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New Delhi, April 10 Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed port operations on Friday and directed the Directorate General of Shipping to ensure complete transparency in shipping-related charges, saying this ongoing crisis in West Asia must not become an opportunity for profiteering...

Singapore, March 26 With the Strait of Hormuz almost closed amid the ongoing war in the Gulf region, merchant vessels, including oil tankers, have started to queue up at ports across Asia while operators wait for clarity, a media report said on Thursday.Sourcing data that showed longer queues...

Kolkata, March 26 The West Asia crisis has increased freight costs for cargo bound for Europe by 60-80 per cent, with exports falling by as much as 50 per cent for some exporters while hundreds of containers were stranded at the Kolkata port, industry representatives said on Thursday.Calcutta...

New Delhi, March 24 The government is closely monitoring the situation in West Asia and the Gulf region, including its impact on India's external trade, shipping routes, and logistics chains, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce...

Mumbai, March 9 Jawaharlal Nehru Port said on Monday that the number of stranded containers at the facility has been reduced from around 5,000 TEUs on March 1 to nearly 3,200 TEUs on March 8, following sustained coordinated efforts taken in the face of disruptions due to the West Asia crisis...

Mumbai, March 4 The Centre has advised states not to undertake individual evacuations of those stranded in the Gulf due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, as this would lead to chaos, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the legislative council on Wednesday.He emphasized...