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By Thomas Nilsen The Barents Observer Submarines, bombers and and a mobile launcher. Four ballistic missiles, two in each direction, crossed the Arctic hemisphere on 26 October. A salvo of two missiles was launched from a Pacific Fleet submarine in the Sea of Okhotsk towards the Chizha test range on …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Bharatmala Pariyojana is a new umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps through effective interventions like development of Economic Corridors, Inter Corridors and Feeder Routes, National Corridor Efficiency …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has arrived at the Port of Gothenburg and is set to stay. The first bunkering of a ship with LNG whilst it was loading took place on 27 October. Less than a month ago, the port saw the very first ship-to-ship …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) that represents some 275 airlines comprising 83% of global air traffic, has called for urgent action to address the challenges of infrastructure, regulatory harmonization and sustainability. ASIA-PACIFIC REGION FACES A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE Addressing the delegates attending the Association of …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: The World Maritime University’s (WMU) Regional Conference for the Americas took place from 23 to 25 October in Lima, Peru in partnership with the Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas (DICAPI). According to a media release, the three-day event brought together over 200 participants from …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: A 100-member Indian business delegation comprising of 51 leading manufacturer exporters of textiles and high fashion garment industry will be in Dubai, UAE, from 1-3 November 2017 to participate in the International Apparel and Textile Fair to be held at Dubai World Trade Centre. According …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Ministry of Shipping has sanctioned Rs 25 Crore as Grants-in-aid to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and another Rs 50 Crore to the Government of Karnataka for Karwar Port, for developing their infrastructure, under the Coastal Berth Scheme of its flagship programme Sagarmala . …

Tuticorin: Port Wings News Network: The longest container vessel at Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminals, V.O. Chidambaranar Port, SCI Mumbai was handled at the dawn of 26 October, 2017 on trial basis. The container vessel was berthed on 26 October at 06.45 Hrs at the Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminals in the …

Port Wings 25 October 2017 Epaper    

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Mr Nitin Gadkari has said that highways works worth Rs 8 lakh crore will begin before the end of 2018 under the Bharatmala Pariyojana. He was speaking to media …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network M.V. Viking Destiny under agency of Samsara Shipping has loaded 6016 vehicles in a span of 24 hrs on 20/21 October 2017 comprising 2870 Volkswagen vehicles, 3139 General Motor vehicles and seven JCB.  According to a media statement, this shipment is the largest parcel size …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr Suresh Prabhu launched the official website for the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in New Delhi on 24 October. CIPAM has been set up under the …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: DP World Limited handled 52.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first nine months of 2017, with gross container volumes growing by 10.0% year-on-year on a reported basis and 9.6% on a like-for-like  basis, with the third …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Mr AV Vijaykumar, the recently elected Chairman-elect, FFFAI, from Paramount Shipping Services based in Chennai, is unequivocal about the changes in mindset that Indian Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders should be striving for. And, it is far more relevant when the landscape of this …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Essar Projects, which is the principal EPC contractor for India’s first Ro-Ro ferry project that was inaugurated at Bhavnagar on 22 October by the Prime Minister  Narendra Modi, congratulated the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) on reaching the milestone. PROJECT OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE A GMB project …