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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Kerry Logistics Network Limited, Deloitte, and CargoSmart have successfully connected multiple distributed ledger technology (DLT) networks for a platform to enhance efficiency for the shipping industry worldwide by digitising document exchange between forwarders and carriers, as well as improving the traceability of shipping documents. Completed …

Panaji: Port Wings News Network: 4 February 2019, is a glorious day for the Mormugao Port Trust when it hosted one the largest ocean cruise liner MS QUEEN MARY 2 on its maiden visit to Goa. The luxury cruise liner berthed in the early hours of the morning and the …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is all set to launch the 30th National Road Safety Week from tomorrow ( 4 February 2019), with a host of initiatives planned for generating awareness and sensitizing people about safe road usage. In an event at …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: 1st Edition of Logix India 2019 concluded with a roaring success, huge participation and great fan following across the country and globe. The 3-day mega event organized by Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) saw well over 3000 business to business meetings along with …

Port Wings News Network: Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE) on 1 February 2019 announced that ONE GRUS, with a carrying capacity of 14,000 TEU, has been successfully delivered at Kure Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation. The sublet owner is Nippon Yusen Kaisha. This is ONE’s first delivery this …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), an industry-leading ship management company, and Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, announced today that they are jointly launching the world’s first global MaritimeTech startup accelerator, the EPS MaritimeTech Accelerator Powered by Techstars. To be based in EPS’ headquarters …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Electronic Bill of Lading pilot reduces time to transfer shipment documents from seven days to one second 28 tons of fresh mandarin oranges, symbol of prosperity, arrive early for Lunar New Year Singapore, 1 February 2019 – Pacific International Lines (“PIL”) has used an electronic …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Government has undertaken rationalization of customs duties and procedures to promote the “Make in India” initiative. While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal said, “The Government has abolished …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Hindustan Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the Interim Budget presented by Shri Piyush Goyal, Finance Minister of India. Commenting on the Union Budget 2019, Rajendra Kumar P, President, Hindustan Chamber of Commerce, said that the Budget has largely focused on uplift of agricultural sector and …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Mr Ganesh Kumar Gupta, President, FIEO commenting on the Interim Budget said that direct income support to farmers at the rate of Rs.6,000/- per year and the mega Pension Yojana for unorganised sector workers at the rate of Rs.3,000/- per month would meet the …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Inaugurating the first edition of Logix India 2019 at New Delhi on January 31, 2019, Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Suresh Prabhu said that the commerce ministry is working on draft national logistics policy, aimed at promoting seamless movement of goods …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Over 130 International Logistics and Freight Forwarder companies are attending Inaugural LOGIX INDIA 2019 to develop superior Trade linkages with India in the form of partnerships, joint ventures and 100 per cent foreign entities. Currently India is ranked 44 in the World Bank Logistics …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Designer leather products from 28 countries will be displayed in the 34th India International Leather Fair (IILF) – 2019, which will be held from Feb 1-3, 2019, Shri. P.R. Aqeel Ahmed, Chairman, Council for Leather Exports (CLE), has said. Addressing the media on 30 January …

Port Wings, 30 Jan 2019: The two-day Global Investors’ Meet in Tamil Nadu concluded on January 24 by securing a whopping Rs. 3.4 lakh crore as investment in the state. According to several media reports this is a huge success for the state government that was targeting for commitment for …