SMP Kolkata explores option of developing 3 processing zones
KOLKATA : Agro processing zone, tea processing zone and marine products processing zone are likely to come up at Kolkata’s Kidderpore and adjoining areas on port land. “Currently, discussions on the three zones are
Defence Ministry signs Rs 1,990 cr deal with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders for plug for DRDO-made AIP system
MUMBAI : The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai for air independent propulsion (AIP) plugs worth nearly Rs 1,990 crore. The plugs will integrate
Bangladesh Water Transport workers end strike after govt assurances on sailors’ murders
DHAKA : Water transport workers in Bangladesh have called off their strike, which was initiated to demand justice for the murder of seven sailors on a lighter ship in Chandpur. The strike, which began
Egypt tests new extension of the Suez Canal
CAIRO : Egypt has tested a new 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) extension to the Suez Canal as it tries to minimise the impact of currents on shipping and increase the key waterway’s capacity. During a trial
DPA Chairman welcomes Shipping Minister
LOTHAL : Shri Sushil Kumar Singh, IRSME, Chairman, Deendayal Port Authority, extended a warm welcome to Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, on his visit for the scheduled onsite review
CONCOR successfully bridges the logistical gap between Indian Main Land and Andaman
NEW DELHI : In a significant development for India’s logistics and maritime transport sector, CONCOR has successfully bridged the logistical gap between Chennai and Port Blair with the successful despatch of it’s first ICE
Shanghai Port sets world record for annual throughput at 50 Million TEUs
SHANGHAI : A container draped in festive red and marked “The 50 Millionth TEU of Shanghai Port’s Container Throughput in 2024” was smoothly lifted from an automated guided vehicle (AGV) by a remote-controlled quay
PSA Singapore hits record-breaking annual throughput of more than 40 Million Teus
SINGAPORE : PSA Singapore (PSA) reached a significant milestone, handling over 40 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in 2024. This new record surpasses PSA’s previous annual high of 38.8 million TEUs set in 2023,