Goa puts a freeze on new ore carrying barges
July 5th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 5 (IANS) Heavy river traffic has forced inland marine authorities in Goa to put a temporary freeze on the number of barges plying the rivers, ferrying iron ore ... Read more...
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Navy permitted to decommission, destroy damaged warship
May 8th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Tuesday permitted the Indian Navy to decommission and destroy a frigate which had partially sunk after a collision with a foreign ship ... Read more...
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100 pro-mining agitators held in Goa
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Nearly 100 pro-mining demonstrators were arrested after a scuffle with the police as the protesters called a day-long strike against a possible ban on export of ... Read more...
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Goa mining lobby flexes muscle, blocks river traffic
October 12th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) Nearly 50 mining barges virtually blockaded the Mandovi river, off Panaji, Wednesday to protest any impending action against the mining industry."Our livelihood is based on the ... Read more...
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Off Mumbai, coast not clear of maritime disasters
August 9th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) The sinking of a ship loaded with 60,000 tonnes of coal and 340 tonnes of fuel and diesel that is now leaking oil is the latest ... Read more...
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Fishermen block Goa port, Coast Guard help sought
April 16th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 16 (IANS) The Goa government Saturday asked the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Indian Navy (IN) to clear a "guerrilla style" waterfront blockade of the Mormugao Port ... Read more...
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Tragedy averted in Mumbai harbour (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) A tragedy was averted in Mumbai harbour last week when ill-fated container cargo ship MSC Chitra - which had partly sunk after a collision last August ... Read more...
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Tragedy averted in Mumbai harbour
March 23rd, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) A tragedy was averted in Mumbai harbour last week when ill-fated container cargo ship MSC Chitra - which had partly sunk in August last year after ... Read more...
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Expedite Mumbai harbour channel widening: Centre
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb. 2 (IANS) Following the collision of two vessels in August 2010 and early this month, the union government Wednesday asked the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Mumbai Port Trust to ... Read more...
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Rammed warship catches fire, listing; probe ordered
January 31st, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Nearly 24 hours after the Indian Navy's warship INS Vindhyagiri collided with a cargo container ship MV Nordlake in Mumbai Harbour, it was listing and had run aground, ... Read more...
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Warship on fire post collision, efforts on to douse blaze
January 31st, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Frantic efforts were on Monday to save Indian Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri after a major fire engulfed it following a collision with a merchant vessel off Mumbai Harbour, ... Read more...
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Repair work to start on stranded vessel at Diamond Harbour
December 22nd, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Nearly a month after it suffered extensive damages in a collision with another ship in West Bengal's Hooghly river, a stranded container vessel has been brought to dry ... Read more...
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Indian Navy makes Mumbai harbour safe post collision
September 1st, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Twenty-five 25 days after two foreign cargo ships collided in the Mumbai harbour, the Indian Navy Wednesday completed its task of escorting ships and surveying the navigation channel, ... Read more...
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Oil Spill: Khalija III flouted navigation rules claim MSC Chitra officials
August 14th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
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Khalija III had flouted navigation rules that led to the collision between the
two ... Read more...
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How ship collision took place in Mumbai harbour
August 13th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Minutes before they collided in Mumbai harbour, MSC Chitra was proceeding properly outbound within the main navigation channel while Khalijia 3 was entering the channel against the rules, ... Read more...
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Companies rule out ports closure hitting fuel supply
August 11th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) State-run oil marketing companies have ruled out a fuel shortage following the closure of the Jawaharlal Nehru and Mumbai ports, which has disrupted shipment of crude oil to ... Read more...
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Efforts on to combat oil spill hazards off Mumbai
August 10th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Environment disaster loomed large over coastal Mumbai, Raigad and surrounding areas Tuesday, the day after oil stopped leaking from the sinking Panamanian ship MSC Chitra.
An estimated 2,000 ... Read more...
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Goa offshore casinos impeding barge traffic, says mining industry
August 7th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 7 (IANS) Offshore casinos parked in the Mandovi river are severely impeding the traffic of nearly 250-300 river barges ferrying ore from Goa's mining belt to the trans-shippers docked at ... Read more...
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Offshore casino deadlock: Operators, Goa officials to meet
June 16th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 16 (IANS) Representatives of the offshore casino operators and the Goa government's ports department will meet Wednesday, in an attempt to break the deadlock between the two parties as the ... Read more...
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10 dredgers to be deployed for Haldia port channels
October 24th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) will deploy at least 10 dredgers by December this year to clear the silt at the channels of Haldia port, an official said ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi barge sinks in Hooghly river, no casualties
June 23rd, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) A Bangladeshi barge carrying 650 tonnes of iron rods sank in the Hooghly river at Noorpur in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district Monday after its steering cable snapped. ... Read more...
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