India secures second overseas port: Sittwe agreement approved by MEA
NEW DELHI : After Chabahar, India has gained the rights to operate a second overseas port, Sittwe, in Myanmar. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has approved a
EDFC’s Sahnewal-New Khurja section opens, freight transit from Ludhiana to Mumbai now possible
LUDHIANA : City industrialists of Ludhiana will now benefit from a swift 20-hour transit of goods to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Maharashtra, thanks to the
Confidence Petroleum India JV with BW LPG to build Rs 650 crore LPG terminal at JNPT
NAGPUR : Nagpur-based LPG major Confidence Petroleum India is planning to construct an onshore LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) import terminal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) along with its Norway-based
CBI registers 3 corruption cases against 18 customs officials and 5 exporters for fraudulent duty dr
MUMBAI : In a major crackdown on corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Mumbai unit has booked 35 persons, including 24 customs officers, in three separate cases
India considering Port-based quality testing labs to check steel imports
MUMBAI : India’s Ministry of Steel is considering setting up a quality testing laboratory at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai to check imports of steel into
Villagers affected by port project block movement of ships at Jawaharlal Nehru Port
MUMBAI : Villagers who gave their land for the Jawaharlal Nehru Port project staged a protest mid-sea and blocked the movement of ships at the port in Navi
Vadodara DFCCIL identified five stations as potential Freight Terminals
VADODARA : The Vadodara unit of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) is working on developing freight terminals at stations to tap the nearby industrial freight. Mr. Manish Gupta, general
Nhava Sheva Port reporting long truck waits and congestion problems at the terminal
MUMBAI : Container trailer operators serving India’s Nhava Sheva Port (JNPT) are reporting long truck waits and congestion problems at the terminal entry points due to box scanning
World’s biggest container ship skips India in blow to trade aims, due to inadequate port i
MUMBAI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of making India the world’s factory risks being held back by the country’s inability to attract bigger container ships due to inadequate port
Shippers re-route transhipment cargo to Nhava Sheva and Mundra
MUMBAI : Chennai and Kolkata cargo owners at India’s hinterland points are rerouting more shipments to JNPT (Nhava Sheva) or Mundra instead of feedering to hub or intermediate