Shipping and waterways sector will play a key role in boosting exports: Minister

Shipping and waterways sector will play a key role in boosting exports: Minister

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Shipping and waterways will play a vital role in enhancing India’s exports as the country is headed to become the third largest economic power, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shantanu Thakur, said on Thursday. Addressing a conference on exports logistics organised by … Read more

Cargo ship capsize: Police file case against Mediterranean Shipping Company, others

Cargo ship capsize: Police file case against Mediterranean Shipping Company, others

Follow Us on Google News Kochi, June 11 (IANS) Days after a Liberian-flagged cargo ship belonging to the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) capsized off the Kerala coast on May 24, the Fort Kochi coastal police registered a case against the company and others. Confirming the registration of the case, State Ports Minister V.N. Vasavan said … Read more

Congress to protest Kerala govt’s inaction against shipping firm tomorrow

Congress to protest Kerala govt's inaction against shipping firm tomorrow

Follow Us on Google News Thiruvananthapuram, June 10 (IANS) The Congress party in Kerala has announced statewide protests across nearly 50 coastal constituencies on June 11, accusing the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government of showing “callous indifference” by not initiating criminal proceedings against the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), whose cargo vessel capsized off the Kerala coast on … Read more

Chennai raid: ED nabs smuggler for shipping sandalwood to Dubai

Chennai raid: ED nabs smuggler for shipping sandalwood to Dubai

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In a crackdown against smuggling of Red Sanders to Dubai, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested a smuggler from Chennai after searching two premises in connection with illegal shipping of the banned wood worth Rs 68 crore, an official said on Monday. Abdul Jaffer, on the … Read more

IMO Secretary General hails India’s role in sustainable shipping, seafarer welfare

IMO Secretary General hails India’s role in sustainable shipping, seafarer welfare

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Secretary General, Arsenio Dominguez, has lauded India’s role in sustainable shipping and seafarer welfare; reinforcing maritime cooperation. Dominguez, who visited the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW) in the national capital, discussed the development of maritime sector and strengthening of bilateral ties. The visit strengthens … Read more

IMO Secretary General to visit India on Feb 19, focus on sustainable shipping

IMO Secretary General to visit India on Feb 19, focus on sustainable shipping

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, will be visiting Mumbai from February 19 to 21. It will be his first official visit to India since he took office on January 1, 2024. The Secretary-General will meet with senior government officials, industry representatives and the seafaring … Read more