Port of Call

March 2018

The Government of India has embarked on the Sagarmala Programme with a vision to reduce logistics cost for both domestic and EXIM cargo and utilise t...

Tags: Government of India, Sagarmala Programme, Waterways, CEZ, EXIM cargo, Nitin Gadkari, TEFR, Port, DPR, NGR, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and National Highways Authority of India, JNPT, SEZ, Ministry of Shipping, Karwar Port

Multimodal transport plan will reset India's logistics sector

March 2018

Nandan Yalgi, Managing Director, Boxco Logistics India Pvt Ltd, lauds the efforts of the Ministry of Shipping in launching port-led development proje...

Tags: Nandan Yalgi, Boxco Logistics India Pvt Ltd, Nitin Gadkari, IPRCL, Eastern, Western Dedicated Freight Corridors, PPP, Adani, JSW, JM Baxi Group, Rahul Kamat, Ports, Ministry of Shipping, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd, IPRCL

Sagarmala can save upto Rs.40,000 cr per year on logistics spends

March 2018

The Union Budget of 2017-18 has laid a 25 per cent increase in allocations for infrastructure over last year. There has also been a renewed focus on ...

Tags: Union Budget of 2017-18, GST, Sagarmala project, Port, Bharatmala project, JNPT, Rahul Kamat, Ministry of Shipping, Prakash Tulsiani, Allcargo Logistics Ltd, Shipping, Logistics sector

Ambitious on Indian infra sector

January 2018

Infrastructure sector is a key driver for the Indian economy. The sector is highly responsible for propelling India's overall development and enjoys ...

Tags: Infrastructure sector, Ajmal Fawad, VDMA India, Rajesh Nath, LPI, DIPP, Road Transport and Highways Ministry, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Urban Development, AMRUT, Swachh Bharat Mission, Liebherr, Schwing Stetter

India to set up 200 MW of solar projects at Airports

January 2018

The Government of India is on track with its ambitious programme of having 200 MW solar power capacity at its airports in the coming years, as report...

Tags: Government of India, Solar power, Grid, Kochi airport, Wind energy, Ministry of Shipping, Renewable energy, Solar-wind hybrid park

SAGARMALA: All for Ports

January 2018

Sagarmala, the flagship programme of the Ministry of Shipping, hinges on capacity expansion and modernisation of ports along India's coastline, enhan...

Tags: Sagarmala, Ministry of Shipping, Ports, Ankit Patel, ICRA, DPR, Tata Projects, JNPT, MT Krishna Babu, Sanjay Bhatia, Mumbai Port Trust, FSRU, CCEA, EJC yard, Kolkata Port Trust

Port of Opportunities!

November 2017

With an outlay of Rs 1,773 for the year 2017û18, the government has set the ball rolling for the port sector. To promote port-led development in Indi...

Tags: Sagarmala Programme, Amitabh Kant, NITI Aayog, EXIM cargo, Union Budget, CEZ, Ministry of Shipping, Rajya Sabha, Mansukh Mandaviya, Port modernisation, TEFR, Gogha-Dahej RO-Pax Ferry Services Project, RO-RO Services, TEFR, Nitin Gadkarai

Naidu inaugurates Rs 1,930 crore highway projects in Andhra Pradesh

October 2017

Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated National Highway projects in Andhra Pradesh worth Rs 1,930 crore. According to a statement released by the Ministry of...

Tags: Venkaiah Naidu, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport, N Chandrababu Naidu, Public Investment Board, Buckingham Canal, Commamur Canal, SPV, Highway projects