Adani group to enter Bengal’s Maritime Sector
KOLKATA : The Adani group, India’s largest integrated port and logistic operator, is all set to enter Bengal’s maritime sector. The Gujarat-based industrial house, led by Chairman and Managing Director Gautam Adani, has emerged
IMO World Maritime Day amplifies seafarer voices
LONDON : Seafarer voices were front and centre on IMO’s World Maritime Day, with an all-seafarer panel discussing a number of issues relating to this year’s theme of ‘Seafarers at the core of shipping’s future’.
World Maritime University illuminated Blue in honour of Seafarers
MALMO : For World Maritime Day on 30 September, the World Maritime University (WMU) joinied forces with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in illuminating their headquarters buildings blue in honour of the world’s seafarers.
World Maritime Day 2021: Theme, History and Significance
World Maritime Day 2021: The theme for this year is ‘Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future’ LONDON : The International Maritime Organization (IMO) observes World Maritime Day every year. Individual governments determine the
DP World Stuttgart invests €35 million to improve rail and barge services
STUTTGART : DP World Stuttgart has announced it will invest €35 million ($40 million) over the next three to five years to strengthen the capacity of its operations within the firm’s wider inland network. The
Sarbananda Sonowal reiterates commitment to enhance share of renewable energy to 60 per cent of power demand at major ports
NEW DELHI : Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that India intends to increase share of renewable energy to 60% of total power demand of each of its
Central Govt acts to reduce impact of global container shortage
NEW DELHI : Disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in high shipping freight rates and container shortage globally, which has been raised repeatedly by exporters in India. In stakeholder consultations by the Ministry
Progress made on life-cycle Greenhouse Gas (GHG) guidelines for alternative low/zero carbon marine fuels
LONDON : An International Maritime Organization (IMO) working group has made concrete progress in developing lifecycle GHG/carbon intensity guidelines (LCA guidelines), to be utilized when assessing the overall climate impact of new fuels, which shipping