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Asia relying on US crude to replace Middle East supplyAsian fuel makers are turning to US crude oil. This shift is driven by disruptions in Middle Eastern supply. Countries like Japan and South...
Kerala CM Vijayan to inaugurate Akkulam-Chettuva Waterway Phase 1 on Feb 26Kerala's inland waterways development reaches a milestone. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the first phase of the Akkulam-C...
Panama Canal traffic is being throttled by climate change impactWeather turmoils such as record heat waves in 2022 led to high evaporation rates of Europe's rivers like Rhine and Danube to the effect tha...
Panama canal vessel queue reflects shipping bottlenecksThe canal saw record amounts of cargo pass through its locks in its most recent fiscal year as an easing of trade restrictions between Chin...
East Coast ports rushed to attract mega ships. Now, one is stuck outside DCAfter the Panama Canal expansion was finished, giant ships that didn’t originally fit the waterway began sailing from Asia to the East Coas...
IWAI plans to spend Rs 2,000 crore on Odisha waterwaysOf the 588 KM waterways, called East Coast Canal, which will integrate with the Brahmani river and Mahanadi delta rivers.
Infra created on 3 waterways at Rs 284 crore under-utilised: CAGAbout the National Waterways 3 in Kerala it said it could not be fully navigable even after 23 years despite huge expenditure on infrastruc...
Shipping Ministry seeks more budgetary allocation to push waterwaysHe said the government is hopeful of Parliament's nod on the bill to convert 111 rivers across the country into National Waterways.
- Rain-fed rivers lack adequate water for waterways: Parliamentary panel
Also, it observed that attention should be given to develop existing waterways too as two of the stretches have been neglected.
Bill for converting 101 rivers into waterways in next session: Nitin GadkariPromoting waterways is the priority of the Ministry as it will ease the burden from road and rail network besides being cost-effective, he ...
Govt to table Inland Waterways Bill in Parliament on May 5: Transport minister Nitin GadkariGadkari said the govt aims to reduce traffic burden on roads and promote water transportation where the cost is barely 50 paise/ km.
Plan to convert 101 rivers into waterways: Nitin GadkariGadkari said a slew of steps are underway to promote the sector and country is yet to tap the potential of waterways despite being more cos...
Government to seek Parliament nod to convert rivers into waterways: GadkariFor 55 rivers, consultants have been appointed and detailed project reports (DPR) are being formulated, he added.
Bill for converting 101 rivers into waterways in next sessionKeen on promoting water transport to propel economic growth, the government has set an ambitious target to convert 101 rivers into waterway...
Government plans to convert 101 rivers into waterways: Nitin GadkariAlso a project to develop National Waterways -4, Sholinganallur-Kallapakkam stretch of South Buckingham Canal has been sanctioned.
IWAI pacts with Odisha government, Paradip and Dhamra Ports for National Waterway 5Radhakrishnan said for NW-4, a project for development of Sholinganallur-Kallapakkam stretch of South Buckingham Canal has been sanctioned.
Now, national water grid on lines of national highwaysThe shipping ministry is set to take the proposal involving a rough estimate of Rs 20,000 crore to develop these water routes for transport...