Web Exclusive Dec 03, 2019 Financial Assistance to 18 Ports for Procurement of OSR Equipment The government has developed a standard operating procedure for all ports in the country to deal with oil spills and other accidents that can damage the marine ecology surrounding the ports, Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) and Chemicals, Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya told Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Web Exclusive Nov 29, 2019 Over 3,300 MTPA Port Enhancement Roadmap Ready: Shipping Minister India has carried out the master planning of 12 major ports as well as identified 95 capacity expansion and port modernisation projects, Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply to an unstarred question on Thursday. The capacity at major ports was re-rated against global benchmarks as per the berthing policy of 2016 and effective capacity had increased by 293 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) after completion of the
Web Exclusive Aug 01, 2019 Govt keen to launch inland waterways navigation and passenger transportation in North East New Delhi: The Ministry of Shipping is keen to start inland waterways navigation and passenger transportation in the rivers in the North Eastern states of the country.