Generating 140 metric tonnes of green hydrogen annually, the plant sets the pace for sustainable operations and maritime decarbonisation across India. In a major boost to India’s efforts to develop a robust green hydrogen ecosystem, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) has successfully launched a 1 MW green hydrogen power plant within four months of Prime...
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India’s Ports Surge in Efficiency, Investment: Union Minister Sonowal
Delivering the keynote address at the Maritime Financing Summit in New Delhi, Sonowal underscored the maritime sector’s vital role in realising the vision of a developed India by 2047. India’s ports sector is undergoing a remarkable transformation, with marked improvements in turnaround time, port capacity, investment inflows, and customs clearance, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping...
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India’s Rajya Sabha Passes Bills of Lading, 2025: A Landmark Maritime Reform
Once enacted, it will replace the 169-year-old colonial-era Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856, establishing a simplified and globally aligned legal framework for maritime shipping documentation in India. In a significant boost to India’s ports and shipping sector, the Rajya Sabha passed the Bills of Lading, 2025, on the first day of its monsoon session...
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₹50 Billion Boost for Northeast Waterways; Kaladan Project to be Operational by 2027: Sonowal
The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways also announced that the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Project, linking India’s Northeast with Myanmar, would be operational by 2027. The government has allocated ₹50 billion for the development of waterways and the maritime sector in India’s northeastern region, according to Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and...