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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: With the intention to reduce the  transaction cost of exports and also reduce dual time in handling import export cargo, Customs department initiated several measures including Direct Port Delivery and Entry, e-sealing, RFID, AEO programme etc, Shri Ajit Kumar, Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs, Chennai, …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Indian National Ship-owners Association (INSA) has lauded the recent move by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to permit Indian-flag vessels to make calls enroute at Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi ports during their EXIM and domestic services. Applauding the move, Mr. Anil …

Port Wings, 6 March 2019: For the last two months, rumour mills are running non-stop on Gadkari. The reason – his statements of indirectly blaming the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for all the mess in the governance. Though the Minister Nitin Gadkari on several occasions categorically rejected the theory of …

Cochin: Port Wings News Network: A long pending dream of introducing regular container barge service between Cochin Port and Kottayam Port will soon be a reality. Container barge service between Cochin and Kottayam via National Waterways-3 and National Waterways-9 will commence on 8 March 2019. A meeting was convened by …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The World Maritime University is launching a new, ground-breaking Postgraduate Diploma programme on Maritime Energy by distance learning on 5 March 2019. The Maritime Energy programme takes a holistic approach from ships to ports and shipyards, combining innovative technical solutions with a socio-economic-environmental perspective. Dr …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Karaikal Port’s CEO Mr. K. Muralidharan has been elected as one of the State Council Members of CII Puducherry for 2019-20. CII Puducherry’s Annual Meeting was held on 01-March-2019 at Puducherry where the list of elected candidates was announced. The Annual Meeting which was followed …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading clean technology and engineering company pioneering modern auxiliary wind propulsion for the global maritime industry, on 5 March 2019 announced that its innovative Rotor Sail Solution has received the first-ever type approval design certificate granted to an auxiliary wind propulsion …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: GAC is tapping into growing project logistics and breakbulk business potential in India. Mark Delaney, Managing Director, GAC India, said, “The country’s burgeoning energy and infrastructure sectors have contributed to an increasing demand for project and oversized cargo handling, as well as breakbulk shipping.” Mark …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The potential of DP World investing in new infrastructure in Kazakhstan’s ports and logistics sectors was the focus of discussions between global trade enabler DP World’s Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister H.E. Askar Mamin in Astana on 5 …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Reacting to the news where US has given 60 days withdrawal notice to India on GSP benefit, Mr Ganesh Kumar Gupta, President, FIEO said that India’s exports to US stood at USD 50.57 billion in 2017 with a GSP tariff advantage of only USD …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is calling for outstanding individuals, teams, professionals or volunteers, companies and organisations involved in maritime search and rescues (SAR) – all around the world – to be nominated for an IMRF Award 2019. “The World Health Organisation estimates that …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: As per item 8 of Schedule 13 (Infrastructure) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, Indian Railways was required to examine establishing a new railway zone in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh. The matter has been examined in detail in consultation with stake …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu, met representatives of pharma and chemicals industries along with chairmen of Pharmexcil and Chemexcil in New Delhi on 26 February 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the preparation of a strategy and an action plan …

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 …