Centre announces to develop 14 new National Waterways

In addition to development of five National Waterways (NWs) (NW-1 to NW-5), development of 14 new NWs has been approved by the Ministry of Ports,

A boost to cargo transportation on waterways

i. Fairway Development Works: Fairway development works to ensure Least Available Depth (LAD) of 3.0 meter in Haldia-Barh, 2.5 meter in Barh-Ghazipur and 2.2 meter

Cargo movement through waterways up 700% in 10 years

Data shows that freight transported by waterways increased to 126 million tonnes (MTs) in 2022-23 from 18 MT in 2013-14. In the current financial year,

Inland Waterways will need more 500 electric vessels in the next 5 years

Sarbananda Sonowal said, “We are gradually working towards having 100 per cent of vessels powered through green fuel by 2047. Over the next 5 years,

Sonowal launches guidelines for green transition of inland waterways

At the first meeting of Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC) that concluded on January 8 in Kolkata, with a focus on strengthening the inland water

Nagaland government highlights inland waterways potential in the state

At the debut meeting of the Inland Waterways Development Council organised at the Cruise Vessel Ganges Queen, Kolkata, Nagaland Power & Parliamentary Affairs Minister KG

Sonowal to chair first Inland Waterways Development Council meet today

The inaugural ‘Inland Waterways Development Council’ meeting will be held in Kolkata today. It is being conducted by the Inland Waterways Authority of India, under

Amazon teams up with IWAI, moves e-commerce cargo via waterways

Under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Amazon India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IWAI to facilitate containerized cargo movement and

Sarbananda Sonowal reviews waterways projects development in northeast

Sonowal, the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, Waterways and Ayush directed officials to accord top priority to critical projects of his ministries in the Northeast