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Shipping Ministry Ensigns All-Women Crew On MT Swarna Krishna
Commemorating the International Women's Day, Union Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually ensigned an all-women crew aboard Shipping Corporation of India (SCI)'s craft - MT Swarna Krishna. The unparalleled venture by all means became a landmark event as it became the first-ever all-women voyage in world nautical history. Notably, the Shipping Ministry's backing to the sail is an ode to the women seafarers for defying stereotypes in the… read-more
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Visakhapatnam Port Records 11% Increase in Cargo Shipping
Visakhapatnam port has logged an 11% increase in cargo shipping for 2019-20 as compared to 2018-19, as informed by the port Trust. According to the data, the port had shipped about 65.30 million tonnes of cargo in 2018-19 while it rose to 72.72 million in 2019-20. The trust added that the port had witnessed a dip of 5.7% in freight during the first half of this fiscal year.
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