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Port Wings, 14 July 2021: As the policies are developed, it is important we communicate our position of environmental strength. Moving cargo by water is the most carbon-efficient form of transportation. Logic dictates a shift from other forms of transportation to waterborne will reduce carbon emissions. This represents an opportunity …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) on 14 July 2021 welcomed the announcement on continuation of Rebate of State and Central taxes and Levies (RoSCTL). Shri. Raja. M. Shanmugham, President said he was glad and thankful for the approval given by Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime …

Vizag: Port Wings News Network: Dredging Corporation of India limited on 14 July 2021 inaugurated the new “Board Room” in its head office, Visakhapatnam. Shri D.Subha Rao, CFO, DCI, inaugurated the facility. This Board Room is developed under the concept of waste to wealth with minimum expenditure. The entire concept …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Welcoming and thanking the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman and Hon’ble Commerce & Industry and Textiles Minister, Shri Piyush Goyal for continuance of the RoSCTL benefits for apparel/garments and made-ups till 31st of March, 2024, at the …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index, published by Chinese news agency, Xinhua, and global maritime data provider, the Baltic Exchange, has ranked Singapore as the top global shipping centre for the eighth year running. The index is an independent ranking of the performance of …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Korean Register (KR), Hyundai Motors and Hyundai Global Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to develop and commercialize hydrogen fuel cell systems to propel marine vessels. The IMO’s ambition to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping by 50% or more, …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Greek startup Harbor Lab welcomed in June its 300th vessel to its online disbursements platform. The achievement was realised 15 months after the software company launched its disbursements accounting (DA) processing solution for the shipping industry, which gives vessels’ operators access to agents and vendors …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Essar Shipping Ltd, part of Essar Global Fund Ltd’s services and technology portfolio, on 12 July 2021 said two of its handysize vessels Tvisha and Tuhina weighing 13,000 DWT, have been engaged in exports of rice from India to Bangladesh as per the recent bilateral …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) received the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of any year since 1994. IMB’s latest global piracy report details 68 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships – the lowest total since 1994 – down from 98 incidents …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), one of India’s premier container handling ports, flagged a trial operation at the newly constructed coastal berth. The maiden trial run commenced with the handling of ‘ONGC Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) GREATSHIP DHRITI’ in the presence of Shri Sanjay Sethi, …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: In a major boost to wheat exports, the first shipment of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Bhalia variety of wheat was exported today to Kenya and Sri Lanka from Gujarat. The GI certified wheat has high protein content and is sweet in taste. The crop …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: CSP Abu Dhabi container terminal, the first greenfield project of COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (CSP) operating within Abu Dhabi Ports’ flagship deep-water port Khalifa Port, has announced its terminal will be the first in the Middle East to implement an autonomous port truck system. Following …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Domestic Cargo Agents Association of India (DACAAI) had its first Virtual meeting with Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Hardeep S Puri. DACAAI brought out certain challenges that were hampering the growth of domestic air cargo in India. The suggestions from DACAAI related to …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: In a step towards boosting horticultural crops exports, a first commercial shipment of Mishri variety of luscious cherries from Kashmir valley has been exported to Dubai from Srinagar. APEDA assisted the shipment of cherries to Dubai by MS Desai Agri-Food Private Limited, a venture …