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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), the Croatian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) at the Port of Rijeka, recently welcomed the new Rijeka Land Sea Express, a weekly vessel and intermodal service linking Rijeka to Central European countries. Led by COSCO Shipping and …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Ocean Network Express (ONE) initiated a Global Marine Safety and Quality Campaign during the months of September and October 2019, to reiterate marine navigation safety practices. A month prior to the campaign, ONE’s CEO – Jeremy Nixon, chaired a ‘Marine Safety and Quality Management Conference’ …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Virgin Atlantic’s new flying programme for summer 2020 will give cargo customers more capacity on prime routes to India, Africa and the United States. The new schedule will see the introduction of a second daily Boeing 787 service to Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport, commencing on …

Port Wings, 20 Nov 2019: Ever since he took the office of the Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy for the second term in 2019, Mr Narendra Modi has been flying and flying most of the days. While the BJP Party and Modi’s hardcore supporters claims that his foreign …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: As part of DHL (www.DHL.com) Express’ commitment to innovation, the company launched a unique Multi-Channel Tool (MCT) that allows customers to interact with DHL Express via live chat and specialised email services. Hennie Heymans, CEO of DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, said, “Customers benefit from …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Shri Arvind Singh, Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI) on his maiden visit to Chennai inaugurated the new gate management system at Chennai Airport on 19 November 2019. According to a media statement, the new system at boarding gates will enable the airline staff to …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: National Electronic Toll Collection (FASTag) programme, the flagship initiative of MoRT&H and NHAI has been implemented on pan India basis to remove bottlenecks on toll plazas and ensure seamless movement of traffic and collection of user fee as per the notified rates, using passive …

  Paradip: Port Wings News Network: Paradip Ladies Club has organised a screening-cum-awareness camp for breast cancer and Cervical cancer on 18 November 2019. The camp was successfully organised by active participation of Smt.Subhalaxmi Roy, President, Paradip Ladies Club, Smt. Sabita Panda, Working President, Smt. Kalpana Sahu, Secretary and active …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: With a view to improve the Ease of Doing Business at grass root level enabling reduction in dwell time in exim trade, and to discuss strategic and operational issues currently faced by Customs Broking industry, the office bearers of FFFAI headed by its Chairman, Mr …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Essar Bulk Terminal Ltd (EBTL), a part of Essar Ports, said it has completed work on the Passenger Ferry Terminal that has paved the way for a cruise-based passenger ferry service, commencing 15 November 2019, between Hazira Port in Surat and Bandra-Worli Sea Link in …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: As part of his Tamil Nadu tour, Union Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) and Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya on 15 November 2019 visited Kamarajar Port. During his visit to the Port Shri Mandaviya inaugurated the newly constructed parking yard, new gate complex …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Reacting to a marginal decline in October exports by 1.1 percent with USD 26.38 billion during the month, FIEO President, Mr Sharad Kumar Saraf said that trade tensions and rising protectionism has led to this marginal decrease in exports during the month. Further this …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The world is facing a climate emergency and every organisation is responsible to address this growing crisis. With one dual fuel LNG harbour tug already in service and another joining the PSA Marine fleet by end December 2019, PSA Marine and Wärtsilä have pledged to …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: A.P. Moller – Maersk’ third quarter is characterized by improved profitability across the business. According to a media statement, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) improved 14% to USD 1.7bn in the quarter, reflecting an increase in EBITDA margin to 16.5%. However, revenue …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: World Trade Expo is an amazing platform to promote exports and investment in Maharashtra, Dr. Harshdeep Kamble, IAS, Secretary – Industries & Mining and Development Commissioner (Industries), Directorate of Industries, Government of Maharashtra, has said. Addressing the gathering at the 3rd World Trade Expo 2019 …