Coronavirus: 16k passengers holed up in ships at Indian ports

As many as 16,076 crew members and passengers onboard ships from China or having travelled to coronavirus-hit countries have been scanned and not allowed to disembark at Indian ports as a......

A show of seamanship in Kochi

About 1,000 personnel of Indian and German navies started a series of 'seamanship' exercises in the Arabian sea, off the Kochi coast this morning, aimed at improving the inter-operability of the......

12 smart cities planned with Rs 50K-cr investment

The government is working on an ambitious plan to build one smart city each at the country's 12 major ports, at an estimated total investment of Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 bilion), Union Minister......

Adani Ports to sell 100% in Abbot Point to promoter

Adani Ports and special economic zone Limited have decided to sell 100 per cent stake in Abbot Point Coal Terminal in Australia to its promoter family. "The company will sell 100 per cent stake in......

India plans to promote cruise tourism

India, which has a 7,500 km long coastline and nearly 200 ports, will soon come out with a National Cruise Shipping Policy to promote tourism. The draft policy, prepared by a steering group headed......