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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Total and Adani Group have signed an agreement to jointly develop multi energy offers to the Indian energy market. This cooperation includes Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Fuel Retail. The Adani Group is an Indian private conglomerate active in 50 countries and specialized in commodities …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) remains firmly committed to the successful transition to the 0.5% global sulphur cap in marine fuels and the related dates that have been agreed at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (UN IMO). At the same time, it fully …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Georgia Ports Authority achieved a 12 percent increase in containerized trade at the Port of Savannah in September, along with a 37.6 percent increase in roll-on/roll-off trade at the Port of Brunswick. Griff Lynch, Executive Director, GPA, said, “The impressive volumes moving through our …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Port Freeport has announced the commencement of a new global liner service at Port Freeport on 17 October 2018. CMA CGM, a global container transportation and shipping company, commenced commercial cargo operations with their weekly Brazex service. Phyllis Saathoff, Executive Director/CEO of Port Freeport, said, …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: At a meeting of the full WTO membership on 16 October, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo noted the emerging debate on ‘WTO reform’ and highlighted the importance that this discussion is inclusive. Roberto Azevêdo said: “The state of this organization is an issue in which everyone has …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: At the 5th Annual International Shipowning & Shipmanagement Summit in London, a new training package produced by KVH Videotel and ISWAN was introduced for seafarers worldwide. The package, ‘Seafarers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing’ will be available free of charge throughout the industry due to the …

Port Wings, 17 Oct 2018: The US is facing two theatres of war, either cold or hot, nowadays. One is in our backyard, and it is with the China on trade front. Another one is just brewing in Middle East, as mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Kingdom’s …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Chennai Port has recorded another landmark performance by handling Clay of 5620 Tonnes, in a single day on 14 October 2018, imported from the vessel MV Phuong Nam 1 at Jawahar Dock -2. According to a media statement from port authorities, the noteworthy achievement …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: PSA’s Chennai International Terminals Pvt Ltd (CITPL) and Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) have relaunched shuttle trains between CITPL and Concor’s Tondiarpet Inland Container Depot (TNPM), with the departure of a full rake of 80 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from CITPL to TNPM on 16 …

Paradip: Port Wings News Network: Paradip Port has added yet another feather to its cap by successfully completing movement of 27 vessels within 20 Hrs (i.e. from the period of 6.00 AM on 13th October 2018 to 2.00 AM on 14th October 2018). In the first shift – 12 number …

Mangalore: Port Wings News Network: The students and staff of five leading colleges of Mangalore participated in a Painting Competition held at NMPT Cruise Terminal on 12 October 2018 on the Theme “Traditional Art Forms and Culture of Karnataka”. Themes as diverse as Yakshagana, Keelu Kudure, Kambala, Puja Kunita, Devi …

Tuticorin: Port Wings News Network: On 15 October 2018, V.O. Chidambaranar Port, for the first time in port’s history, handled a vessel with 14 metre draft. The vessel ‘MV Zheng Jun’ was docked at the North Cargo Berth-I at 1600 Hrs. The Panama flagged vessel ‘MV Zheng Jun’ with Length …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Responding to the trade data for the month of September, 2018, President FIEO said that though the data shows a marginal negative growth in the month of September primarily due to high base effect last year, the aggregate value of exports in this September …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) have concluded a Bilateral Strategic Feeder Network Cooperation Agreement, which has already started on the first trades. The collaboration is leveraging the unique strengths and competitive advantages of both companies and aims to provide the market with a superior …