India is reworking its Merchant Shipping Act
NEW DELHI : India is looking at reworking its merchant shipping laws as it replaces the existing eponymous Act of 1958. The new provisions will look to include up-to-date international maritime conventions to which
India introduces SOPs for approving new ports to ensure controlled growth in maritime sector
NEW DELHI : India is preparing strict Standard Operating Protocols (SOPs) for approving new ports and ensuring a regulated growth of the maritime sector, a senior government official said. Full capacity utilisation at existing ports will be
Improvement in Performance of Indian Ports : MoPSW
NEW DELHI : The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal informed in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha that, the Government has taken various steps to improve the operational performance
MoPSW announces developing of 14 new National Waterways
NEW DELHI : Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways of India approved 14 new National Waterways in addition to development of five National Waterways (NWs) (NW-1 to NW-5), -Government of India in the States of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh,
India has no plans to privatise shipping and ports : MoPSW
NEW DELHI : Government of India has recently clarified that there are no ongoing discussions about the privatisation of shipping and ports. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) made this statement to
Seven ships carrying fertilisers rerouted from Red Sea so far : Government
NEW DELHI : Indian Government on Tuesday said that seven ships carrying fertilisers have been rerouted from the Red Sea so far due to disturbances. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister
Cargo movement through waterways up 700% in 10 years : Sarbananda Sonowal
NEW DELHI : Government’s push for cargo movement by Inland Waterways (rivers and creeks) has resulted in 700% increase in ferrying of goods by the greenest transportation mode in the past 10 years. Data shows that freight transported by waterways increased to 126 million
TERI to launch green-shipping portal, policy briefs for sustainable, climate-resilient practices
NEW DELHI : During the World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi this week, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will launch a green-shipping portal to track practices by ports across the country and