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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Marine Workshop of IMU-Chennai Campus and dedicated the new buildings of Visakhapatnam campuses to the nation through virtual mode from Chennai on 23 December. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister pointed …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The fiscal year 2021-22 is expected to end with merchandise exports of US$ 400 Bn. As this would be on a high base for FY’ 2022-23 unlike last year, said FIEO President, Dr A Sakthivel. Thus, export growth of 30-35% on such numbers would …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: In a major reform for the Port sector, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal on 22 December announced the Tariff Guidelines, 2021 for the PPP projects in Major Ports. The need for new guidelines arose consequent upon the new Major …

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Chennai, 22 Dec 2021: Even after trading partners including the U.S. and Europe urged Beijing to delay the implementation of the new law on food imports, China will rollout the new rules from January 1, 2022 as planned.. ,Experts saying the policy would further disrupt supply chains. Food imports into …

SAGARMALA PRAGRAMME (i)   Maritime India Summit, 2021 The Prime Minister on March 02, 2021 inaugurated the ‘Maritime India Summit 2021’ through video conferencing. The summit was organized by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and conducted on a virtual platform from 2ndto 4thMarch, 2021. 486 MoUs were signed for …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement to acquire LF Logistics, a Hong Kong-based contract logistics company, with premium capabilities within omnichannel fulfilment services, e-commerce, and inland transport in the Asia-Pacific region. “The acquisition of LF Logistics is an important and truly strategic …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Indian Major Ports & Dock Officers’ Association (IMPDOA) members recently met the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi. During the meeting, the association urged the minister to work for introducing uniform periodicity for Pay revision for Class …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari on 20 December 2021 laid Foundation stone and Inaugurated 232 km of National Highways at a cost of Rs.4160 Crore in Jaunpur and Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh in presence of Chief Minister of Uttar …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: On 11 December 2021, Chennai Port has created a new record by loading 38,079 Tonnes of Barytes (in 24 hours) on a single day at Jawahar Dock 4 from the vessel M.V.RB EDEN surpassing the earlier record of 35,671 Tonnes of Barytes at JD 4 …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) on 16 December announced the signing of an international freight supply chain management partnership with Unilever effective from 2022. The four-year agreement will see the development and management of Unilever’s International Control Tower Solution – an operational management solution which …

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Chennai, 15 Dec 2021: Importers and exporters are struggling with historically poor levels of service from shipping lines, ports and terminals, and inland logistics providers, yet paying the highest shipping rates and surcharges seen for decades, according to Hookham. He explained that global shippers are riding a tidal wave of …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Responding to November 2021, FIEO President, Dr A Sakthivel said that the monthly exports performance of USD 30.04 billion with a high double-digit growth of more than 27.16 percent, showcases the continuous resilience of India’s exports sector. The enthusiasm with which the Exim community …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Oracle on 13 December 2021 announced that Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has chosen Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to power its next-generation Cargo Reservations, Operations, Accounting and Management Information System (CROAMIS) Application suite. According to a …