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India pushes for green ship recycling, Euro-compliant yards to boost marit
Updated : 1 day, 20 hours ago IST
India is rapidly expanding its ship recycling sector and upgrading shipbreaking yards to meet European environmental standards, as part of a broader effort to strengthen its maritime industry and reduce logistics costs, Sushant Kumar Purohit, Chairperson of VO Chidambaranar Port Authority, s
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Lok Sabha approves Manipur budget, Rajya Sabha passes Coastal Shipping Bil
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The appropriation bill seeks to authorize payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Manipur for the services of the financial year 2025-26
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Modi govt plans Rs 5,000-crore investment to develop Northeast waterways:
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Over the past 11 years, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW) has transformed India's maritime sector, achieving record growth in cargo handling, capacity, and coastal shipping. Major ports have nearly doubled their capacity, and cruise tourism is rising with ambition. New t
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Sarbananda Sonowal unveils advanced machinery to enhance shipbuilding capa
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal visited the Cochin Shipyard and unveiled advanced machinery to enhance the country's shipbuilding capacity.
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Lok Sabha passes Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Lok Sabha passed the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, paving the way for a dedicated legal framework for coastal trade as the maritime sector aims to provide a economical, reliable and sustainable mode of transportation as it decongest road and rail network.
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Centre to move Coastal Shipping Bill, Shashi Tharoor to present 6th report
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal will move the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The bill aims promote coasting trade and encourage domestic participation.
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"Govt plans Sagarmala 2.0 with new funding to bridge infrastructure gaps":
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The 4th National Sagarmala Apex (NSAC) meeting decided to boost port-led development and enhance the maritime infrastructure of the country. The meet reviewed the implementation status of key projects under the "Sagarmala", the flagship programme of the Ministry of Port Shipping & Waterw
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Gujarat Maritime Board organizes stakeholder consultation workshop
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) organised a Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on the theme "Coastal Shipping Policy of Gujarat: Paradigm Shift in Supply Chains" at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.
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Political parties agree for normal functioning of Parliament on Tuesday, C
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
On Monday, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 12 noon and then for the rest of the day.
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Association demands financing policy for coastal shipping industry in budg
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Indian Coastal Conference Shipping Association Vice President Atul Vithal Jadhav has demanded that the Union government should come up with a "financing policy" for the coastal shipping industry in the interim budget in 2024.
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Cargo handling in national waterways has grown by more than 1,700 pc from
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal who chaired the meeting on the 'Coastal Shipping Policy' on Friday in New Delhi said that the ministry has identified a total potential of 1300 MTPA cargo movement by coastal shipping by 2047.
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Paradip port handled record monthly cargo volume in December
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Paradip port is emerging as a coastal shipping hub of the country and has plans even to ship thermal coal to powerhouses, located in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana.
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