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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Singapore has secured the top spot once again in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index Report. It is the ninth consecutive year that the report – published jointly by Chinese state news agency, Xinhua, and global maritime data provider, the Baltic Exchange – has …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has signed an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd, a leading worldwide liner shipping company, for the use of advanced biofuels. As an initial step, Hapag-Lloyd will ship 18,000 TEU of DHL’s volume using …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Federation Of Freight Forwarders Association In India (FFFAI)  is the National Member of FIATA representing India and recommends membership of Logistics Service Providers for FIATA membership. Federation Internationale Des Associations De Transitaires et Assimiles, commonly also known as FIATA, the International Freight Forwarders Association held …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Container trailers in north Chennai on 7 July called off their strike after two port-user associations agreed to pay higher hire fares, according to a report in leading daily The Hindu. Around 3,000 trailers attached to 14 owner’s associations and catering to three ports, including …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), India’s best performing Port, conducted JNPA 33rd Annual Awards on July 5, 2022, at the Maritime Public-Private-Partnership Conclave. Shri Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways & Tourism, Government of India was the guest of honor for …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: APM Terminals Pipavav, India’s most efficient and environment friendly port has scalable landside and marine side. The port has recently developed a new warehouse within the port and has developed warehouse close to the port to accommodate customers’ additional cargoes. With the focus on warehousing …

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Chennai, 6 July 2022: Factors such as global gross domestic product (GDP), as well as trade and manufacturing sector activity have been the key drivers shaping energy demand in the international shipping sector to date. As the adoption of energy efficiency (EE) measures in international shipping increases, the nexus of …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Korean Register (KR) on 30 June 2022 announced that Mr. CHO Hyungmin, Principal Surveyor of Ship & Offshore Technology Team, has been elected the next Chair of the IACS Hull Panel. His appointment was announced at the 85th International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council …

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Chennai, 29 June 2022: The Marine Money conference in New York brought together a large gathering of the ship finance community- with the overall theme of “Shipping at a crossroads”. The Day 2 session saw keynote speaker Andreas Sohmen-Pao, Executive Chairman of BW Group, discuss “Adapting and investing in a …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Government of India wants to create 75 Textile hubs like Tiruppur which will not only support textile product exports and ensure inclusion of sustainable technology, but will also generate huge opportunities for employment, said Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Executives at AD Ports Group have confirmed that its flagship deep-water port, Khalifa Port, has been ranked in the top five of the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) developed by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. The ranking is based on time …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Textile industry has huge potential to generate jobs in coming years, said Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal at an event in Coimbatore on 25 June. While inaugurating SIMA Texfair 2022, 13th edition in …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: APM Terminals Pipavav, with its strategic location, is strengthening itself as the port of choice for connecting exporters across the varied belts of the country. APM Terminals Pipavav recently received the new rail service started by Maersk and operated by PRCL that connects the exporters …