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20 May 2024

#stonechips being loaded by IWAI crane #pontoon at
Inland Waterways Authority of India #dhubri #terminal in #assam. The #consignment will be heading to #Bangladesh

14 May 2024

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders launches electric boats in Mumbai, celebrates 250 years

A Solar Electric Hybrid boat with a top speed of 11 knots, designed and co-developed with indigenous technology partners, was also commissioned

10 Apr 2024

Paper Launch And Webinar | Beyond The Coastline: India’s Land Connectivity Options Around The Bay Of Bengal

The Centre for Social and Economic Progress was delighted to host the webinar and launch of the paper “Beyond the Coastline: India’s Land Connectivity Options around the Bay of Bengal” by Riya Sinha and Constantino Xavier on Wednesday, April 10, 4:00 – 5:15 PM.

18 Dec 2023

Certificate of Honour by Rakhin State Government for active participation in transportation food supplies and construction materials in carrying out restoration work due to Cyclone Mocha in May, 2023 year.

4 Dec 2023

India to get 3 ports for green hydrogen storage by 2030

The three key hydrogen storage hubs identified are Paradip Port in the east, Deendayal Port in Kandla, and V. O. Chidambaranar Port, formerly Tuticorin Port in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.

2 Nov 2023

High level Indian CEO delegation visits BOI

A high powered Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) delegation accompanying India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the Board of Investment yesterday to discuss investment opportunities and to understand the current investment climate.

18 Oct 2023

MOU exchange with Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry for cooperation as a port operator to facilitate EXIM trade between India, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

9 Oct 2023

1st container vessel sails off from Sittwe Port -developed as part of Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India funded Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project, IWAI, Ministry of Shipping congratulates the team

14 Sept 2023

New trade links through pre-partion routes envisaged in Northeast

Agartala, Sep 14: A vital conference took place in Agartala on Wednesday titled ‘Exploring New Trade Routes: India’s North East to the Bay of Bengal via Bangladesh Transit Agreement’. The main focus of this conference was on reestablishing pre-partition trade routes and tackle the existing bottlenecks, particularly the high logistical costs, which have posed a significant challenge to trade between India and Bangladesh.

5 Sept 2023

Assam: Pandu & Dhubri Ports

GUWAHATI: In light of recent events, the Inland waterways authority of India (IWAI) has decided to lease out 2 ports in Assam, to a private company - A TO Z EXIM.

26 Jul 2023

Contract Signing For Pandu & Dhubri Terminals

9 May 2023

Finally we at BFG managed to operationalise the project that was started by MEA with ESSAR as the contractor from 2008 till 2020 continued and finished by us in 2022 and now formally inaugurated. We now continue to operate and maintain as well as develop the trade @ sittweport.com

5 Jun 2021

Bharat Freight Group wins deal to run India-funded Sittwe Port in Myanmar

MUMBAI: A to Z EXIM Limited, a unit of Mumbai-based Bharat Freight Group, has won a contract from the government to operate, maintain and develop the port and inland water transport terminals at Sittwe and Paletwa in Myanmar under the India funded Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project.

5 Oct 2015

INSTC Conference on June 12 in Mumbai to address by Senior Government Officials, International Speakers and Eminent Industry Stalwarts

MUMBAI: The Federation of Freight Forwarders Association in India (FFFAI) alongwith Ministry of Commerce is hosting the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) conference in Mumbai on 12th June 2015 to create awareness about the huge potential and opportunities in trade between member countries of the INSTC.

12 May 24

Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri T K Ramachandran chairs #StakeHoldersMeet for operationalisation of #multimodal #terminal at #varanasi in #UttarPradesh & #sahibganj in #Jharkhand built by Inland Waterways Authority of India under #jalmargvikasproject.

Hinterland Connectivity In Bay Of Bengal Region Will Benefit Everyone Argues New CSEP Paper

The paper’s aim is to analyse the present connectivity in the region, identify the gaps and make concrete suggestion to improve the situation.