Gujarat emerges as second-highest textile exporter in India, over the last five years
AHMEDABAD : Gujarat is making a significant resurgence in India’s textile export market. The state has been the nation’s second-largest exporter of textiles in the last five years. In 2023–2024, Tamil Nadu continued to
India hopeful of closing bilateral trade pact with the US at the earliest
NEW DELHI : India remains hopeful of closing negotiations of the proposed bilateral trade agreement with the US “as quickly as possible” and is stepping up efforts to close free trade agreements with other
India braces for higher freight costs and container shortages, with containers stuck in China
NEW DELHI : Freight costs have risen by double digits as exporters rush to lock down consignments amid uncertainties over reciprocal tariffs by the US. Shipping companies and Indian exporters are also bracing for a potential container
Preserving Heritage Skills Recreating History: Indian Register of Shipping lends expertise to India’s Ancient Stitched Ship Project
MUMBAI : In a landmark event, a meticulously reconstructed 5th-century wooden stitched ship was launched into the waters of the Mandovi River in Goa. This endeavour, a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Culture,
Indian Railways gears up to run trains at 160 km/h on Ahmedabad–Mumbai Route
NEW DELHI : Currently, the maximum speed of trains running on the Ahmedabad–Mumbai route is 130 km/h. However, this is set to change soon, as Indian Railways is advancing its infrastructure upgrade work to
Jewar’s Multi-Modal Cargo Hub to begin operations alongside Airport launch this year, set to handle 2.5 Lakh tonnes of freight
NEW DELHI : The Multi-Modal Cargo Hub (MMCH) at Jewar is poised to commence operations later this year in tandem with the launch of international flight services from Noida International Airport. Designed to handle
INTERCARGO responds to IMO’s decision on GHG Reduction measures
LONDON : At last week’s landmark MEPC 83 meeting, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States assumed responsibility and agreed on a medium-term greenhouse gas reduction measure that differs from the levy-based approach INTERCARGO
Shipowners and recyclers ask Basel COP for removal of obstacles to safer ship recycling
LONDON : BIMCO has drafted a paper to submit to the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-17), asking for more clarity and for obstacles to be removed as the Hong