Minister of State Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday flagged off the first “All Women Officers’ Sailing” on MT Swarna Krishna from Jawaharlal Nehru Port. MT Swarna Krishna is a product carrier of Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI), informed the ministry. According to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Ports,.

Despite this significant cost saving estimated by the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) the adoption of the e-Bill of Lading remains in its infancy. The idea of an a digital or e-Bill of Lading has been around for the better around 30 years, however, difficulties in moving paper documentation around the world with the onset.

Straits Orient Lines Singapore, part of Transworld Group Singapore, is adding two ships to take its fleet to 12 ships. The company has just taken delivery of the 1,200 teu Sol Promise, the biggest and youngest ship in the firm’s history. Another 700 teu ship is set to join the fleet later this month, according to.

Expensive freight rates for chartering Panamax and Supramax bulk vessels have forced traders with iron ore and pellet cargoes from East Coast India to China to opt for bigger Capesize ships in a rare move, sources said. The East Coast India-to-China route is usually dominated by smaller bulkers given the stem sizes traded on this.

In a bid to help strengthen the country’s gas infrastructure, London-based shipping firm Foresight Group is eyeing Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), to make it a leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier in the world. “With India having set target to increase its gas contribution in the energy basket, we see SCI playing a major role due to its.

Great Eastern Shipping Company (G E Shipping) has signed a contract to buy a secondhand Supramax Bulk Carrier of about 56,103 deadweight tonnage (dwt). The 2013 Japanese built vessel is expected to join the company’s fleet in Q1 FY22. Excluding this vessel, the company’s current fleet stands at 46 vessels, comprising 32 tankers (9 crude.

Chabahar Port will help Afghanistan and other countries in the region to bring down their logistics costs and develop a transit hub for connectivity between India and Eurasia, the government said on Thursday. Located in Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Iran”s southern coast, the port is being developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan to boost.

Container carriers active in trades out of India have fallen into the crosshairs of local regulators for acting in defiance of a January 2020 order permitting cargo interests to settle terminal handling charges (THC) directly with terminal operators. The issue particularly concerns import shipments routed through the direct port delivery (DPD) program, a fast-track mode.

India has always focused on developing bilateral and mutual trade, economic and security ties with friendly countries and maritime passage in the region and beyond, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. Addressing the ministerial session of the virtual Maritime India Summit, 2021, the minister said, “The government is.