Japan K Pathak, Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has announced key amendments to its Ship Recycling Regulations, 2015, aimed at optimizing land use and streamlining operational norms within the ship recycling industry. The amendments, approved by the Government of Gujarat, were officially published in the Gujarat Government Gazette on March 21, 2025. The notification, referenced as GMB/Alang/1/2025/556/1284, outlines several changes to the existing regulations. These amendments a...Read More

Kandla: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal announced major initiatives to boost the capacity at Kandla Port worth an investment of more than ₹57,000 crores here today. The two major announcements include construction of a new Mega Shipbuilding Project with an investment of ₹30,000 crores. The other major announcement is development of a new cargo terminal outside of Kandla creek at an investment of ₹27,000 crores which will add an additional 135 MTPA...Read More

New Delhi: The Government of India has permitted Chhara port in Gujarat for unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods. A notification dated 14 November by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs under the Ministry of Finance has notified its decision. Chhara Port comes under HPCL LNG Limited (HPLNG) formerly known as HPCL Shapoorji Energy Private Limited (HSEPL), which was incorporated as 50:50 joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corp...Read More

New Delhi: Gujarat, which has around 1,600 kilometers of coastline, the longest among all states in the country, has yet to see development in cruise tourism. The state does not have a single project related to cruise tourism. The Ministry of Tourism provides financial assistance to states and Union Territories for tourism infrastructure development under various schemes. However, according to the list of projects sanctioned under the Coastal Circuit and Cruise Project schemes, including Swad...Read More

Mundra: DP World today in a note said it has started dedicated rail freight service seamlessly linking Sachana-Ahmedabad Inland Container Depot (ICD) to Mundra. Operating every Tuesday and Friday, the new service aims to support EXIM from Ahmedabad and surrounding regions by offering a specialized train service. DP World in a note further said - precisely scheduled deliveries with departures every Tuesday and Friday from ICD Sachana-Ahmedabad to Mundra will ensure transit of 24 hours. Cargo ...Read More

Bharuch: 3rd 25T Bollard Pull Tug Bajrang was launched by Commodore V Pravin, AWPS (Additional Warship Production Superintendent) Mumbai on 14 March 2024 at M/s Shoft Shipyard Pvt Ltd, Bharuch Gujarat. The Tug is a proud flag bearer of Make in India initiative of GoI. Contract for construction and delivery of three 25T BP Tugs was concluded with M/s Shoft Shipyard Pvt Ltd, an MSME, in consonance with Aatma nirbhar Bharat initiative of GoI. These Tugs are being built under the classificat...Read More

Alang: The delegation of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and senior officials from various ministries of the central government have decided to form a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the use of plates from ships after their two-day visit to Alang and Sihor. This decision comes after BIS implemented a ban on the production of rods in re-rolling mills using plates extracted from ships arriving at the Alang ship recycling yard as raw material. In response, the central government form...Read More

Surat: Ghogha - Hazira ropax ferry service has resumed after a long monsoon break. The ferry service has now an additional feature of Solar power run cafeterias (total three), cabin and club. It takes three hours for the ferry ship to travel between Ghogha (Bhavnagar) in Saurashtra and Hazira (Surat) in South Gujarat. The ferry service was closed for last one and half month due to monsoon. It is starting from Thursday with a new ship Voyage Express along with the earlier ship Voyage Symphany....Read More

Okha: In a rescue operation conducted at midnight of 02/03 August 2022, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship C-413 rescued five fishermen from a flooding fishing boat off Okha. All crew have been brought safely to Okha. At about 00:45 AM on 03 August 2022, Indian Coast Guard District Headquarters, Okha received information regarding uncontrolled flooding onboard Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) ‘Raj Ayushi’. The position of the boat was ascertained and observed to be 10 Nautical Miles off Okha. ICG re...Read More