Experts stress on need for long-term funds for shipping sector
NEW DELHI : The Indian shipping sector experts and stakeholders on Wednesday stressed on the need for long tenure funds, infrastructure status and appropriate policy and regulatory changes to enable banks to enhance lending to the
Sonowal will inaugurate Kalughat Terminal and 14 community jetties on Ganga River today
SARAN : Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the Kalughat Inland Water Transport (IWT) Terminal and community jetties on the River Ganga in Bihar’s Saran district on February 15.
MoPSW leads Groundbreaking Workshop: Transforming India’s shipping sector
NEW DELHI : A beacon of hope emerged from New Delhi as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW) spearheaded a groundbreaking workshop to address the pressing challenges in financing and insurance within
Shantanu Thakur flags-off the 1st trial cargo vessels from Maia Inland Customs Port to Sultanganj Port
MAIA : The first trial movement of vessels carrying stone aggregates from Maia Port in India to on the Sultanganj Port in Bangladesh Maia-Aricha Route successfully took place on Monday. The Bangladesh flag vessel
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,