada”, as per instructions from the Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India. It started with a Swachhata Pledge administered by Shri Rinkesh Roy, Chairman, PPT to HoDs and Dy.HoDs at the Portico in front of …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Maritime Association of Nationwide Shipping Agencies (MANSA) has elected a new executive committee for the term 2020-22 with Mr Hiren Ved to preside over the committee for 2020-21 and Captain Ram Iyer for 2021-22. The current Executive committee presided by Captain Amit Wason will hand …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: A new weekly rail shuttle service has commenced, providing Oslo and Norway with a rapid, dependable, climate-smart link to the largest port in Scandinavia. The service is can transfer 2,000 trucks from road to rail, with a resulting reduction in carbon emissions of over 700,000 …

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Port Wings, 16 September 2020: The Covid-19 crisis, and the political, economic and social disruptions it has caused, is fundamentally changing the traditional context for decision-making. The inconsistencies, inadequacies and contradictions of multiple systems –from health and financial to energy and education – are more exposed than ever amidst a …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Korean Register (KR) has announced the establishment of a new LNG Fueled and Bunkering Simulation Center (KR LSC). The new facility is located at KR’s headquarters in Busan and officially opened on 15 September. Following the opening ceremony, a memorandum of understanding was signed …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: P&O FERRYMASTERS has announced the launch of an advanced track and trace service for its container customers, making it the first major logistics business in Europe to introduce the technology. Its parent company, DP World, the Dubai- based provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Responding to the monthly export figures, FIEO President Mr Sharad Kumar Saraf said that August 2020 exports show similar trends as in July 2020 with a double-digit negative growth of 12.66 percent at USD 22.70 billion. As the businesses and economic activities are inching …

  Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: “India has progressive policy regime to support entrepreneurs. But we need effective implementation of these policies to enable MSMEs and start-up enterprises benefit from the business opportunities arising from the COVID pandemic, Mr Vijay Kalantri, President-All India Association of Industries (AIAI), has said. Speaking …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: TecPlata has begun handling import shipments bound for Buenos Aires La Plata Free Zone (BAZFLP), a promising development for the terminal. The shipment from Brazil were unloaded at TecPlata last month, and included a seismograph bound for the Vaca Muerta unconventional oil and gas field …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Abu Dhabi Ports on 12 September 2020 announced Khalifa Port’s expansion is on pace for completion. The Khalifa Port expansion, announced in December 2019, aims to attract new business and significantly boost capacity in line with evolving customer expectations, and has progressed significantly since its …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: As part of his visits to gain first-hand knowledge of business potential and the progress achieved by industrial zones in the region, Mr. TAGA Masayuki, Consul General of Japan in Chennai, on 14 September 2020 visited Sri City SEZ. Mr. Ravindra Sannareddy, Founder Managing Director, …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Despite the pandemic, Indian exporters have started receiving a lot of enquiries and orders from across the globe helping many sectors to show improved export performance, which is likely to get better in next few months, Mr S K Saraf, President, FIEO, has said. …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Gothenburg City Council on 10 September 2020 passed a resolution to grant more than 1,2 billion kronor (€120,000,000) to finance the Skandia Gateway project, which is aimed at deepening the fairway leading into the Port of Gothenburg. The sum was matched by the Swedish Transport …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) has participated in a global tender for “Post monsoon maintenance dredging at New Mangalore Port for the years 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23” invited by New Mangalore Port (NMPT), Karnataka during May 2020. DCI has successfully bagged the project under …