South Carolina Ports handles record containers in July
South Carolina (SC) Ports has begun its fiscal year 2022 with the busiest July in container volumes at the Port of Charleston. Particularly, SC Ports handled a record of 244,821TEU in July at the
WCO Secretary General addresses UPU Ministerial Conference
BRUSSELS : At the invitation of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya delivered an online speech at the UPU Ministerial Conference held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. During the
Logistics-tech start-up Pickrr raises $12 million in Series B round
MUMBAI : Pickrr, a SaaS-based logistics-tech start-up providing logistics and warehousing solutions to small and medium businesses (SMBs), has raised $12 million in a Series B round led by IIFL, Amicus Capital and Ananta Capital. Existing
Alarming climate report touches a raw nerve on LNG use
Container carriers doubled the number of LNG-powered vessels in the first six months of the year despite global warnings on rising methane pollution, one source of which is LNG. Recently, the IPCC report spotlighted
Focus is on infra development and overhauling business processes: Minister
‘Goal is to achieve holistic and sustainable development by converging resources’ VIJAYWADA : Minister for Industries and Information Technology Mekapati Goutham Reddy has said that the State government is investing in the development of
The world’s largest port, Ningbo, starts to turn ships away as a worker tests positive for Covid-19
ZHEJIANG : Operations at a terminal of the world’s largest port were suspended today following a single case of Covid-19 being detected on a 34-year-old worker. Ningbo-Zhoushan Port has started to turn ships away
Acquiring Concor will be a breeze, says Adani Ports CEO Karan Adani
MUMBAI : Acquiring Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor) from the government will be a breeze for Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), Chief Executive Officer Karan Adani has said, noting that
Deendayal Port Trust wins” Pioneer in Maritime Service Award”
AHMEDABAD : The ‘Quality Mark Awards’ organized by the Quality Mark Trust is the tenth edition this year, honoring an organization under the concept of Make in India by the Quality Mark Trust which