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Messenger KUWAIT CITY, May 15: Kuwaiti Ambassador to India Jassem Al-Najem announced on Saturday that oxygen supply and emergency medical aid from Kuwait continues to arrive to Indian ports to fill shortage in hospitals to thousands of COVID-19 patients. In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Ambassador Al-Najem said that an aid ship from Kuwait arrived in Mumbai Port in western the Indian state of Maharashtra; considered the most affected by COVID-19. The ship carries 75 metric tons of liquid oxygen and 1,000 oxygen cylinders, the ambassador noted. This aid is coming as part of the sea bridge that Kuwait established to support India in fighting the mutated coronavirus, Al-Najem said, adding more ships are slated to arrive in Indian ports in the coming days. In the coming two weeks, the oxygen supply from Kuwait is poised to reach 1,400 metric tons making it one of the top countries in the world to supply huge quantities of oxygen to India. He also underlined Kuwait� ....
Major ports handle 30% more cargo in April May 14, 2021 Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust reported a 60 per cent rise in volumes to 6.32 mt (3.95 mt) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust reported a 60 per cent rise in volumes to 6.32 mt (3.95 mt)× The dozen ports handled 61.52 mt reversing the falling trend last year Cargo handled at India’s dozen state-owned major ports soared 29.52 per cent in April to 61.52 million tonnes (mt) from 47.50 mt a year ago. With the exception of New Mangalore Port Trust which posted a decline of 3.84 per cent, all the other ports got off to a solid start in the first month of the current fiscal, reversing the fall in traffic seen last year due to the coronavirus-induced demand compression. ....
Text Size: A+ Singapore/New Delhi: India’s devastating Covid-19 crisis is threatening operations at some of its biggest ports, raising concern the action could trigger shipping delays that reverberate through global supply chains. Karaikal Port in southern India invoked force majeure until May 24 after operations were “severely affected” from the pandemic, according to a notice on its website. The terminal, which claims to be India’s biggest non-state port, handles coal, sugar and petroleum among other commodities. Gopalpur port in Odisha has also declared force majeure, according to IHS Markit. The situation may echo global trade disruptions seen last year after virus restrictions slowed shipments into China. While India accounts for only fraction of the global trade that China does, any delays in offloading vessels and releasing them to their next destination could create supply chain bottlenecks. ....
: Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 11:53 AM IST Waterways are set to be the new highways in our future, writes Dr Niranjan Hiranandani, NAREDCO President They are cost-effective, environment-friendly and can supplement the congested and pressured road and rail networks If we were to say transportation is to the country what blood circulation is to the body, it would not be an exaggeration. Transportation has always played an important role when it comes to the development of the country. Given its diverse topography, India enjoys a plethora of transportation to choose from. Inland waterways are one of the options, the least developed so far. ....
Photo: moto moto sc - Unsplash Vaccination being made mandatory before joining ship is just one of the numerous challenges being faced by Indian seafarers as the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm the country’s health infrastructure. Concerns over the availability of vaccines and waiting time are adding to the job uncertainty of seafarers. Shipowners have begun insisting on hiring crew who are vaccinated ahead of joining ships on their next contract, as new variants of the Covid-19 virus wreak havoc in one of the top suppliers of seafaring manpower. India’s incidence of Covid infections has touched a new world record of over 350,000 new positive cases over the past 24 hours. ....