India’s first port-based green hydrogen pilot project begins productionSarbananda Sonowal launched India's first Green Hydrogen Pilot Project at V.O. Chidambaranar Port. The project will power streetlights and ...
05 Sep, 2025, 08.30 PM IST
No reduction in overall cargo shipments from India: SonowalDespite a 50% US tariff on Indian goods, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asserts that overall cargo shipments from India remain unaffecte...
05 Sep, 2025, 05.17 PM IST
Kandla Deendayal Port achieves milestone of handling 150 million tonnes in 2024-25Kandla Deendayal Port Authority (KDPA) has surpassed its goal of handling 150 million tonnes of cargo in FY24-25, confirmed by Chairperson ...
11 Apr, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
Shanghai unveils green shipping plan as new emissions rules loomChina is stepping up competition with Asia’s bunkering hub of Singapore ahead of a decarbonisation plan that’s expected from the Internatio...
05 Nov, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
JSW Infrastructure eyes plans for green hydrogen, ammonia plants at its portsJSW Infra's green hydrogen plans include Adani's Vizhinjam port as a hub. Kandla, Paradip, and Tuticorin are future hubs. JSW Energy target...
22 Jul, 2024, 08.43 AM IST
Port sector urged to decarbonise entire chain of operationsMaharashtra Maritime Board's Chief Port Officer Praveen S Khara said there is a need for these public and private stakeholders to collabora...
03 Jun, 2024, 10.20 AM IST
Maersk to deploy first large methanol-enabled vessel on Asia-Europe trade laneThe container vessel built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea has a nominal capacity of 16,000 containers (TEU).
07 Dec, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
India identifies three ports in Kandla, Paradip, and Tuticorin to develop as export hubs for Hydrogen, Ammonia, and MethanolThe focus now is on establishing infrastructure at these ports to facilitate the storage, handling, and bunkering of these eco-friendly fue...
02 Oct, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Shipping industry has no easy path towards decarbonisation - UNCTADMore than 80% of the world's trade is done via shipping which contributes for about 3% of global carbon dioxide emissions. The industry has...
28 Sep, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
Shippers bet on green methanol to cut emissions, supply lagsMaersk said methanol-powered ships with dual-fuel options cost about 10%-12% more than conventional ships, but the price difference should ...
22 Aug, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
Grants, sops in the works for methanol-run shipsThe NITI Aayog is in a discussion with the shipping ministry to find out ways through which the government can support companies at the dev...
23 May, 2023, 12.41 AM IST
Green Port policy launched to catalyse carbon reductionIndia's Major Ports will need to have clean fuel storage and ship refuelling facilities according to the freshly launched ‘Harit Sagar’ the...
11 May, 2023, 12.30 AM IST
COP27: UAE and Egypt agree to build one of world's biggest wind farmsThe memorandum of understanding was signed between the UAE's renewable energy firm Masdar alongside its joint venture with Egypt's main ren...
08 Nov, 2022, 08.56 PM IST
COP 27: UAE and Egypt agree to build one of world's biggest wind farmsIn April, Masdar and Hassan Allam Utilities signed two Memoranda of Understanding with Egyptian state-backed organisations to cooperate on ...
08 Nov, 2022, 03.08 PM IST
Why using methanol could be cost effective for Indian industriesWith the government interested in developing a domestic methanol economy, India embarked on the road to a greener future in 2016. Methanol ...
01 Jul, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
Plan to shift inland waterways, army trucks to methanol in the worksMethanol is a low-carbon, hydrogen carrier fuel produced from high ash coal, agricultural residue, CO2 from thermal power plants and natura...
18 Jan, 2022, 06.10 AM IST
Govt plans to convert inland waterways and army trucks into methanol engines“NITI Aayog is facilitating conversion of inland waterways at Haldia, Varanasi and Allahabad under this project,” the official quoted above...
17 Jan, 2022, 04.50 PM IST