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Smooth sailing for US-sanctioned vessel carrying Russian crude oil

According to reports, the vessel, NS Century, is one of the three that has regularly been shipping Russian crude oil to India. It is expected to reach India's Vadinar Port in Gujarat on Saturday

Sarbananda Sonowal flags off Costa Serena's maiden domestic operations

The government plans to increase the annual number of cruise passengers in India to 1.8 million passengers by 2030

DP World, Kandla Port sign agreement for Rs 4,200 crore container terminal

The Centre foresees the strategic location of the terminal as an aid in its pursuit to reduce container logistics costs within the country

Sagar Sampark: Made-in-India navigation system for ships inaugurated

The shipping ministry said the navigation system will assist mariners with safe navigation and will reduce the risk of collisions, groundings, and accidents

Govt remains deeply committed to Act East Policy: Sarbananda Sonowal

Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said the government remains deeply committed to the Act East Policy and is working towards enabling its maximum potential for growth and development in the eastern region of the country. Sonowal emphasized the need for greater cooperation among the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multilateralism (BBINM) countries to unlock the full potential of the maritime sector in the region. The Objective of "Act East Policy", is to promote economic cooperation, cultural ties and develop strategic relationships with countries in the Asia-Pacific region through continuous engagement at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels. The Minister was speaking at a stakeholder meeting of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP) attended by representatives of trade and commerce, as well as diplomatic envoys from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Nepal. The meeting was also attended by senior corporate officials including SAIL, Tata Steel, Indian Oil, Haldia ..

Centre to finance almost 30% of green shipping projects in the country

Decision taken at shipping ministry's annual chintan shivir

Ports & shipping ministry to give financial aid to promoting green shipping

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) on Monday announced that it will provide 30 per cent financial support for the promotion of green shipping and a single-window portal will be developed to facilitate and monitor river and sea cruises. Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal made five major announcements, focusing on green shipping and digitisation of the ports at the end of the ministry's second Chintan Shibir held in Munnar, Kerala. "The Panch Karma Sankalp' includes--- MoPSW to provide 30 per cent financial support for the promotion of Green Shipping; Deendayal Port and VO Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin to be developed as Green Hydrogen Hub Jawaharlal Nehru Port and VO Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin to become smart port by next year," an official statement said. The ministry on Sunday started its Chintan Shivir in Munnar, Kerala, to determine the targets and deliberate upon the ideas of making India Atmanirbhar in maritime. According to the ...

Sonowal to receive first cargo vessel to Sittwe port in Myanmar on Tue

Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will be receiving the first cargo ship to Sittwe Port in Myanmar from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata on May 9, an official statement said on Friday. The ceremony is likely to inaugurate regular transit of cargo ships between Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata to SittwePort in Rakhine state of Myanmar, heralding a new age of transportation between two countries, the statement said. Union Minister Shantanu Thakur on Thursday flagged off the inaugural cargo shipment to operationalise Sittwe Port in Rakhine, Myanmar, from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port. According to an official statement, cargo ship MV-ITT LION (V-273) carrying 20,000 bags containing 1,000 metric tonnes of cement will reach Sittwe Port on May 9, 2023. The port has been built under grant assistance from India as part of the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP), it added. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), as a project ...

Chennai Port to be cruise tourism hub on the East Coast: Minister Sonowal

The Centre has planned to make Chennai the hub for cruise tourism on the East Coast, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said here on Sunday. For the first time in the history of Chennai Port, a continuous cruise service was operated from June to September 2022, he said. Sonowal was here to review the performance of the Chennai Port Trust and its subsidiary Kamarajar Port Ltd along with senior officials including the chairperson of the Ports, Sunil Paliwal. "We are going to make Chennai Port a hub of cruise tourism in the East Coast." Sonowal told reporters. Chennai Port and Cordelia Cruises signed a memorandum of understanding in May 2022 to boost cruise tourism, he recalled. Sonowal said 87,000 passengers from 37 cruise tourism operators visited Chennai Port in the past few years. Later, responding to a query, Paliwal said container ferry services between Chennai and Puducherry had commenced in a small way with containers being the main cargo. On

Shipping Ministry launches marine logistics portal to smoothen sea trade

The single-window platform aims to bring all trade stakeholders together and reduce logistics cost with real-time mapping and provisioning

Shipping Ministry seeks advice on letting APSEZ bid for govt tenders again

Ministry is concerned about wider repercussions of Supreme Court decision to revoke the firm's disqualification

Shipping Min Sonowal leaves for Iran; to assess progress of Chabahar port

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday left for Iran on a four-day visit during which he will assess the progress of the first phase of the Chabahar port and interact with senior functionaries of the Central Asian countries and explore business opportunities. Located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Iran's southern coast, the Chabahar port is being developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan to boost trade ties. "During my visit to Iran, I will assess the progress of the Chabahar port and look for business opportunities between South Asia and Central Asia," Sonowal told PTI before leaving for Tehran. The minister said he will hold discussions with Iranian government functionaries, meet stakeholders of the Chabahar port and attend business-to-business (B2B) meetings to explore trade potential. Sonowal's visit to Iran came a fortnight after India hosted an event on 'Chabahar Day' to promote 'Chabahar - Link to INSTC - Connecti

No port, vessel related charges on coastal shipping for 6 months: Govt

To provide respite to waterway transportation from high fuel prices, the Shipping Ministry has directed all major ports to exempt coastal shipping operations from port and vessel charges for 6 months

Faster security clearance of bidders on cards for PPP port projects

Under this, prominent players and regular bidders in government tenders would not need to go through repeated clearances under normal circumstances.

Shipping Ministry looks to make govt ports competitive against pvt peers

Minister asks for plan to build mega ports by 2047, develop new technologies

Shipping Ministry announces 6 Merchant Navy service avenues for Agniveers

The scheme will enable Agniveers to acquire necessary training, with naval experience and professional certification to join the remunerative merchant navy across the world, an official statement said

Cochin Shipyard to build first indigenous hydrogen-fuelled electric vessels

Inaugurating a workshop on Green Shipping, Sarbananda Sonowal said the project will be carried out by the CSL in collaboration with Indian partners

Key Russian oil shipping rate triples amid Ukraine crisis, says report

The rate to book an Aframax vessel to load at one of Russia's Baltic Sea ports to western Europe almost tripled on Thursday

Sonowal to lay foundation stones of several port projects on Thursday

These projects are initiatives under the PM GatiShakti to cut down logistics cost, improve supply chains and make local goods globally competitive in line with the Maritime India Vision 2030

Shipping Ministry renamed Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways

Shipping Ministry was being expanded and renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways