
IWAI achieves record cargo growth of 145.84 MMT on National Waterways
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has achieved a historic milestone, recording an all-time high cargo movement of 145.84 million metric tonnes (MMT) on
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The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has achieved a historic milestone, recording an all-time high cargo movement of 145.84 million metric tonnes (MMT) on

Bangladesh and India are moving closer to launching a direct coastal shipping service aimed at lowering logistics costs and boosting bilateral trade. A high-level team

In a first for India’s inland water transport sector, vessels are being drydocked at Pandu in Guwahati using an innovative method that employs winches and

In a major boost to inland waterway logistics in Northeast India, Pandu Terminal in Guwahati has successfully handled its first-ever Over-Dimensional Cargo (ODC) consignment. The

The Rajya Sabha has passed the Coastal Shipping Bill, removing the requirement for Indian-flagged vessels to obtain a general trading licence from the Directorate General

India’s National Waterway 57 on the Kopili River was officially operationalised on August 2, 2025, marking a historic revival of intrastate waterborne freight movement in

In a bid to diversify Chennai’s transportation ecosystem and amplify its tourism potential, the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) is assessing a bold new

To help ease the traffic burden on the Mandovi bridge, construction has begun at Vijay Marine Services in Loutolim on two larger, twin-screw ferry boats

India has locked in nearly 15,000 acres of land across five coastal states — Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra — for proposed

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has achieved a

Bangladesh and India are moving closer to launching a direct

In a first for India’s inland water transport sector, vessels

In a major boost to inland waterway logistics in Northeast

The Rajya Sabha has passed the Coastal Shipping Bill, removing

India’s National Waterway 57 on the Kopili River was officially

In a bid to diversify Chennai’s transportation ecosystem and amplify

To help ease the traffic burden on the Mandovi bridge,

India has locked in nearly 15,000 acres of land across