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New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu, held an interaction with Farmer Producers’ Organizations (FPOs) through video link in 81locations of the country in New Delhi on 26 February 2019. Around twelve locations from the North East were part of this interaction with …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Speaking at the first National Conference on Logistics Policy at FICCI House in New Delhi Mr Samir Shah, immediate past Chairman, Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI) and Partner, JBS Group maintained that the draft Logistics Policy, which was recently unveiled by …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Protectionist policies in EU for import of steel products from India and other markets along with  shut down of the Tuticorin  plant of Sterlite Copper are among the major reasons for a sharp drop in exports of ferrous and non-ferrous metal exports, the EEPC India …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Smt.Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon’ble Union Minister of Textiles on 28 February 2019 launched a Comprehensive Scheme for development of Knitting and Knitwear Sector with various components under Powertex India in New Delhi. The scheme was launched simultaneously in major three clusters, Tirupur, Ludhiana and Kolkata …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, launched a comprehensive scheme for Development of Knitting and Knitwear Sector under PowerTex India in New Delhi today.The Textiles Minister also interacted with industry associations related to knit wear sector in three clusters of Kolkata, Tirupur and …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: International freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina ended the year 2018 with a historic record in Air Freight volumes, a recovering Ocean Freight product and solid profitability in Logistics. For the full year, Panalpina’s reported EBIT increased from CHF 103.3 million to CHF 118.4 million …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: SEA\LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, believes LNG is a viable pathway to meet the International Maritime OrganiZation (IMO)’s 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) targets. The maritime industry really has two broad …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: ShipServ, the world’s leading maritime e-Procurement platform, today announced record breaking figures for the total OPEX spend placed through its platform in January 2019. In January 2019, marine buyers spent $385 million through the ShipServ platform, up 30% from 2018 figures, based on a record …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Kerry Logistics Network Limited brings Internet of Things (IoT) to practice in international shipments with the introduction of smart sensor which enables total supply chain visibility and sophisticated security measures. With real-time information available on the digital supply chain, Kerry Logistics is able to provide …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: AirBridgeCargo Airlines is ramping up its footprint in Asia with the introduction of Dhaka to its international network. The company will offer customers twice-weekly frequencies to the capital of Bangladesh to accommodate the country’s emerging export flows, which have seen westbound volumes grow robustly in …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) and eBay formally announced a partnership to promote retail exports via eCommerce from India on 27 February 2019. According to a media statement, this strategic tie-up will stimulate the growth of Indian retail exporters by helping them …

Mundra: Port Wings News Network: Global trade enabler DP World operated Mundra International Container Terminal (MICT), has achieved a new milestone by registering the highest berth productivity of 179.38, which is approx. 1.29 times higher than the average. In 2019, MICT has successfully maintained the berth productivity of over 170while …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2018 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continuing safety improvements over the long term, but an increase in accidents compared to 2017. The all accident rate (i) (measured in accidents per 1 million …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Chennai Port has set another landmark achievement by handling 88,000 Tonnes of Crude Oil  on 18.02.2019, from the  vessel m.v. NORDIC MOON carrying 1,46,025 Tonnes through the  42” diameter pipeline from Bharathi Dock (BD-III) to CPCL refinery in Manali. The above achievement surpasses the previous …