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Mangaluru, Aug 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the coastal city on September 2 to inaugurate various projects undertaken by New Mangalore Port Authority and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, that are worth ₹3,800 crore.
On September 1-2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Kerala to commission the first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin
In order to provide some quick respite to the waterways transportation sector from the impact of the global increase in the price of fuels, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has directed all major ports to exempt all berth hiring and vessel related charges being currently levied to the Ro-Pax or passenger ferries for the next six months.
In India, the logistics sector has been marred with inefficiencies, depriving the industry of achieving its full potential.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has prepared the draft of Guidelines for Operationalization of Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax ferry service along the coast of India after incorporating the preliminary inputs received from the stakeholders.