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Shipping ministry launches 2 credit risk insurance products for ship building industryThese policies include the Shipbuilding Project Credit Risk Insurance Policy for export projects and the Business Credit Shield Policy for ...
Saudi Arabia expresses interest to invest in India’s port projects: Sarbananda SonowalIn a recent dialogue, the Saudi Ports Authority expressed a strong desire to invest in India's maritime sector. Key discussions revolved ar...
Attack risks rise for tankers as Iran vows to block more Hormuz routesTankers face growing risks of attacks and intimidation while navigating the Strait of Hormuz after Iran warned regional countries against o...
Cabinet approves new authority to integrate India’s transport, logistics planningThe Union Cabinet has approved setting up the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), an SPV to coordinate transport and logisti...
Cabinet approves Rs 10,000-crore SME Growth Fund and new authority to plan transport and logisticsThe Indian government has approved a ₹10,000-crore SME Growth Fund aimed at supporting small and medium enterprises. Additionally, an Integ...
Cabinet approves new authority to enhance R&D across transportation and logisticsThe Union Cabinet has approved the creation of an Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority to improve synergy. This new authority aims to...
Dibrugarh sends first international cargo from Bogibeel to Bangladesh since IndependenceA momentous occasion unfolded as the cargo vessel 'DLB Patkai' set sail from Bogibeel Terminal in Dibrugarh, heading to Dhaka. This signifi...
Assam set to export methanol to Bangladesh through waterway: OfficialThe APL is a state government undertaking that produces methanol and formalin, and was set up to utilise the huge reserve of natural gas in...
Infra projects see cost overrun of Rs 2.88 lakh crore in August: MoSPIIn India, infrastructure initiatives monitored by 17 ministries have faced significant cost overruns, totaling approximately Rs 2,88,122 cr...
In 2003, Germany opened a water-filled bridge that lets cargo ships cross over the Elbe River; the 3,012-foot crossing connected two major canalsThe Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany is a groundbreaking structure that enables ships to traverse over the Elbe River, effectively linking...
China built a 134-km long canal digging through mountains for four years; it now cuts 560 kms to reach the seaChina has opened the Pinglu canal, a 134.2 km waterway built over four years at a cost of USD 10.75 billion, linking Nanning in Guangxi to ...
China used a 480m fish bypass channel to solve migratory habitat blockage on a 134km canal; the result transformed fragmented waterways into thriving aquatic corridorsChina’s 480-meter fish bypass is turning an engineering barrier into a route for wildlife. Built alongside a 134-kilometer canal, the passa...
Sarbananda Sonowal announces maritime education initiatives and new Mercantile Marine Department in GuwahatiUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced new maritime education initiatives for Northeast India. A Mercantile Marine Department will be ...
UltraTech Cement Limited becomes India's first cement company to use inland waterways for gypsum transportUltraTech Cement transported mineral gypsum via National Waterway 1. This is a first for an Indian cement company. The shipment traveled fr...
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...
Shipping Ministry waives off waterway usage charges to promote inland waterwaysThe shipping ministry on Friday said it has waived off waterway usage charges in a bid to promote inland waterways as a cheaper mode of tra...
Shipping Corporation of India evaluates inland waterways business opportunityWith bulk cargo movement beginning through inland waterways from Haldia again after decades, the SCI is evaluating prospects of entering th...