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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Volga-Dnepr Group continues to operate charter flights into China despite the current disruption to the air freight market. Flown commodities include that of essential items in response to the Coronavirus outbreak such as masks, sanitiser gels, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. In addition to this, the …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: ‘Ahmedabad Custom House Agents’ Association’ (ACHAA) will now be known as ‘Ahmedabad Custom Brokers’ Association’ (ACBA) as per the nomenclature changed in Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations – 2013. New name and registration have been also granted under the Societies Registration Act, 1660 and under the …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Virgin Atlantic Cargo will launch a new daily Heathrow-Cape Town service from October 2020 and increase capacity to Cuba as part of their winter flying programme. As Virgin Atlantic celebrates 24 years of services to South Africa, the introduction of Cape Town flights from Heathrow …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited) hosted Spices and Psyllium [Isabgol] customers in Unjha on 24 January 2020. Unjha located in Mehsana district of Gujarat is known for its Cumin, Fennel, and Isabgol seed exports. The APM Terminals Pipavav team welcomed the customers and …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Shri. Raja M Shanmugham, President, Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA), welcomed the Tamil Nadu State Government decision of allocating Rs.1,224.25 crore in Budget Estimates 2020-21 for the Handlooms and Textiles. It may be noted that Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and Minister of Finance Shri …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Responding to a nominal decline in January exports by 1.66 percent at USD 25.97 billion during the month, FIEO President, Mr Sharad Kumar Saraf said that global and domestic factors have again pull-down the monthly exports. Besides protectionism and liquidity concerns coupled with sudden …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Chemical, and Fertilizers while addressing the press conference highlighted that Inland Waterways is one of the most important pillars of “Arth-Ganga” project, which will result into inclusive growth and play a key role in …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Dubai-based provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain logistics, DP World, has agreed to acquire a majority 51% stake in TIS Container Terminal in the Port of Yuzhny, Ukraine, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including regulatory approval. Bringing the TIS Container Terminal into …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Korean Register (KR) has released a newly-upgraded suite of online services for customers. Lee Hyung-chul, KR Chairman and CEO, announced the new services on 12 February 2020. The new services include KR e-Fleet v2 for fleet management, KR e-MESIS v2 for managing the inspection and …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd (PSA Marine) had completed the 100% acquisition of Tramarsa Flota S.A. and its subsidiaries (Tramarsa Flota) in Peru from the Grupo Romero. The Stock Purchase Agreement was signed by Mr Peter Chew, Managing Director of PSA Marine and Mr Marco Peschiera, …

Port Wings, 12 Feb 2020: The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s clarification on taxing non-resident Indians (NRIs) in her Budget announcement doesn’t seem to have cleared all the doubts over the issue and may require the deployment of a rarely used avenue — the tie breaker — experts said. This device …

  Chennai: Port Wings News Network: On 07.02.2020, Shri Bimal Kumar Jha has assumed the charge as Deputy Chairman of V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin, on 7 February succeeding Shri N. Vaiyapuri, who retired on superannuation on 31 October 2019. Likewise, Shri. A.K. Mehera assumed the charge of Deputy Chairman, …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT met Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board, along with key officials of Railways & DFCCIL to discuss the ongoing rail projects at JNPT. In the meeting, key avenues for mutual support and opportunities for growth of the rail …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) achieved a new milestone in cargo handling of cement by registering record high of 9185MT in a day on 08 February 2020 on vessel MV Apinya Naree, surpassing earlier record of 9008 MT achieved on 16 January 2019 on MV BOONYA …