In this issue

Maritime Gateway is India’s leading maritime monthly business magazine covering ports, shipping and logistics sectors in India. It presents cutting-edge information on the latest happenings, topical issues and current trends in the maritime industry in the most lucid and coherent way possible. The richness and quality of information makes Maritime Gateway the preferred information source of industry captains and experts alike. The magazine provides highly informative and news-worthy content catering to the information needs of stakeholders, users and the community at large, facilitating intelligent and better decision making.
Maritime Gateway organizes forums, where key business, political and academic leaders, bring diverse perspectives with a shared commitment to improve trade and business and are invited to debate and deliberate on the most pressing issues of our time. Maritime Gateway felicitates the best industry players annually in recognition of their outstanding performances in their respective fields through its Annual Indian Maritime Gateway Awards.

Pandora's Box

T S Ahluwalia, Convenor of Ports & Logistics Committee and President, NISA, drills down into the logistics cost structure of shippers to point out several anomalies that need to be set right

8 mins

WOOD IMPORTS: VARIETY IS THE SPICE

Demand from housing, furniture, hospitality and handicraft remains strong, making India a potential market for imported wood products. Limited domestic supplies is driving demand for newer species of imported wood, but exporters should be prepared to start small and be patient

8 mins

The Corona Virus Conundrum

The outbreak of Coronavirus in the world's second largest economy has jolted the global suppy chain.

6 mins

BRINGING TRANSPARENCY

CBIC directs Custom houses to allow DPE, DPD and AEO clients/importers/exporters to pay Terminal Handling Charges directly to terminals bypassing shipping lines

2 mins

IMO 2020 Compliance A Tough Voyage

Use of low sulphur fuel is increasing the operational cost of coastal ship operators, while the cost of moving cargo by road and rail remains unchanged, making difficult the survival of coastal shipping

3 mins

KALMAR ECO REACHSTACKER LEAN AND GREEN

Increasing fuel costs and tougher emissions standards means you need a solution that is leaner and greener, while still maintaining the highest levels of operational productivity.

2 mins

EXPLORING NEW MARKETS

Having captured the cargo movement into North Eastern states, the Phonex Group is now focusing on other major cargo clusters. “We are seriously looking for expansion outside Kolkata region – particularly in Delhi, Vizag and Mumbai,” reveals Vidyanand Singh, Executive Director, Phonex Group, as he details on the services provided and future expansion plans

5 mins

ENERGY HUB IN IOR

Energy requirements of countries in the Asia Pacific region are on the rise. Hambantota Port has all that is required to be the maritime and energy hub of the Indian Ocean Region within the next couple of decades

5 mins

BANKING ON BRI PROJECTS

The majority of Sri Lanka’s private sector wants the government to play a supportive role in facilitating and promoting joint ventures between Chinese and local firms to fully harness China’s benefits of the Belt and Road Initiative

2 mins

ICP BIRATNAGAR GETS OPERATIONAL

ICP Biratnagar will significantly cut down the time and cost for importing from India and third world countries

2 mins

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Maritime Gateway Magazine Description:

Maritime Gateway is India’s leading maritime monthly business magazine covering ports, shipping and logistics sectors in India. It presents cutting-edge information on the latest happenings, topical issues and current trends in the maritime industry in the most lucid and coherent way possible. The richness and quality of information makes Maritime Gateway the preferred information source of industry captains and experts alike. The magazine provides highly informative and news-worthy content catering to the information needs of stakeholders, users and the community at large, facilitating intelligent and better decision making. 
Maritime Gateway organizes forums, where key business, political and academic leaders, bring diverse perspectives with a shared commitment to improve trade and business and are invited to debate and deliberate on the most pressing issues of our time. 
Maritime Gateway felicitates the best industry players annually in recognition of their outstanding performances in their respective fields through its Annual Indian Maritime Gateway Awards.