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Kolkata Port Invites Bids for 2 MW Solar Power Project at Haldia Dock

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (formerly Kolkata Port Trust) has invited bids for the design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing, and...

July 1, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Red Sea Shipping Crisis Hits Key Trade Route for Solar Modules

Prices of solar modules shipped from Asia to Europe have jumped as much as 20% as trade disruptions in the Red Sea, which carries 12% of the world’s seaborne trade, have...

February 27, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus
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Government Launches Pilot Projects Using Green Hydrogen in Shipping

The government has greenlit pilot projects aimed at decarbonizing the shipping sector using green hydrogen under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), the Ministry...

February 2, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Government to Bear 30% of Green Shipping Cost

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways will bear 30% of the cost for green shipping initiatives to accelerate the green transition in the Indian shipping sector...

May 24, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Government to Finance 30% of Green Shipping Project Cost

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW) will bear 30% of the cost for green shipping initiatives to accelerate the green transition in the Indian shipping...

May 23, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Other
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Spike in Freight Rates Likely to Impact Global Import Prices by 11% Until 2023: UNCTAD

The current surge in container freight rates, if sustained, could increase global import price levels by 11% and consumer price levels by 1.5% between now and 2023,...

November 23, 2021

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Staff

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Backward Integration Vital to Build Manufacturing Capacity in Indian Solar Sector

Supply chain constraints and the consequent increase in solar cell and module prices could continue to plague the solar industry in India for the next three to four...

April 12, 2021

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Major Ports Asked Not to Impose Penalties and Continue Operations Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

The Ministry of Shipping has issued a notice to major ports in the country with directions to deal with issues arising due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry, in...

April 3, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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Shipping Lines Asked Not to Impose Detention Charges on Containers Due to Coronavirus

The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), Mumbai, has issued an advisory to shipping lines asking them not to impose any container detention charges on import shipments...

April 1, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Renewable Energy

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