India announces sweeping ports sector reform
India’s maritime sector is set to go through sweeping reforms. The Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Mansukh Mandaviya, hoped these changes will bring more investments.
MSC and ONE linked to 23,000 teu newbuilds
The year is closing out with some huge containership orders with multiple broking reports linking Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) with series of 23,000
HHI Group & DNV GL present green tankers of the future
DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, and HHI Group, the world’s largest shipyard, have teamed up to embark on the development of future-proof tanker designs. In a
Collaborative technologies for maritime transport at economies of scale
Mikael Lind and Almir Zerem from the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) are joined by Adam Roark and Michele Sancricca from AWS Transportation & Logistics, Amazon, along with Hanane Becha from UN/CEFACT, Erminio
Aggressive voyage blanking was a matter of survival, claims Hapag-Lloyd CEO
Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen has defended criticism of the aggressive blanking strategy of ocean carriers at the start of the pandemic, saying that it was “a matter
Ministry identifies new routes for RoRo, RoPax & ferry services
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has been working continuously for the promotion of coastal shipping under the Sagarmala programme which is the flagship programme of
India lines up fresh plan to break into top 50 nations in World Bank’s ease of doing business inde
The government has zeroed in on six laggard segments – especially enforcing contracts, registering property and starting a business — that have prevented India from breaking into the
Transport Ministry invites public comments for introducing adoption of E20 fuel
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published a draft notification GSR 757(E) dated 11th December 2020, seeking comments from the public for adoption of
UK travel ban hits seafood exports
With a growing number of countries introducing bans on people and goods arriving from the United Kingdom because of concerns about the spread of a new variant of
Govt moves to ease box shortages, glitches in faceless assessment of cargo and check soaring freight
NEW DELHI: An acute shortage of containers to facilitate exports and a sharp spike in freight rates are expected to ease up a bit after the government moved