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Union Minsiter Sonowal inaugurates Goa's new Captain of Ports Terminal building, announces phase-I priority for Goa water metroUnion Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal, in Panaji on June 27, inaugurated Goa's new Captain of Ports Te...
Centre betting big on Brahmaputra as economic lifeline: Minister Sarbananda SonowalThe Indian government is developing the Brahmaputra river into a major economic corridor. This initiative focuses on transport, trade, and ...
Cargo via rivers: Tata Steel shipment to Guwahati signals shift to inland waterwaysA significant consignment of granulated blast furnace slag and TMT bars has successfully reached Pandu via the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Rou...
Heavy ODC cargo for Tata Semiconductor unit reaches Assam via BrahmaputraA significant Over Dimensional Cargo consignment has reached Pandu via National Waterway-2. This cargo is vital for Assam's semiconductor e...
National Waterway-57 operationalised on Assam's Kopili river, maiden cargo flagged offThe first cargo trial run occurred from Govardhan Bridge to Hatsingimari. MV VV Giri carried 300 metric tonnes of cement. Minister Sarbanan...
Shipping ministry signs agreement with Rhenus logistics to boost cargo movementThe Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has partnered with Rhenus Group to strengthen India's inland waterways sector. Rhenus Logist...
Subsidies for goods movement via inland waterways in worksThe government is readying a scheme to incentivise parcel movement on the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Barak rivers in the first phase. A discoun...
India eyes moving e-commerce cargo through Ganga riverIndia is establishing a route on the Ganga river for transporting e-commerce cargo through National Waterway 1. A partnership between the I...
Taking cargo off trucks and putting back onto ships: Modi govt's big plan to develop 23 river systemsIndia is eyeing an investment of ₹35,000 crore by 2047 to create a network of waterways in the country. Union minister for ports, shipping ...
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...
PM to greet India's first container vessel on inland waterways in VaranasiIn a first for the country's inland water transport, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 12 will receive a container vessel in Varanas...
First container movement on inland waterways to start with PepsiCo consignmentInland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) officials said the food and Beverage giant would move 16 containers from Kolkata to Varanasi on ...
Sagarmala: Govt's aim to optimise logistics with minimum investmentThe main challenges and issues faced by the potential shippers in utilising the inland waterways for freight movement were also discussed d...
River information system on Lines of ATC for Inland waterwaysThe government will soon launch a river information system (RIS) on the line of air traffic control for real time monitoring of ships plyin...
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...
Shipping Minister Vasan flags first bulk coal movement through NW-1The bulk cargo movement through national waterways one was inaugurated by Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan.
- Shipping fraternity peeved with service tax on cargo movement
The shipping fraternity is peeved with the service tax levy on cargo movement through costal routes and inland waterways. They think it wil...
- Inland Waterways invites corporates to boost cargo movement
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), a government body engaged in waterways development, has invited corporates to help increase...
- Govt plans to develop inland waterways system
Inland waterways, once considered a poor cousin of road and rail transport, are now being given a new thrust. These are being developed by ...