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Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: As part of his official visit to the UAE to discuss bilateral cooperation in politics, security and foreign investment, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko toured DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port and Freezone on 3 November and met with the global trade enabler’s Group Chairman …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Volga-Dnepr Airlines has won the coveted ‘Best Cargo Charter Airline’ award in The BACA Excellence Awards 2017, voted for by members of BACA – the Air Charter Association. A ‘global voice’ of the air charter industry, BACA was founded in 1949 by members of the …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Countdown for the ‘FIATA World Congress 2018’, which is scheduled to take place from September 25 to 29, 2018 in New Delhi, has begun with commencement of formal registration procedure at the 56th FIATA World Congress held from October 4 to 8, 2017 in Kuala …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The Minister for Commerce and Industry Mr Suresh Prabhu visited Cuba from October 28 to 31 to explore opportunities to tap the huge untapped potential, for not only bilateral trade but also investment in the Latin American and Caribbean regions. STRATEGY TO PURSUE NEW …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: To promote Government of India’s ambitious ‘Make in India’ programme and to encourage domestic shipbuilding by providing a level playing field vis-a-vis foreign shipyards, the Government had approved the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy for Indian Shipyards in December 2015. This policy provides Rs. 4000 …

Visakhapatnam: Port Wings News Network: The Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Mr Nitin Gadkari flagged off a consignment of 230,000 tonnes of steel cargo from Vizag port to Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Kochi through coastal shipping route on 1 November through video …

    Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in September 2017 showing that demand (measured in freight tonne kilometers or FTKs), rose 9.2% compared to the same month in 2016. This was the slowest pace of growth seen …

    New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: A 112-Member Business Delegation comprising of 51 leading manufacturer exporters from Textile and Apparel Industry from India is in Dubai for exhibiting their products in the “Indian Pavilion” at International Apparel & Textile Fair held from 1st to 3rd November 2017 at …

    Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd), which is a part of the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network of 76 operating ports, terminal facilities and 117 Inland services on 2 November announced the financial results for the quarter and six months ended September …

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New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Giving a moral boost to the NDA-led Union Government, the latest Doing Business (DB) Report, 2018 released by the World Bank on 31 October has ranked India at 100th rank. Quoting the report, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has announced that …

    Panaji: Port Wings News Network: Vigilance Awareness Week was inaugurated at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) on 30 October 2017. The Vigilance Awareness week will be observed from 30 October to 4 November 2017, and various activities to highlight the menace of corruption in public life will be conducted. …

    Paradip: Port Wings News Network: Paradip Port Trust (PPT) observed Rastriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) on 31 October on the occasion of the birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mr N Vaiyapuri, Deputy Chairman, PPT, offered floral tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel along with PPT officers and …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) together with a Cypriot partner, has been awarded a contract for long term maintenance dredging works in the Middle East. According to a media statement, Boskalis and its partner will develop and build an electrical cutter suction dredger for these …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The opening ceremony of the Russian Railway Museum took place on October 30 in St. Petersburg. The ceremony was attended by President of JSC Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov, Presidential Aide Igor Levitin, Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov and Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko. The …