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Govt ready with incentives and development schemes to boost manufacturing in India: Secretary, DEA

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Date: Jul 27, 2020

The Government is working on offering incentives to various sectors to boost manufactu...

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World's 1st Electrified Double-Stack Container Tunnel near Haryana may be operational in a year: Official

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Date: Jul 27, 2020

A one-km-long tunnel has been cut through the Aravallis on the railway's Western Dedicated Freight C...

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Govt considering model handbook of processes & documentation for ports : Special Secretary Logistics

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Date: Jul 27, 2020

 In a bid to usher in transparency and ensure logistics efficiency of ports and airports, the Union...

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Shipping Ministry waives inland waterways charges for 3 years

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Date: Jul 25, 2020

Union Shipping Ministry on Friday (July 24) decided to waive waterway usage charges with immediate e...

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Hong Kong: ‘Govt should keep tight curbs on shipping crew’

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Date: Jul 25, 2020

The Hong Kong Seamen’s Union on Friday said Hong Kong should keep its infection control measures f...

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European Employers Are Committed To Create The Conditions For Return To Employment, Job Creation And Better Skills Matching As Part Of The Recovery

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Date: Jul 25, 2020

With this statement, BusinessEurope and the signatory European sectoral employers express the clear ...

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New BIMCO clause to permit deviation for crew changes

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Date: Jul 25, 2020

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 across the world, one of the biggest challenges facing the shipping i...

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Active shippers have increased by 65% post lockdown: Report

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Date: Jul 24, 2020

Shiprocket, a tech-enabled logistics aggregator, in a report prepared for Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) s...

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GAC brings 3,000 Indian Seafarers home

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Date: Jul 24, 2020

Nearly 3,000 Indian seafarers from Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn ships are bac...

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APSEZ becomes the 1st Indian Port to sign up for Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

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Date: Jul 24, 2020

Strengthening India’s commitment to the 'Paris Climate Agreement’, APSEZ has signed up for the S...

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Sailors’ Society provides mental health support to crew on board more than 1,000 ships

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Date: Jul 24, 2020

International maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society is providing free mental health and wellbe...

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First cargo vessel from Kolkata Port via Chittagong seaport likely to reach Tripura soon

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Date: Jul 23, 2020

As the first consignment from Kolkata Port to Agartala and Assam via C...

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Government to recalibrate FTA strategy to ensure economic and strategic benefits

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Date: Jul 23, 2020

The Government is recalibrating its strategy on entering into free trade agreements (FTAs) in a bid ...

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Routeing system in South West Indian waters separated for Merchant and Fishing Vessels

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Date: Jul 23, 2020

 Meeting the long–pending demand, the Ministry of Shipping has separated the operation routes of ...

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World bank-funded Jal Marg Vikas Project along Ganga river use up less than the budgeted cost

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Date: Jul 22, 2020

Cost and time overruns on publicly-funded projects have become an intrinsic part of the governance s...

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India turned net exporter of chemicals after 10 years in FY 20

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Date: Jul 22, 2020

India turned a net exporter of chemicals and related products for the first time in at...

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Container cargo handling at Major Ports drops over 30% in April-June: IPA

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Date: Jul 22, 2020

Container cargo handling at India’s major ports tumbled over 30 percent during the A...

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Process of Registering Ship will now be competed in 7 days : D G Shipping

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Date: Jul 22, 2020

The process of registering a ship will now be competed in seven days if all documents ...

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DP World tipped to buy out Shreyas Shipping and Logistics

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Date: Jul 21, 2020

Two units of Dubai-based Transworld Group including a feeder boxline are being widely reported as cl...

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13 crew kidnapped from tanker off Benin

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Date: Jul 21, 2020

The 2007-built 11,300 dwt chemical tanker Curacao Trader was attacked by pirates off the coast of ...

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Kenya Allows For Crew Change In Port Mombasa

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Date: Jul 21, 2020

In an effort to support countries in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and aid the repatriation of s...

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Iran on verge of activating massive new Russia- India trade corridor through Suez Canal

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Date: Jul 21, 2020

The idea for the creation of a major transport corridor through Iran goes back the early 2000s, when...

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Maritime Cyber Attacks Increase By 900% In Three Years

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Date: Jul 21, 2020

Cyber-attacks on the maritime industry’s operational technology (OT) systems have increased by 900...

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India’s First Port Based SEZ - JNPT SEZ - is Now Operational

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Date: Jul 21, 2020

JNPT, the premier container port in the country is developing a multi-product Special Economic Zone ...

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Panama Continues To Make Efforts In Crew Changes Through Its Logistics Platform

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Date: Jul 20, 2020

Due to the pandemic caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the end of March to date, the Panama ...

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Global shipping at ‘critical point’ as routes threatened by sailor shortage

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Date: Jul 20, 2020

The international shipping community is facing a major labour crisis, with sailors stranded on ships...

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CEVA launches its all-in-one portal myCEVA in US, China & India

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Date: Jul 20, 2020

CEVA Logistics launched myCEVA, a new transactional multi-modal platform enabling shippers with Inst...

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How a tanker and its crew that ‘disappeared’ for 10 days ended up in Iran

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Date: Jul 18, 2020

Last year Samir Madani, co-founder of TankerTrackers.com, noticed a mysterious ship off the coas...

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Shipping Minister Mandaviya wants Vallarpadam ICTT to stick to its original plan

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Date: Jul 18, 2020

Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is looking to make India’s only international container transh...

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European And International Maritime Social Partners, Together With 9 Other International Maritime Associations Demand Immediate Action From Governments On The Crew Change Humanitarian Crisis

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Date: Jul 18, 2020

The European and international maritime social partners together with 9 international maritime a...

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Nine Japanese firms launch ship carbon recycling initiative

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Date: Jul 17, 2020

Nine Japanese companies have formed a Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (SCR WG) aimed at explor...

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DP World in talks to buy Indian flag carrier Shreyas Shipping

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Date: Jul 17, 2020

Global port operator DP World Ltd is in advanced talks to buy Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Ltd and...