Centre spurns Gujarat’s plea to end duty on scrap-ship imports

The Centre has rejected a demand from Gujarat, which leads in ship re-cycling, to give an impetus to the sector by abolishing the 2.5% Basic Customs Duty (BCD) levied on ships imported for scrap.

Centre spurns Gujarat’s plea to end duty on scrap-ship imports

The Centre has rejected a demand from Gujarat, which leads in ship re-cycling, to give an impetus to the sector by abolishing the 2.5% Basic Customs Duty (BCD) levied on ships imported for scrap.

DP World in $35m Rwanda logistics centre concession

Expanding in Africa DP World has been granted a concession to develop and operate a new $35m logistics complex in Rwanda. ...

Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre inches closer to reality

With so many individuals having a stake in the future of shipping in Dubai, calls are growing for an increase in the sophistication of the legal machinery governing the emirate, with many participants seeking industry-specific improvements to dispute reso

AAL boosts Vancouver's international maritime centre ambitions

The newly launched Vancouver International Maritime Centre (VIMC) is claiming its first success attracting multi-purpose owner AAL to set up an office in the Canadian city.

UK shipping minister attends DP World London Gateway Logistics Centre opening

DP World\'s first distribution centre at the London Gateway Logistics Park opened officially yesterday, with the UK\'s shipping minister, Robert Goodwill, in attendance. ...

IMO sec-gen inaugurates new Russian training centre

IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu has inaugurated a Transas simulation complex for tanker personnel, at the Makarov Training Centre in St. Petersburg, Russia. ...