VISL begins recruiting staff, trainees for port operation
THIRUVANANTHPURAM : With the planned September/October commissioning of Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL), the authorities have begun hiring personnel and preparing qualified applicants for various positions. While the exact number of workers needed for
Budget 2024 : The Shipping sector
By Mr. Rajesh Menon, Associate Director & Maritime Expert at Government of India The Economic Survey of 2024, in its 12th chapter on the Infrastructure of Indian ports, mentions the rapidly expanding capacity of
Congestion at CITPL container terminal affects box movement
CHENNAI : The Chennai International Terminals Pvt Ltd (CITPL), a subsidiary of Singapore’s PSA International, that operates a container terminal inside the Chennai Port is choking. Over 12,000 boxes – both export and import – are
Wilson Sons implements new dock automation system at Rio Grande Container Terminal
RIO DE JANEIRO : Wilson Sons, a leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, invests BRL 9 million in Rio Grande Container Terminal by deploying a new ship operation technology. In July this
NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) installs NYK Group’s first wind-assisted ship-propulsion units
TOKYO : NYK Bulkship N.V, an NYK Group Company, installed two wind-assisted ship-propulsion units on the bulk carrier NBA Magritte at the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which is engaged in a long-term charter
Sarbananda Sonowal informs LS about Development of Chabahar Port
NEW DELHI : The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal informed in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Friday that the Government of India has undertaken to develop the
Long vessel queue forms at Chattogram Port
DHAKA : A long queue of vessels has formed at the Chattogram Port’s outer anchorage, with berthing delayed by up to nine days, for container yards being acutely congested and operational disruptions resulting from
Sagarmala Projects : Transforming Andhra Pradesh with more than Rs.7000 Crore Investment
NEW DELHI : The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, addressed a starred question in the Lok Sabha raised by Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti and Shri Y S Avinash Reddy