Jugnauth said that the setting up of the facilities of the new airstrip and St James Jetty in Agalega is the fulfillment of yet another Mauritian dream which people of many generations have lived in their hearts.
He stressed that today's inauguration of the airstrip and jetty at Agalega will further advance cooperation between the two countries while also strengthening the blue economy of Mauritius.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth, will on Thursday jointly inaugurate the new Airstrip and St. James Jetty along with six community development projects at the Agalega Island in Mauritius via video conferencing.
The Yellow Gate police have arrested six persons, including sailors, for allegedly attempting to smuggle diesel in a boat via the Arabian Sea, near Sewri jetty in Mumbai, officials said on Monday.
India Coast Guard Ship Sangram was decommissioned on Wednesday with full honours in a traditional armed force ceremony held at Murgaon Port Authority (MPA) jetty, Goa.
The collaboration was made for supplying such products through IWAI's upgraded jetty at Jogighopa in Assam, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday visited the hydrography ship South Jetty, Indian Naval station Kochi on the eve of World Hydrography Day to support the sustainable use of the oceans.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal received the first over-dimensional cargo (ODC) transported via waterways at Numaligarh Refinery jetty on Friday.
In yet another historic event in the maritime calendar of India, INSV Tarini touched the Indian shores as it entered Goa harbour and secured alongside the INS Mandovi jetty on successful completion of a 17000nm trans-ocean inter-continental voyage, after 188 days.
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday approved the project of Development of Oil Jetty No.09 at Deendayal Port, Kandla to handle all types of Liquid Cargo at Kandla on BOT basis under PPP mode.
"While the cargo was first brought through barges from the leading fertilizer firm IFFCO's riverine jetty (which has been developed by OSL) in Paradip, it was unloaded from the barges and shifted to the main berth of the Paradip Port Authority (PPA) and loaded into the bigger vessel named MV