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Centre may allow assisted autonomous vessels on inland waterwaysDraft rules for autonomous vessels have been proposed, allowing inland waterway operations without onboard crew, subject to remote monitori...
India building global-standard inland ship repair network to boost water transport: Shantanu ThakurIndia is enhancing its inland ship repair and maintenance facilities. New centers in Patna and Varanasi are operational, with another plann...
India studying $2 billion incentive plan for greener boatsIndia is set to offer nearly $2 billion in incentives to replace diesel-powered inland vessels with cleaner alternatives. The plan aims to ...
Assam adds 10 catamaran vessels, 3 tug boats, and a search and rescue vesselThis strategic fleet expansion is a visionary initiative that seeks to harness the vast potential of Assam's abundant river systems. The in...
Ports Ministry asks major ports to extend exemption of port, vessel charges for roll-on/off-passenger ferry servicesEarlier, the ministry on July 22, 2022, directed the major ports for granting exemption to the port and vessel-related charges for RoPax fe...
Development work on 13 of 26 national waterways for cargo, passenger movement begun, says CentreCentral government through Inland Waterways Authority of India (lWAl), an autonomous organisation under the ministry of ports, shipping and...
Life saving measures proposed for large passenger vesselsThe shipping ministry has proposed compulsory life saving measures for inland passenger vessels in the draft Inland Vessels (Life Saving Ap...
Assam initiates Rs 90 crore scheme to make inland water transport system more safeOut of these vessels, three Steel catamaran vessels, namely MV Lohitwill ply between Nimatighat and Kamalabari, MV Sonai from Guwahati to K...
Parliament passes Inland Vessels Bill, 2021Sonowal said that the initiative taken is a part of the pro-active approach adopted by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways by repeali...
Inland Waterways Authority of India to provide Assam four new state-of-the-art Ro-Pax vesselsThe new Ro-Pax vessels have a capacity of 200 passengers and along with these, can carry 2 trucks and 4 cars. These vessels have low draft,...
World Bank approves Rs 630 crore loan to Assam Inland Water TransportUnder the Assam Inland Water Transport Project (AIWTP), the infrastructure of passenger ferry services will be improved and the capacity of...
Assam govt launches project to transform Inland Water TransportGovert of Assam launched a project for the transformation of the Inland Water Transport system on the National Waterways in the state. The ...
Inland Waterways Authority of India working to facilitate safe passenger movement for Kumbh Mela: GovernmentKumbh Mela is scheduled to be held at Sangam, Prayagraj (Allahabad) from January 15 to March 15, 2019.
Cargo traffic on Ganga waterway may rise to 21.89 MT by 2021: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari said various projects underway on NW 1 have the terminal capacity of 13.62 MT and these include Varanasi, Haldia and Sahebgan...
Cochin Shipyard signs MoU with Russian ship building companyCSL has recently incorporated a JV Company by name HCSL at Kolkata, West Bengal, with plans of setting up an exclusive facility for constru...
Maruti Suzuki planning to transport vehicles via inland waterwaysIWAI has deployed one vessel at Varanasi for this purpose and has planned the transportation of cars from Varanasi to Kolkata on National W...
- New rules to boost IW transportation in Kerala
By the enactment of a comprehensive set of rules to make inland water (IW) transportation safe and efficient mode of transportation, Kerala...