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As part of promoting coastal shipping in the country under Sagarmala programme, the Ministry of Shipping has sanctioned the Capital Dredging Project for Ro Pax Ferry Services between Gogha & Dahej, in Gulf of Cambay in Gujarat. The project aims not only to reduce the travel time but also result in savings in fuel, reduction in CO2 emission and reduction in road congestion

The Inland Waterways Authority of India has recently awarded the contract for construction of the terminal to Larson & Tourbo (L&T). The new terminal will have facilities including berthing space for two vessels, stockyard for storing, belt conveyor system with fixed hoppers, barge loader, shore protection works, roads, ramps and parking area, and terminal buildings.

The Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India has announced that the DGLL is presently maintaining 193 Lighthouses which provide aids to marine navigation to the mariners transiting in coastal waters of India.

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and Operation Commander Major General Rob Magowan of the EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta reiterated the key message that merchant shipping should continue to take protective measures against possible piracy attacks, when they at IMO Headquarters in London.

India’s largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust will now harness solar energy and reduce its dependency on conventional electricity from the grid. JNPT is installing solar power plant on several rooftops in its township and commercial premises.

The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of an Undertaking between India and Korea on Mutual Recognition of Certificates for Seafarers.

The International Seabed Authority and the Government of India signed a 15-year exploration contract for polymetallic sulphides on September 26 in New Delhi, India.

M. V. Dresden is the first car carrier ship to dock at Cochin Port in India. The ship called the port in the evening of September 26.

Inland Waterways Authority has signed a contract with DST to design vessels for NW-1 project that include development of waterway on the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly stretch.

According to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, sea level rise in the northern Indian Ocean rose twice as fast as the global average since 2003. This represents a stark contrast to the previous decade, when the region experienced very little sea level rise at all.