Pandu, Bogibeel, Silghat & Biswanath Ghat to station country’s first Riverine Lighthouses
DIBRUGARH : India took a pioneering step in inland waterway navigation as Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stones for four river lighthouses along the banks
JNPA shatters all-time records, surpasses 7.33 Million TEUs in FY 2025-26
MUMBAI : The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has achieved a significant milestone in the current financial year, recording a container throughput of 74,26,214 TEUs and an overall cargo throughput of 92.85 million metric
NMPA surpasses last year’s cargo throughput, registers strong growth in FY 2025–26
MANGALURU : New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) has continued its strong growth trajectory in the current financial year, recording an impressive cargo handling performance and surpassing last year’s total throughput ahead of the financial
Shipping Ministry Reviews Maritime Situation in Persian Gulf; Enhanced Monitoring to Safeguard Indian Vessels & Seafarers
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) is closely monitoring the evolving maritime security situation in the Persian Gulf and has strengthened precautionary measures to safeguard Indian-flagged vessels and Indian seafarers operating in
DG Shipping forms Quick Reaction Team to handle Persian Gulf crisis
MUMBAI: In the wake of the US-Israel joint strikes on Iran and the subsequent retaliation leading to wider ramifications in the Persian Gulf, the Directorate General of Shipping (DG-Shipping) has formed a 24×7 Quick Reaction Team
Post Budget Webinar 2026 Outlines Ambitious Plan to expand Inland Waterways and Strengthen Maritime Ecosystem
NEW DELHI: The Post Budget Webinar 2026 highlighted the Government of India’s strategic push to transform the country’s inland water transport (IWT) sector, with an ambitious plan to operationalise 20 new National Waterways over
Middle East Impact: Over 1,000 Food Containers stuck at Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is facing the heat of the ongoing war in the Middle East region. As tensions between the Arab countries, Israel, Iran, and the US grow, disruptions of maritime
400,000 tons stuck in transit: Iran conflict disrupts India’s basmati exports
NEW DELHI: About 400,000 metric tons of Indian basmati rice are stuck in transit as the Iran conflict disrupts shipping routes across the Middle East and sends freight costs soaring, Reuters reported on Tuesday,