Andhra Pradesh fast-tracks Machilipatnam Port construction, operations likely to begin by October 2026
VISAKHAPATNAM : Andhra Pradesh Special Chief Secretary for Roads, Transport and Buildings, MT Krishnababu, has reportedly asserted that the long-awaited Machilipatnam Port will become operational by October 2026, with construction works now being accelerated,
DG Shipping bars seafarers from sailing over CoC authenticity; livelihood at risk
MADURAI : Seafarers in the southern region of Tamil Nadu are struggling to make ends meet as new regulations imposed by the Director General of Shipping rendered several thousands of them jobless. V Anandan
World Shipping Council deploys AI in fight against misdeclared cargoes
LONDON : The World Shipping Council (WSC) has unveiled its new Cargo Safety Program, aimed at tackling the critical issue of misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods. Utilizing advanced artificial intelligence, this initiative seeks to
JSW Infra signs 30-year pact with SMP Kolkata to reconstruct, mechanise berths
KOLKATA : JSW Infrastructure Ltd, India’s second-largest private port operator, has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority, Kolkata, for a major berth modernisation project at the city’s Netaji Subhash
INMEX SMM India 2025 – Advancing coastal shipping reforms
MUMBAI : The Directorate General of Shipping participated in INMEX SMM India 2025 (10–12 September, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai), where Shri Ravi Kumar Moka, SS-cum-Deputy Director General (Coastal Shipping), addressed Day 2, Session 1
Sanctioned vessel with Russian oil switches Indian port after Adani ban, data shows
NEW DELHI : Sanctioned vessel Noble Walker carrying Russian oil has changed course to India’s Vadinar Port after the country’s Adani Group banned entry of blacklisted ships at its Mundra Port, ship tracking data
PSA Group signs MoU with COSCO Shipping
SINGAPORE : PSA Group Chairman Peter Voser and Group CEO Kim Pong ONG met with our long-standing partners COSCO SHIPPING and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) in Shanghai last week. We had excellent exchanges
Freight forwarders get updated Standard Trading Conditions
LONDON: A new edition of the British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Standard Trading Conditions (STC) has been launched, replacing the previous version revised in 2021. The latest edition has been produced as a consequence