India’s leading gas firm, GAIL, has conducted the world’s first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) transfer to reduce shipping costs and cut emissions. GAIL, which has contracted 5.8 million tonnes per annum of LNG from the US, implemented an innovative contractual arrangement to optimize vessel paths, resulting in a significant reduction in CO2 emissions.
GAIL does world’s first ship-to-ship LNG transfer; cuts CO2 emissions
A second Chinese vessel carrying a ship-to-shore crane for the Vizhinjam international deep-sea facility in Kerala has docked at the port. The ship, Zhen Hua 29, received clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to berth, arriving on November 9.
dani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd., seen as the conglomerate’s crown jewel, is eyeing further “opportunities in our neighboring countries,” Karan Adani, the operator’s chief executive officer, told Bloomberg News in the Sri Lankan capital. Those include potential ventures in Bangladesh, as well as East African and Southeast Asian nations, including Tanzania and Vietnam, […]
MV Kindat Pandaw embarks on Brahmaputra odyssey as Assam starts a new age in river cruise tourism
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The ship embarks on pristine Brahmaputra odyssey from here on where the rich cultural and social heritage of Assam will be displayed to 31 tourists from Canada, Australia, Switzerland, the USA and the UK. The 21 days international river cruise sojourn is likely to culminate at Pandu in Guwahati.
Gautam Adani, the Chairman of Adani Group, is capitalising on a decline in China’s global ambitions, especially through projects like the Belt and Road Initiative. Adani is competing with China by developing a terminal at Colombo port in Sri Lanka, supported by over half a billion dollars of US investment, as part of India’s strategy […]
Proposed Vadhavan Port of national interest, people must not believe in propaganda, says JNPA chief
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The proposed Vadhavan Port in Palghar district, Maharashtra, estimated to cost over Rs 75,000 crore, is expected to significantly impact the region and change lives, according to Sanjay Sethi, Chairperson of Jawaharalal Nehru Port Authority (JNPT). Despite being an important project, it has faced propaganda causing misunderstandings.
JSW Infrastructure is reportedly among 10 companies, including Dutch dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd, Container Corporation of India Ltd and Essar Ports Ltd, that have submitted expressions of interest for the project.
The second Chinese ship, Zhen Hua 29, is set to arrive at the international deep-sea facility in Vizhinjam, India, on November 9. It will carry one ship-to-shore crane for Vizhinjam port and several yard cranes for Mundra port. The vessel will offload the crane and then depart for Mundra port in Gujarat.
The US will invest $553 million for a port terminal in Sri Lanka that Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is developing. The funding is seen to be to curb Beijing’s domination over Sri Lanka after Colombo splurged on Chinese port and highway projects before its economic meltdown last year.