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The single-window platform aims to bring all trade stakeholders together and reduce logistics cost with real-time mapping and provisioning

Ministry is concerned about wider repercussions of Supreme Court decision to revoke the firm's disqualification

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday left for Iran on a four-day visit during which he will assess the progress of the first phase of the Chabahar port and interact with senior functionaries of the Central Asian countries and explore business opportunities. Located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Iran's southern coast, the Chabahar port is being developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan to boost trade ties. "During my visit to Iran, I will assess the progress of the Chabahar port and look for business opportunities between South Asia and Central Asia," Sonowal told PTI before leaving for Tehran. The minister said he will hold discussions with Iranian government functionaries, meet stakeholders of the Chabahar port and attend business-to-business (B2B) meetings to explore trade potential. Sonowal's visit to Iran came a fortnight after India hosted an event on 'Chabahar Day' to promote 'Chabahar - Link to INSTC - Connecti

To provide respite to waterway transportation from high fuel prices, the Shipping Ministry has directed all major ports to exempt coastal shipping operations from port and vessel charges for 6 months

Under this, prominent players and regular bidders in government tenders would not need to go through repeated clearances under normal circumstances.

Minister asks for plan to build mega ports by 2047, develop new technologies

The scheme will enable Agniveers to acquire necessary training, with naval experience and professional certification to join the remunerative merchant navy across the world, an official statement said

Inaugurating a workshop on Green Shipping, Sarbananda Sonowal said the project will be carried out by the CSL in collaboration with Indian partners

The rate to book an Aframax vessel to load at one of Russia's Baltic Sea ports to western Europe almost tripled on Thursday

These projects are initiatives under the PM GatiShakti to cut down logistics cost, improve supply chains and make local goods globally competitive in line with the Maritime India Vision 2030

Shipping Ministry was being expanded and renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Modi inaugurated a Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira in Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar district

he Commerce Ministry has asked to reduce the 14-day quarantine period to seven days

"The Ministry of Shipping has drafted a Coastal Shipping Bill, 2020 in lieu of part XIV of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958," it added.

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday launched a dispute redressal mechanism to facilitate affordable and timely resolution of disputes for the maritime sector

Union Shipping Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya said that the new plan will help to build small vessels at 16 major shipyards in the country

The shipping ministry on Tuesday said it has facilitated change of more than 100,000 crew members at Indian ports and through chartered flights amid the coronavirus pandemic

General cargo throughput may witness 6-8% contraction in FY21; container segment decline by 12-15% during same period

The Ministry said in a statement that it has rationalised tariff rates for cruise vessels plying on the rivers and oceanic waters of India

The Ministry of Shipping on Tuesday approved Rs 107 crore for augmentation of firefighting facilities on five jetties of Haldia Dock Complex, Kolkata Port