Govt may offer 35% Subsidy for Goods Transport via Inland Waterways
NEW DELHI : To enhance the transportation of goods through rivers, which currently constitutes only 2 per cent of India’s total freight movement, the government is planning to introduce a three-year subsidy scheme for
IWAI organizes a workshop on Inland Vessels Act, Rules and Central Database
NEW DELHI : In order to improve the understanding of Inland Vessels (IV) Act, 2021 and Rules, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways organized a workshop at
IWAI’s Kalughat IMT gets recognition for sustainable infrastructure project
KALUGHAT : Inland Waterways Authority of India’s Intermodal Terminal (IMT) at Kalughat in Bihar has received five star SVAGRIHA rating from GRIHA council. The terminal is one among several infrastructural interventions made by Inland
Assam Govt implementing steps to revitalise waterways : CMO
GUWAHATI : Assam Government is actively working to revitalise the state’s waterways by enhancing safety, modernising infrastructure and improving connectivity, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Monday. The Assam Inland Water Transport Development
India sets sail toward carbon-efficient coastal shipping expansion
NEW DELHI : Coastal shipping is a cost-effective and carbon-efficient mode of transport. Yet, India has not fully utilised its 7,500 km coastline and over 14,000 km of navigable inland waterways — water transport accounts
Germany’s Rhenus Group eyes cargo operations in inland waterways
Rhenus Logistics, a leading transportation player in Europe, is looking to ramp up its India operations. It will pump about $100 million into the country’s inland waterways starting next year, said Tobias Martin Bartz,
Two-day International Conference on Green Technologies in Costal & Inland Water Transportation …
BHUBANESWAR : The Talcher to Paradip and Dhamra stretch of the NW-5 set to move forward and will soon see the light of the day, said Smt Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary of Commerce and
IWT offers robust growth opportunities via PPPs
NEW DELHI : The Indian Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) sector presents significant opportunities for growth through public-private partnerships (PPPs), and the government is eyeing expansion of the PPP model to drive development, according to