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Indian Shipping Bucks Trends with Positive Growth

Jun 16, 2017

The Indian shipping industry is registering a positive growth amid a downward trend globally, Union Minister of State for Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan said. “While the shipping sector is seeing a downward trend worldwide, India is registering a positive growth…

NYC Jobs Plan Aims to Bolster Freight Network

Jun 16, 2017

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio today unveiled a series of initiatives aiming to spur 100,000 high-paying jobs over the coming decade across a number of sectors, including the City's maritime and intermodal freight and logistics industries…

STM Validation: Interoperable Ship and Shore Center Services

Jun 16, 2017

Inspired by the European program for Air Traffic Managemen, the Sea Traffic Management (STM) methodology has been developed by the Swedish Maritime Administration MonaLisa project to define a set of systems and procedures to guide and monitor maritime traffic…

Bollore Pitches for Revamp of Gambia's Main Port

Jun 14, 2017

France's Bollore Group has submitted an offer to develop Gambia's main port as part of a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars, three sources familiar with the matter said, as competition for contracts heats up after a change in government…

China Probing Former Tianjin Port Chairman for Graft

Jun 14, 2017

The former chairman of Tianjin Port Group Yu Rumin is being investigated over possible graft, China's top prosecutor said in a statement on Wednesday. Yu is suspected of taking bribes, the prosecutor said without giving further details, adding that the investigation was in progress…

Mongolia Coal Export Earnings Surge after N.Korea Ban

Jun 14, 2017

Mongolia's coal export earnings surged nearly fivefold in the first five months of the year, according to official data, with the country taking advantage of sanctions on North Korea to boost deliveries to China, its major customer. Cash…

Buenos Aires First Green Award Port in South America

Jun 13, 2017

The Ministry of Transport of Argentina propitiated Buenos Aires Port to join the network of Green Award ports. The port launched a discount for all types of Green Award certified sea-going ships.Connecting Argentina to the world one of the main goals of Argentinian Government…

UK Urges Gulf States to Ease Blockade Against Qatar

Jun 12, 2017

Britain on Monday urged Gulf states including Saudi Arabia to ease a blockade of Qatar and to find an immediate solution to the impasse through mediation.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties a week ago…

Chinese, Greek Ports Teams Up to Boost Container Traffic

Jun 12, 2017

Piraeus Port, operator of Greece's biggest port and majority-owned by China's COSCO Shipping, has agreed to team up with the operator of Shanghai port, the world's largest container port, to promote container shipping traffic.Piraeus, COSCO…

Shipping Routes via Oman Opened to Give Qatar Food Lifeline

Jun 12, 2017

Qatar and container lines have launched new shipping services via Oman in an effort to sidestep a port ban in neighbouring countries and secure a food lifeline after other Gulf states severed ties with Doha last week.Saudi Arabia, the United…

MSC to Start Oman-Qatar Shipping Service

Jun 12, 2017

Swiss-based MSC will offer a new shipping service to Qatar from Oman, the world’s No.2 container shipping line said on Monday, a week after Gulf states imposed port and trade restrictions on Doha.'MSC never stopped accepting bookings to Qatar as it investigated alternative routing options…

Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates New Projects at Kamarajar Port

Jun 12, 2017

The Indian Union Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari has said that an investment of INR  2500bn (USD 39bn) is being made in Tamil Nadu under Sagarmala program.  Of this Rs.39,000 crore will be for port modernization, Rs.55,000 crore for port connectivity and Rs…

India's Plan to Develop Iranian Port Faces US Headwinds

Jun 09, 2017

Western manufacturers are shying away from supplying equipment for an Iranian port that India is developing for fear the United States may reimpose sanctions on Tehran, Indian officials say, dealing a blow to New Delhi's strategic ambitions in the region…

India's Sagarmala Moves to Implementation Stage

Jun 08, 2017

The flagship programme of Indian Ministry of Shipping – Sagarmala, has moved from the conceptualization and planning to the implementation stage. The Sagarmala project is introduces to harness India's 7,500-km coastline will promote port-led development in the country…

UPS Suspends Transits To and From Qatar in Arab Nations

Jun 08, 2017

The United Parcel Service Inc said it will suspend the transit of goods to and from Qatar in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain amid an ongoing dispute in the region. 'We will continue to monitor for any potential service impact with regards to air…

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