GANDHINAGAR: The estuary of Narmada river, considered lifeline of Gujarat, is all set to become the lifeline for shipbuilding activities of India.

Reduce speed of ships to control their emissions SHIPS are responsible for nearly a third of the world

Surat: ABG Shipyard Ltd on Friday launched the second pollution control-vessel (PCV) for Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at Magdalla. The vessel, christened as 'Samudra Pahredar,' is 94 m-long with displacement capacity of 3,300 tonnes and maximum draft of 4.5 metre and has speed of 205 nautical miles per hour.

Silt has left the Hooghly shallow. Haldia port faces closure Silt deposits at the mouth of the Hooghly river have rendered Haldia port nearly unnavigable, raising fears that India

According to estimates by the Association of Shipping Interests in Calcutta, which represents shipping lines and agents of foreign lines operating out of Kolkata, operating costs have increased by 30 per cent over two years due to falling depth at Haldia. A ship of 50,000-tonne capacity is now carrying 18,000-20,000 tonnes of cargo to enter the channel, said S B Mazumder, the association