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Cochin Shipyard signs contract for construction of Autonomous Electric Vessels for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway
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Date: Jul 17, 2020
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi signed contracts for construction and supply of Two (2) nos Aut...
DP World & Virgin Hyperloop brings Hyperloop systems closer to reality
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Date: Jul 17, 2020
DP World has lauded a decision by the US House of Representatives to pass legislation requesting a r...
PSA Mumbai achieves Record Rail Volumes in June 2020
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Date: Jul 17, 2020
In the month of June, Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (PSA Mumbai) in India, achieved a new milest...
Crew kidnappings surge in seas off West Africa, IMB reports
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Date: Jul 16, 2020
Violent attacks against ships and their crews have risen in 2020, with 77 seafarers taken hostage or...
India’s soybean output set to jump as farmers expand area on ample rains
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Date: Jul 16, 2020
Increased production of India’s main summer-sown oilseed could help the world’s biggest vegetabl...
Maersk urges action to protect seafarers
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Date: Jul 16, 2020
The world’s largest container ship operator, Maersk Line has added its voice to the call for more ...
Ministry of Shipping approves Rs. 107 Crore for modern firefighting facilities for Haldia Dock Complex of Kolkata Port
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Date: Jul 16, 2020
Union Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has approved Rs. 107 Crore for aug...
Mansukh Mandaviya reviews the development of India’s 1st Trans-shipment hub - Vallarpadam Terminal of Cochin Port
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Date: Jul 16, 2020
Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has reviewed the development activities ...
Afghan Exports to India through Wagah border allowed by Pakistan
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Date: Jul 15, 2020
Pakistan will allow Afghanistan to send goods to India using the Wagah border from July 15. The deci...
Trade with Bangladesh opens doors for India's non-basmati rice exports
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Date: Jul 15, 2020
The resumption of trade with Bangladesh through the West Bengal border has raised hopes among India...
Seaborne trade to contract by 1bn tonnes in 2020: Clarksons
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Date: Jul 15, 2020
Seaborne trade is set to drop by 1bn in 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic according to...
For strong, resilient and ‘Aatma Nirabhar Bharat’ Trade Bodies have an important role to play: Piyush Goyal
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Date: Jul 15, 2020
Covid-19 has changed the world but Indian people, businesses and industries did not succumb to the c...
Adani Logistics moves 1st Container vessel from India to Bangladesh through Inland Waterways
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Date: Jul 15, 2020
A first ever containerized cargo export from India to Bangladesh using Inland Waterways has reached ...
First Reefer Container dispatched from Calicut to Dubai via Cochin Port
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Date: Jul 14, 2020
The first Consignment of Vegetable Cargoes by Reefer Container had dispatched from Calicut to Dubai ...
Mundra Port emerges as Largest Container Port by Volumes in India during Q1 FY 21
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Date: Jul 14, 2020
Mundra Port, India’s biggest commercial port by volumes and the flagship port of the Adani Group, ...
For the first time Indian Railways loads Special Parcel Train to Bangladesh
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Date: Jul 14, 2020
For the first time the Indian Railways, loaded special Parcel train beyond the country borders to Be...
Majority of unused land with Major Ports to be used for industrialisation : Mansukh Mandaviya
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Date: Jul 14, 2020
To propel port-led development, the Government will ensure industries are set up on a chunk of the 1...
VLCCs: Market Firms Up During the Week
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Date: Jul 13, 2020
VLCC Rates firmed this week across the board in this sector. In the Middle East Gulf, 280,000mt to ...
Alang shipbreaking yard introduces ‘vessel isolation’ for crew
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Date: Jul 13, 2020
After a crew member tested positive for Covid-19 at Alang about 10 days ago, Gujarat government has ...
Indian Thermal coal imports at major ports decline 35 per cent to 17.71 MT in April-June: IPA
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Date: Jul 13, 2020
Thermal coal imports at India’s 12 major ports dropped 34.70 per cent to 17.71 million tonnes (MT)...
Western Railways introduces plethora of incentives to increase its freight loading
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Date: Jul 13, 2020
Western Railway has introduced various incentive schemes of Ministry of Railways, to boost the econo...
Shipping Ministry issues draft “Aids to Navigation Bill 2020” for public consultation
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Date: Jul 13, 2020
In accordance with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision for augmenting people’s participat...
Shipping Minister urges industry players to develop self-sufficiency in critical products manufacturing
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Date: Jul 13, 2020
Union Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya recently exhorted domestic companies to step up manufactur...
India’s Reliance to load Venezuelan oil cargo under fuel swap deal: Sources
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Date: Jul 11, 2020
India’s Reliance will load its first cargo of Venezuelan crude in three months this week in exchan...
IEA: Casting a shadow on Strong Oil Demand Growth
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Date: Jul 11, 2020
The IEA Oil Market Report (OMR) is one of the world’s most authoritative and timely sources of dat...
Port of Rotterdam to start trial with PIN-free container handling
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Date: Jul 11, 2020
This week, various parties in Rotterdam will be launching a new pilot project, in which containers a...
Governments pledge action for seafarers at crucial crew change summit
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Date: Jul 11, 2020
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the commitment of 13 countries to facilitate crew chan...
Drop in petroleum demand led to rise in crude oil inventories and low refinery utilization
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Date: Jul 10, 2020
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Petroleum Supply Monthly shows the signi...
Global oil markets are getting what they need from OPEC+
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Date: Jul 10, 2020
Headlines are currently screaming at readers: “Oil markets starved of essential Russian and Saudi ...
Cargo volume at Major Ports dips 20% in April-June Quarter
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Date: Jul 10, 2020
Cargo handled by the country’s major ports declined by 19.68 per cent to 141.92 million tonnes (MT...
Port of Antwerp sees first sign of recovery amid Covid Pandemic
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Date: Jul 10, 2020
Though the Port of Antwerp has reported a 4.9% drop in the total throughput of goods for the first h...
At 42.7 mn, June e-way bills close to pre-Covid days
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Date: Jul 09, 2020
More than 42.7 million e-way bills were generated in June with a total value of 12.4 lakh crore, hig...