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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Topic: cargo

Adani Group’s footprint growing along east coast, too. Gopalpur Port just latest acquisition

Currently, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd operates 14 ports, terminals representing 27 percent of India's total port volume. Seven each are on east & west coast.

Why Indian exporters are seeking a ban on transshipment of Bangladeshi goods via Delhi

New Delhi, Dhaka have taken collaborative steps in past 2 yrs in terms of transshipment of goods, but India also wants its textile sector to compete with other garment giants like Bangladesh.

Bracing for trade surge once India-Middle East-Europe Corridor is ready, govt ramping up western ports

Jawaharlal Nehru Port, upcoming Vadhavan Port in Maharashtra, and Deendayal & Mundra ports in Gujarat could be linked to the corridor, it is learnt. Efforts on to boost capacity.

India’s merchant navy is sinking. But foreign shippers are riding high, filling their coffers

A nation’s merchant navy is a strategic asset, second in importance only to its ‘fighting navy’. It needs to be protected from high taxes and discriminatory norms.

Merchant ships to become slower by 2020 to cap sulphur levels

In order to comply with IMO regulations, cargo ships have two options - slow down or bear additional costs

Biggest Indian cargo company wants to build an Uber for shipping

Mumbai based Allcargo, reported a drop in profit in four of the past five quarters and is betting on technology to revive volumes and take on overseas rivals such as DHL Worldwide Express. 

On Camera

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.