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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: DP World Limited handled 17.6 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2018, with gross container volumes growing by 7.3% year-on-year on a reported basis, and 8.4% on a like-for-like basis, well ahead of Drewry …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: British all-cargo airline, CargoLogicAir (CLA), has boosted its freighter services from the UK with the launch of additional Boeing 747F operations to Atlanta, Dubai and Hong Kong. CLA’s third flight per week to Atlanta, which returns directly to London Stansted, is in addition to its …

Tuticorin: Port Wings News Network: On 25 April 2018, V.O. Chidambaranar Port has achieved yet another milestone byhandling the vessel ‘M.V. Venus History’ with 38 metres across the beam. The vessel ‘M.V. Venus History’ with Length Over All (LOA) of 235m, Dead weight Tonnage (DWT) of 95,692 MT, Net Registered …

    New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Giriraj Singh, Minister of State (independent Charge) for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises(MSME), Government of India & MSME Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Panda, released a directory to facilitate the exporters during the recently concluded International SME Convention- 2018 in New Delhi. The …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The maiden FOTNA Cup Yachting regatta is being jointly conducted by Indian Navy and Royal Madras Yachting Club (RMYC) at Chennai from 26 to 29 April 2018. The regatta being organized under the aegis of Yachting Association of India (YAI) will have participation by variety …

Tuticorin: Port Wings News Network: In continuation to the memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and meeting with the District Collector regarding development of Thoothukudi District, Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI), Tuticorin, conducted an interactive meeting on Desalination Plant and its importance on 23 April …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) joint venture Keppel Smit Towage has named its first innovative LNG dual-fuel harbor tug on 25 April 2018. The tug will shortly enter service and marks a breakthrough to realizing clean environmentally friendly harbor towage services in the port of Singapore. …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 25 April 2018 has approved the renewal of Long Term Agreements(LTAs) for supply of iron ore (lumps and fines) of grade +64% Fe content to Japanese Steel Mills (JSMs) and POSCO, South Korea …

Port Wings, 25 April 2018: Its China again, and this time, it is about its tactical advancement through India’s maritime and land boundaries on both east and west. And, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives and Pakistan are already in their grip of economic support and if India not acts …

  Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, on 23 April 2018 appointed Mr Mukesh Balani as Traffic Manager in Chennai Port Trust. Prior to the posting, Mr Balani was working with Deendayal Port Trust, Kandla, as Traffic Manager. Likewise, the Ministry also transferred Mr …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Baltic Exchange will be introducing a modernised code of conduct for shipowners, charterers and shipbrokers using the physical shipping and freight derivatives markets. Following a detailed review of the current arrangements led by law firm Norton Rose Fulbright with oversight by the Baltic Exchange …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The International Transport Workers’ Federation has welcomed a new union agreement that reinstates pay and conditions for workers at two union ports in Papua New Guinea, but concerns remain over the future of 213 workers still without a contract. The PNG Maritime and Transport Workers’ …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) is partnering Global eTrade Services (GeTS) Asia Pte Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd (CrimsonLogic), in the development of a global common trade and supply chain platform called CALISTA™ – an initialism for CArgo Logistics, Inventory Streamlining & …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Chennai-based Sabari logistics has inaugurated its third warehousing facility built on 52,000 sqft at Ariyalur village near Ponneri on 21 April. Mr Balakumar, Assistant General Manager in Canara Bank, inaugurated the facility in the presence of Mr S Padmakumar, Chairman of Sabari Group, Mr …