Topic: Ministry of Shipping
First voyage of Green Freight Corridor-2
Ministry of Shipping launched the maiden voyage under Green Freight Corridor-2 on June 30, 2021. Key points Green Freight Corridor-2 is a coastal shipping service. Voyage was launched...
Ministry of Shipping renamed to Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has renamed the Ministry of Shipping to Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on November 8, 2020. PM Modi announced the renaming of the...
SAROD-Ports Launched by Shipping Ministry
SAROD-Ports, stands for Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes – Ports, was launched by Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya on September 10, 2020... Government asks Major Ports to use locally built Tug Boats
The government has asked all major ports to procure or charter tug boats that are made in India to revive the Indian shipbuilding industry. Key facts The proposal...
Shipping Ministry Announces 50 Lakh INR Compensation for Port Workers
The Union Ministry of Shipping announced a monetary compensation of 50 lakh INR for workers of major ports in case of death due to COVID-19. About the Initiative...
National Shipping Board
The central government recently approved the reconstitution of the National Shipping Board with Malini Shankar, former Director General of Shipping as its head. About NSB The National Shipping...ROPAX Service
A new ROPAX service was inaugurated between Mumbai and Mandwa in Maharashtra by the Union Minister for Shipping, while highlighting the importance of waterways as a means of...
Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya launches ‘Ropax’
A passenger ferry service called ‘Ropax’ was launched between Mumbai and Mandwa of Maharashtra by the Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya. The vessel which can...
Union Shipping Minister launches sixth offshore patrol vessel ‘Yard 45006 VAJRA’
Union Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya recently launched the sixth offshore patrol vessel ‘Yard 45006 VAJRA’. The vessel was designed and indigenously built by Larsen and Toubro to enhance coastal security... Ministry of Shipping develops Industrial Cluster-cum-Logistics Park at Sahibganj
Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya recently announced that the Ministry is developing Industrial Cluster-cum-Logistics Park at Sahibganj, a town in Jharkhand. India’s second riverine Multi Modal...
WHO organizes Global Research Forum on Corona Virus
The World Health Organization is to host Global Research Forum between February 11, 2020 and February 12, 2020. The event is to be co-hosted by Global Research Collaboration...
