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Shipping & Ports News Highlights • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Shipping Ministry clears bail-out plan for stressed PPP projects at Major Ports [Sep 06, 2018] Cochin Port receives first Ship at Penna Cement Terminal [Sep 06, 2018] Shipping Ministry holds Consultative Workshop on National Maritime Heritage in Mumbai [Sep 07, 2018] Shipping Ministry set terms for older Cargo Terminals at Major Ports to shift to a new rate regime [Sep 07, 2018] Krishnapatnam Port to invest Rs 500 crores for Liquid Cargo Terminal [Sep 11, 2018] CONCOR and CWC sign agreement to operate CFS facility at Pipavav Port [Sep 12, 2018] Commerce Ministry to soon seek Cabinet nod for National Logistics Policy [Sep 12, 2018] Krishnapatnam Port leads South India's transshipment volumes [Sep 14, 2018] Special jetties to build for fruit, vegetable export at major ports: Mansukh Mandaviya [Sep 17, 2018] Gandhidham Chamber organized a meeting to discuss Gandhidham-Kandla land issues [Sep 17, 2018] Deendayal Port inducts new Tug M.T. Krittika [Sep 21, 2018] MIAL Cargo obtains Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certification [Sep 24, 2018] India to get access to Chittagong & Mongla Ports for transportation of goods to N-E States [Sep 24, 2018] Cabotage law relaxation to boost trade at Cochin Port [Sep 25, 2018] Sumiit Sharma elected as new President of WISTA India [Sep 26, 2018] Shipping Ministry considering new strategic Port for Transshipment operations [Sep 26, 2018] CSL signs MoU with Andaman & Nicobar Administration for ship repair operations at Port Blair [Sep 28, 2018] Shipping Ministry appoints TN IAS Officer T. K. Ramachandran as Chairman of VOC Port [Sep 28, 2018] Shipping Ministry to make PCS mandatory for all Indian Ports [Sep 28, 2018] Two freight ships complete journey from Bihar to Assam via Bangladesh [Oct 03, 2018] PM inaugurates Mundra LNG Terminal and pipeline projects at Anjar [Oct 03, 2018] IPA appoints Tech Mahindra as Managed Service Provider for Port Enterprise Business System for 5 Major Ports [Oct 03, 2018] Indian National Shipowner's Association elects New Office Bearers & Directors for 2018-19 [Oct 03, 2018] Guwahati hosts workshop on Inland Water Transport Development [Oct 09, 2018] West Bengal starts vessels Services in Kolkata, 104 jetties identified [Oct 09, 2018] Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for inland waterway [Oct 17, 2018] Gadkari inaugurates India’s first luxury cruise service between Mumbai-Goa [Oct 20, 2018] Cochin Shipyard inks pact with Russia’s USC to boost water transport [Oct 22, 2018] Govt to undertake Rs 2.35 lakh crore projects under Sagarmala in Maharashtra : Nitin Gadkari [Oct 24, 2018] India, Iran and Afghanistan hold first trilateral meet on Chabahar Port [Oct 25, 2018] India-Bangladesh sign agreements to strengthen inland water transportation [Oct 26, 2018] Nitin Gadkari lays foundation of India's largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard [Oct 31, 2018] IWAI hands over its Kolkata Terminals to Summit Alliance Port East Gateway (India) on supply, operate, maintain model [Oct 31, 2018] India to implement International North-South Transport Corridor [Nov 05, 2018] PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate multi-modal terminal on River Ganga in Varanasi [Nov 08, 2018] For detailed information please visit Sea Section at Urban Transport News portal WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM 30 Urban Transport Infrastructure | November 2018