Web Exclusive Dec 21, 2020 MoPSW identifies 4 international destinations for RO-RO, RO-PAX & ferry services The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has identified 13 domestic locations to connect four international destinations in Bangladesh, East Africa and Sri Lanka.
Web Exclusive Jul 30, 2020 Railways Confident of Completing Dedicated Freight Corridors by 2022 The Indian Railways was confident of completing the entire 2,800 km of the dedicated freight corridor projects by 2022, the head of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp. of India Ltd (DFCCIL) has claimed.
Web Exclusive Jun 25, 2020 Shipping Minister Calls for Recycling of Dredging Material Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Mansukh Mandaviya has directed Dredging Corporation of India to explore the possibilities of recycling of dredging material on the coastline as well as on riverine ports of India.
Web Exclusive Jun 11, 2020 Use Crisis to Build a Self-Reliant India: Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that any crisis also provides us with an opportunity and the country must use this challenging time as a turning point to become atmanirbhar or self-reliant.
Web Exclusive Apr 25, 2020 Shipping Industry Must Turn COVID-19 Crisis into Opportunity: Mandaviya Assuring the industry of the necessary support from the government, Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Shipping urged the Indian maritime industry to turn the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity.
Cover Story Jan 01, 2020 Asset Monetisation, a Challenge India is blessed with a very long coastline and has a port infrastructure that is envied by some of the countries in the Asian region.
Interview Jan 01, 2020 Efficiency's the Port of Call While the waterfront of a port is difficult to alter, mechanisation of terminals can be done easily, and is central to turnaround strategies, says Jagannarayan Padmanabhan, Practise Leader & Director, Transport & Logistics, CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory.
Interview Jan 01, 2020 Hinterland Connectivity a Major Logistics Issue Multimode transport is yet to be a reality in India. There are no dedicated corridors that connect ports with Indian rail or inland waterways.
Feature Oct 01, 2019 Bharatmala: The Road Ahead Until there is a realignment of development models, there is a high chance that the award of projects may remain muted for the current year as well. If that happens, India is likely to witness a dip in road capacity addition over subsequent years.