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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited) hosted Customer Trade Events in Mumbai and Delhi. Both events were attended by around 150 distinguished guests from the leading Shipping Lines / Cargo owners / Beneficiary Cargo owners / Train operators / Freight Forwarders / Custom house …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Kjetil M. Ebbesberg is appointed as new Group CFO in DNV GL and will succeed Thomas Vogth-Eriksen, who will become Director, Certification Division in DNV GL – Business Assurance. Mr. Ebbesberg will join DNV GL on 1 April 2020 and take up the Group CFO …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: V.O. Chidambaranar Port, the economic engine of Southern Tamil Nadu, has handled 7.41 Lakh TEUs of Containers as on 02 March 2020 and has surpassed previous financial year’s Container Traffic of 7.39 lakh TEUs. According to a media statement, the port has achieved record container …

Port Wings, 04 March 2020:  The ongoing coronavirus outbreak, high fleet growth in 2019 and warm weather are part of a cocktail of forces pushing tanker freight rates down. Tanker rates have taken a turn for the worse due to dwindling demand and fewer cargoes available, as a result of …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is contacting aviation regulators worldwide to request that the rules governing use of airport slots be suspended immediately and for the 2020 season, due to the impact of COVID-19 (the Coronavirus). Around 43% of all passengers depart from over …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu on 29 February 2020 called upon all the Chairpersons and administrators of Ports across the country to make ports more energy-efficient and environment-friendly. He stressed that such efforts were needed to counter climate change, one of …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: M.V. Scarlet Albetros, Panama flag vessel carrying 76,000 Tonnes of Limestone with an arrival draft of 14 metres was berthed at the Chennai Port Trust (Jawahar Dock 2) on 28 Februa 2020.  The vessel came from AL FUJAYRAH.  This is the largest Limestone consignment handled …

Port Wings News Network: Ahmedabad Custom Brokers’ Association with an intention to motivate and encourage members & their staff to understand the shipping, Logistics and Customs Clearance process effectively. As the part of the same Ahmedabad Custom Brokers’ Association have tied up with Logistics Skill Council to impart one day …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Centre is keen to operate ferry services between Karaikal port in the Union Territory and Jaffna port in Sri Lanka as part of its efforts to promote tourism, said Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya, according to a report in The Hindu. …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) &Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya on 28 February 2020 commissioned Indian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varad in Chennai. Indian Coast Guard officials, officials of Ministry of Shipping and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Well-developed transport connectivity is a prerequisite for reaping the benefit of Free Trade Area, Tipu Munshi, Minister for Commerce, Bangladesh, has said. Speaking on the occasion at the BIMSTEC Expo jointly organized by All India Association of Industries (AIAI) and MVIRDC World Trade Center Mumbai …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Eight shipping agencies participated in the MANSA OG Trophy Cricket Tournament held this week (24-28 February) at Oval Maidan, Churchgate with Mitsutor Shipping Agency lifting the trophy against NYK Line (India) Pvt. Ltd in the final match. The other teams that participated in the tournament …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust has achieved significant improvement in overall Dwell Time, especially the import dwell time, which has reduced from 55.55 hours in 2018-19 to 37.33 hours in 2019-20, till January 2020, Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman of JNPT, has said. Highlighted the various …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI) organised its 3rd Executive Committee Meeting for the tenure of 2019-21 on 7- 8 February 2020 at Nashik. The EC Meeting was participated by a large number of Office Bearers, EC Members and Board of Advisors of …