SMP Kolkata turns deficit into ₹501 Crore surplus: Shantanu Thakur
KOLKATA : Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port (SMP Kolkata) has recorded a remarkable turnaround, shifting from a net deficit of ₹70.24 crore in FY 2013-14 to a surplus of ₹501 crore in FY 2023-24, marking
We are going to become world’s no 1 Economy by 2047 : Sonowal at BS Infra
NEW DELHI : Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal said that India is on track to become the world’s number one economy by 2047, backed by massive infrastructure expansion and
India agrees to deepen maritime relations and form joint working group with Saudi Arabia
NEW DELHI : India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to deepen bilateral maritime relations, an official statement said recently. Both countries have formed a Joint Working Group (JWG) on maritime cooperation in the shipping
Sarbananda Sonowal meets National Shipping Board members
NEW DELHI : The members of the National Shipping Board (NSB) interacted with the Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister of MoPSW, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, on 20.08.2025, at the Ministry of PSW, Transport Bhawan, New Delhi.
India-Saudi Arabia agree on maritime co-operation and strengthen ties in shipping, ports and logistics
NEW DELHI : Union Minister of Shipping, Ports and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal held a productive virtual meeting with H.E. Saleh Al Jassar, Minister of Transport & Logistics Services of Saudi Arabia on 20th
Rajya Sabha passes Indian Ports Bill, 2025, replaces colonial-era law
NEW DELHI : The Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025, a sweeping reform designed to replace the Indian Ports Act, 1908, ending more than a century of colonial-era regulation and ushering in
Parliament Propels Blue Economy Forward: Five Landmark Maritime Bills Cleared in Monsoon Session 2025
NEW DELHI: In a landmark stride toward bolstering the nation’s blue economy and realising the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, Parliament this Monsoon Session passed five pivotal maritime bills. Spearheaded by Union Minister Shri
MoPSW Secretary flags off MV Homi Bhabha to boost IWT
VARANASI : Secretary, MoPSW, Shri T K Ramachandran flagged off MV Homi Bhabha carrying 300 tonnes of cargo from MMT Varanasi. Divisional commissioner S. Rajalingam, Varanasi district magistrate Satyendra Kumar, Chandauli district magistrate Chandra