Pipavav: A freight train's loco pilot saved the lives of a pride of 10 lions while they were resting on railway tracks near Pipavav Port. The incident occurred early in the morning when the loco pilot applied emergency brakes upon spotting the lions. As per directives from the Railway Board, loco pilots are operating trains at specified speeds and exercising caution. Mukesh Kumar Meena, the loco pilot of a freight train traveling from Pipavav Port Station to Pipavav Port Siding, noticed a ...Read More

Gandhinagar: NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) has entered into MoUs with Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (GSPC) and Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. (GPPL) during the three-day Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024, being held in Gandhinagar during January 10 – 12, 2024. The MoU with Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd. aims for the blending of Green Hydrogen in the gas networks of GSPC and promotion of Green Hydrogen mobility by setting up Green Hydrogen fuelling stations in Gujarat. The Mo...Read More

Pipavav: Indian Coast Guard Ship C-409 evacuated and provided medical relief to a seriously injured fisherman onboard IFB Asht Vinayak on Wednesday, about 25 km from Pipavav. The Maritime Rescue Sub Centre (Pipavav) of the Indian Coast Guard received a message regarding a medical emergency onboard IFB from Mr. K Solanki, a Fishing Association Member in Jafrabad. Coast Guard Ship C-409 was diverted from its operational deployment to provide necessary assistance. The injured person, Channabhai,...Read More

Pipavav: Operations at the Pipavav Port have been temporarily suspended since Saturday evening, according to a statement by the Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd in an exchange filing. In the update regarding the current status of operations at Pipavav Port, the company informed that due to severe weather conditions, operations have been suspended since late evening on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The company assures that it will provide further updates to the exchanges once the weather conditions improve...Read More

Pipavav: A lioness attacked a youth at Pipavav port in the Amreli district this morning. In the early morning, a lioness attacked a man at Pipavav port in Amreli. Fortunately, he was rescued by a bus driver from the lioness' attack. The injured man was then admitted to a hospital for treatment. The youth survived thanks to the timely intervention of the bus driver. DeshGujaratRead More

Pipavav: APM Terminals Pipavav today in a release said it has recently received the new freight train started by Maersk and operated by PRCL, connecting the exporters from the ceramics heartland of Morbi to the port via Private Freight Terminal at Maliya. The Shift of export cargo on a rail service is helping decongest roads and improving the speed-to-market by reducing the total transit time by 15%, the port stated in its press release. The rail service has resulted from the collaboratio...Read More

Pipavav: APM Terminals Pipavav in a statement said it has commissioned 1,000 kWp (kilowatt peak) DC capacity solar power plant at the Port for self-consumption. With commissioning of Rooftop solar power project, the Port will reduce overall energy consumption from Grid supply. The solar power will help in replacing approx. 10% of Port’s total energy consumption as well as result in reducing carbon footprints to the tune of 1100 tons per year. Commenting on new solar plant, Mr. Jakob Friis S...Read More

Gandhinagar: Acting on intelligence jointly developed by DRI and ATS Gujarat, a container is being examined by DRI at Pipavav port, Gujarat in the presence of officers of ATS, Gujarat. The said container having gross weight of 9,760 kg was declared to contain ‘thread’. On a detailed examination on 28.04.2022, out of 100 jumbo bags, four suspicious bags having a total weight of 395 kg, containing threads showed the presence of opiate derivative/Heroin in the field testing done by the regio...Read More

Amreli: An male Asiatic lion, aged around 5-6 years was killed after being run over by a double-decker moving goods train around 9.30 pm on Saturday near Khadkala village in Gir (East) forest division under Savarkundla forest range. Its carcass was found on a railway track and sent for an autopsy. The trains moving to and from Pipavav Port have killed scores of lions in the past too. DeshGujarat Read More

Pipavav, India: The first double stack train was flagged off from ICD Gurugram (Garhi Harsaru) to APM Terminals Pipavav by Gateway Rail Freight Ltd. (a subsidiary of Gateway Distriparks Ltd.) and Ocean Network Express (ONE), which will provide assured connection to exporters. The double stack train transported 180 TEUs in a single journey. The commodities carried were auto spare parts, laminated sheets, machinery parts, tiles, cotton yarn, motorcycles and air conditioners etc. The containers ...Read More