The cargo volumes in India are expected to grow 6-8 per cent in the current fiscal year on the back of healthy growth in the container and coal segments, amid increased government capital outlay across roads, ports, and airport infrastructure, a report said on Wednesday.
This has been done so that the vessel can move in the river with passengers on board so as to bring the real feel of the vessel when built in 1944.
The Bill will repeal and replace the existing Act of 1908 to promote integrated planning between the Centre and the states, ensure prevention of pollution at all ports and address lacunae in the dispute-resolution framework.
On Thursday, Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that the Ukrainian Navy had placed 420 anchor mines in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea between February 25 and March 4.
Ammonium nitrate explosions have caused other accidents, too, in the past, and it is for this reason that most countries have stringent regulations on storage of the chemical.
"The 20 distribution logistics centres will be connected to 100 (dry ports). Total investment in the next five years will be Rs 6,000-Rs 8,000 crore," CONCOR Chairman and Managing Director V Kalyana Rama said during an event.
The Centres relaxed cabotage norms allowing foreign ships, chartered by Indian citizens or companies, to ply on local routes for transshipment purposes.
India on Wednesday approved a massive $4.5 billion Line of Credit to Bangladesh for funding infrastructure projects, including shipping, ports,…
The government awarded 49 port projects with an investment of Rs.8,341 crore in the previous fiscal, which will result in…
