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The Visakhapatnam Port Trust shipped a record 72.72 million tonnes of cargo during the 2019-20 financial year against 65.30 million tonnes handled in 2018-19, accounting to an increase of 11 per cent, said Visakhapatnam port trust chairman K Ram Mohan Rao on Tuesday. As per an official release, Mr Rao said that the Visakhapatnam Port Trust transported 32.77 million tonnes of cargo in the first half of the 2020-21 financial year. During the same period last fiscal, it shipped 34.75 million tonnes. “During the first half of this year, there was 1.98 million tonnes less freight compared to the previous financial year. This is 5.7 per cent less compared to the first half of last year. The Visakhapatnam Port Trust recorded a lower decline than all other managerial posts in terms of decline in freight traffic,” he said. “The Visakhapatnam Port Trust handled a total of 1056 vessels in the first half of the 2019 financial year. The trust made 1016 vessels between April and September this fisca

London’s public transport authority stripped ride-hailing company Ola of its London operating licence, saying that the taxi app was not “fit and proper” to hold one, having put passenger safety at risk. Bengaluru-based Ola entered the London taxi market in February this year. The market is dominated by rivals including Uber, Freenow and Bolt, and traditional black cab drivers who previously blocked streets in protest at what they see as a threat to their livelihoods. Transport for London (TfL) said in a statement that it refused to grant Ola, a Softbank-backed operator, a new London private hire vehicle (PHV) operator’s licence as it “cannot find it fit and proper to hold one after discovering a number of failures that could have risked public safety.” TfL’s decision came days after Uber won a legal bid to restore its London operating licence, which was taken away over safety concerns, after a judge ruled that the company was a fit and proper operator despite “historical failings”. TfL

India successfully flight-tested the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha on Monday. All mission objectives, including missile flight upto the range and altitude, separation of the nose cone, the release of Torpedo and deployment of Velocity Reduction Mechanism (VRM), were met perfectly in the flight test. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the success. “The DRDO has successfully flight tested the Supersonic Missile assisted release of Torpedo, SMART. This will be a major technology breakthrough for stand-off capability in anti-submarine warfare. I congratulate DRDO and other stakeholders for this significant achievement,” Rajnath Singh’s tweet. SMART is a missile assisted release of lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo System for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations for far beyond torpedo range. This launch and demonstration are significant in establish

Tesla, the California-based electric vehicle manufacturer will soon be acquiring a German battery assembly manufacturing company. As per a report filed by Reuters, the EV maker has agreed to buy ATW Automation company, which is a subsidiary of the Canadian ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. It majorly focuses on assembling battery modules and packs for the auto industry. As per a German media report in September, the company was on the brink of liquidation due to a massive slump in orders. Last month, the company announced that certain assets and employees at one of its Germany-based units would be sold and transferred to a third party. However, the company did not disclose the name of the company. Based in western Germany, ATW has completed over 20 battery production lines for international automakers. As far as Tesla is concerned, the company plans to ramp up battery production in the coming year. And, the EV maker recently confirmed during an event that it would sharply reduce the

Tesla founder and CEO, Elon Musk has revealed that his company will be launching in India in 2021. In typical fashion, Musk revealed this on Twitter when a twitter handle called the Tesla Club India asked him a question around the entry of the electric car maker in India.  “Next year for sure,” replied the eccentric billionaire. He responded this when he was asked, “Hey Elon, just thought we’d put this out here. We wait and hang on to hope wrt “hopefully soon” for India Tesla entry. Would love to hear of any progress in this regard,” by the Tesla Club India, twitter handle on a thread by famous tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) is all set to launch its all-new premium motorcycle on September 30, 2020. Expected to be called the Honda H’Ness, a stylised word for Highness, the new model is likely to have a displacement between 300 cc to 500 cc. The new motorcycle, expected to be a cruiser motorcycle, will go up against Royal Enfield bikes, particularly the upcoming Meteor 350. Globally, Honda already sells the Rebel range of cruiser bikes, offered in both 300 cc and 500 cc option, and we expect the new bike, coming to India, will be a re-worked model, sharing the engine and platform. Of course, it will come with the new brand name – Honda H’Ness.

The Delhi Metro resumed services with curtailed operation of the Yellow Line on Monday after being closed for over five months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Yellow Line connects Samaypur Badli in Delhi to the HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon. The Home Ministry had recently issued guidelines allowing metro services in the country to resume operations in a graded manner, following which the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said it would be done in three stages from September 7-12. Under stage one, Yellow Line or Line 2 and Rapid Metro were made operational with restricted service hours, a DMRC official said. Trains will operate in batches of four-hour each from 7-11 am in the morning and 4-8 pm in the evening in the first stage, officials said. Metro services in the National Capital Region was closed since March 22 due to the pandemic. The DMRC has appealed to people to use the rapid transport only if urgently needed.

A first-ever containerized cargo export from India to Bangladesh using Inland Waterways has reached its destination Pangaon International Container Terminal, Dhaka on 12th July 2020. The barge “MV Pruthvi” carrying 45 TEUs (about 1,250 MT) of sponge iron was flagged off on 30th June 2020 from Haldia Docks for its maiden voyage from Haldia to Dhaka on Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBPR). Post receipt of its Let Export Order, the barge sailed on 5th July 2020 from Haldia and completed its voyage in 7 days. M/s Adani Logistics Limited in association with M/s Five Star Logistics Private Limited is moving this first consignment of M/s Rashmi Cement Ltd. and M/s Orissa Metaliks Pvt. Ltd. The India-Bangladesh Protocol on Inland Water Trade and Transit (PIWTT) was signed in 1972 to allow free movement of goods between India and Bangladesh through specified routes linking domestic cargo movement between West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura via Bangladesh as well as EXIM cargo movement from India

“Healthy Sail Panel” Comprises Top Experts in Public Health, Infectious Disease, Biosecurity, Hospitality and Maritime Operations MIAMI, Florida/Mumbai – July 7, 2020 –Cruise industry leaders Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced a collaboration to develop enhanced cruise health and safety standards in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The companies have asked Governor Mike Leavitt and Dr. Scott Gottlieb to serve as co-chairs of a newly formed group of experts called the “Healthy Sail Panel.” The panel is tasked with collaboratively developing recommendations for cruise lines to advance their public health response to COVID-19, improve safety, and achieve readiness for the safe resumption of operations. The expert panel has been working for nearly a month and will offer its initial recommendations by the end of August. The cruise lines said its work will be “open source,” and could be freely adopted by any company or industry that would benefi

· 1.4 million daily riders will benefit from new metro services connecting the city clusters of Agra and Kanpur and iconic destinations including the Taj Mahal · Over 1,000 MOVIA metro cars and 200 km of CITYFLO signalling ordered by India’s operators make this country one of Bombardier’s largest metro markets Hyderabad, July 06, 2020 – Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from India’s Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) to build and deliver 201 metro cars and an advanced signalling solution for the Agra-Kanpur Metro projects. For the 30 km Agra Metro and the 32 km Kanpur Metro, Bombardier’s scope for the contract comprises 67 BOMBARDIER MOVIA metro three-car train sets and the advanced BOMBARDIER CITYFLO 650 rail control solution. The Letter of Award is valued at approximately INR 2051 crore (245 million euro, $275 million US) and the customer has a provision to exercise an option of an additional 51 metro cars. Mr. Kumar

New Delhi 6th July, 2020: The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. However, despite the looming health threats, life must move on. As some people have started going to work or moving around for essential services gradually, the threat has intensified. The severe virality of this sickness has instigated the need for ultra-safety precautions. Keeping in mind the urgent need for quality protective gear for those braving it on the roads or other essential needs, CEAT Tyres has introduced the GoSafe S95 face mask to help India stay safe. With this, CEAT has forayed into the personal protective equipment (PPE) business in line with their commitment to safety. The GoSafe S95 masks come with formidable six-layer filter protection. The innermost layer is made of soft anti-bacterial fabric. The next three layers provide microbe protection and consist of small particle filters for added safety. The air mesh in the outermost layer filters particles and contaminants. The adju

JCB India launches its new 3DX ecoXPERT Designed to give significant savings in Fuel and Maintenance Integrated with “IntelliPerformance” India’s leading manufacturer of Earthmoving and Construction Equipment, JCB India launched its all new 3DX ecoXPERT Backhoe Loader in Bhopal.With JCB’s ‘IntelliPerformance’ technology, which efficiently manages the energy demands of the machine, the intelligent new 3DX ecoXPERT saves fuel and reduces maintenance costs, thus leading to significant savings.Mr. Subir Kumar Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of JCB India says, “We are delighted to have launched our new Backhoe Loader, the 3DX ecoXPERT. This new machine is designed to give up to 12% savings on fuel and up to 22% savings on maintenance. Equipped with ‘IntelliPerformance’ technology the machine comes with advanced telematics called JCB Livelink which enables real-time fleet management of equipment for our customers. JCB has pioneered in integrating Smart technologies such as Internet o

The second day of Mahindra presents BAJA SAEINDIA 2020 began with the Design Evaluation for all mBAJA & eBAJA teams. Yesterday, 113 teams of mBAJA and 46 teams of eBAJA were evaluated for the Sales Presentation. Team Rocketeer Racing from Sri Sairam Engineering College and Team Gyrfalcons from Modern Education Society’s College Of Engineering, Pune won the 1 st  Position in Sales Presentation award for mBAJA and eBAJA respectively. 32 teams appeared for Go Green evaluation yesterday with projects like catalytic convertors aimed to reduce vehicular emissions. Team Ziba Racers from Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women, Andhra Pradesh won the Go Green Award with a score of 93 out of 100. Design Evaluation started today, whereby out of 120 mBAJA teams, 112 teams appeared and out of 53 eBAJA teams, 44 appeared. They were evaluated on parameters of sub-system Design methodology, CAE, Design Validation Plan and Design Failure Modes & Effects Analysis. The weight of the vehicle r

Pune based automotive major Force Motors (India’s largest van maker) revealed today to the media the country’s first next-generation shared mobility platform that has been simultaneously designed and developed for both Internal Combustion Engines and 100% Electric Drive. The project codenamed T1N has triggered about four years ago with the objective to develop a truly world-class shared mobility platform that would be way ahead of current offerings and raise the bar in terms of passenger comfort, convenience and safety to International standards. The T1N is the first vehicle in this category in the country offering crash and rollover compliance with airbags for driver and co-driver even though current Indian legislation does not mandate them. In addition, T1N comes with large ventilated disc brakes on all four wheels with ABS, EBD, EDTC and ESP offering unmatched safety for its passengers. The T1N has been developed with global aspirations, it is design protected for plying in select

Daily commuting for the citizens of Bhopal continues to deteriorate due to the increase in potholes and the lack of road maintenance. Worsening road infrastructure intensifies the negative impact on the residents’ lifestyle with the rise invehicular traffic and road accidents. This predicament prevails not only in Bhopal but all across India, with a number of accidents and deaths reported due to potholes on a regular basis. Crucial stretches such as Minal to towards Raisen (JK Road) or Suraj Nagar Chouraha to NilbadRatibad in Bhopal, are a few examples that repeatedly face unpleasant commuter experience due to reoccurring of potholes and unsafe roads. Hence, it becomes vital to implement a technology that is durable and sustainable in nature and facilitates an enhanced commuter experience, whitetopping, in this respect, is the optimal solution to ensure safer and durable roads with minimum repairs over its entire lifecycle of 20 years. Stretches such as VIP Road or the side roads of B

The report titled “US Tractor and Combine Harvesters Market Outlook to 2024 – By Tractor Type (2WD and 4WD), By Tractor HP (<40 HP, 40-100 HP and >100 HP) and By Combine Harvester HP (Upto 250 HP, 250-350 HP and Above 350 HP)” provides a comprehensive analysis on US tractors and combine harvesters market. The report covers various aspects including market overview, value chain analysis, market evolution, market size of tractors and combine harvesters by sales value and volume, market segmentation by type and its sub-segments by horsepower, trade scenario, regulatory framework impacting the US market, snapshot on secondhand agriculture equipment market, equipment financing market, rental market and after-sale services market, customer profiling in US agriculture equipment market and competition landscape. The report concludes with market projections for future described above and analyst recommendations highlighting the major opportunities and cautions for US tractor and combine

19 th November’19, Hyderabad : The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) today released the Monthly Vehicle Registration Data for the Month of October’19. October-19 Retail Sales Commenting on October’19 performance FADA President, Mr Ashish Harsharaj Kale said, “We thank all our principals for taking stock reduction measures. FADA especially appreciates the actions taken by our 2W OEM’s for delivering on their commitment, of reducing stock with festival retail growth. Although not at FADA recommended levels of 21 days, 2W inventory has reduced from an alarming level. PV inventory already at reasonable levels has further reduced and now almost at the recommended level with all our principals taking strong and positive steps towards stock reduction. CV inventory has also reduced although with retail continuing to be weak, where further wholesale regulation is required to reach FADA’s 21 days recommended levels. Heading into the unknown territory of BS6 transition, more

Hyderabad, 18 November 2019 : CarDekho, India’s leading full-stack auto-tech company, today announced its H1 results for the financial year 2019-20. The overall revenue of the company achieved a YOY growth of 92% over the first half of last fiscal year. Revenue of the company for H1 2019 stood at $28 million. CarDekho’s unique ecosystem built up helped the company to retain its competitive edge. The key benefit of this ecosystem has been the ability to scale up and synergize different transactional businesses, which serve each other such as Used Cars business, Insurance & warranty business and financial services business. Despite the major slowdown in new auto sales across the country which continued to drop for eleven straight months, the company’s New Auto business segment posted a significant growth of 30%. This came as a result of pre-emptive moves to build relationships with a new car and bike OEMs as well as building consumer behaviour-based content solutions. Company’s majo

Aurangabad: Following highly successful launches in the Southern markets, East and some parts of Western and Northern India, Tata Hitachi launched the all new backhoe loader, TATA HITACHI SHINRAI in Aurangabad. A revolutionary new offering, SHINRAI is designed and manufactured on the key tenets of capability and reliability. An engineering masterpiece, this machine, with its new and advanced features, stands true to its name: SHINRAI – a Japanese word that means Trust, Reliability and Confidence. With Industry leading reaches, dig forces, a brand new front end loader geometry and a design built for attachments; Tata HITACHI SHINRAI is a truly capable machine.  This capability is backed by a “high torque at low rpm” engine with enough reserve power across its entire spectrum to provide confidence in its capabilities. With a spacious cabin with easy to work controls, fully mechanical drive train, an In-line fuel injection pump, a special warranty & support package SHINRAI is equippe

22 July, 2019 – Jaipur:  Isuzu Motors India, a subsidiary of Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan, strengthens its sales and service offering in Jaipur with the inauguration of a new 3S (Sales, Spares and Service) facility of  ‘Akar ISUZU’ . The company also launched the new V-Cross –  Lifestyle and Adventure Utility Vehicle in the city, marking the start of sale from the new outlet. Akar ISUZU will operate from two touch points in Jaipur. The newly inaugurated 3S facility located at VK Industrial Area, spread over an area of 5500 sq.ft, is conveniently located to offer seamless sales and service support to customers. The other facility (showroom) with 2100 sq.ft is located in the city on Ajmer Road to provide quicker access to world-class ISUZU utility vehicles. The company also launched the new ISUZU D-MAX V-Cross, Lifestyle and Adventure Utility Vehicle in the city. The new V-Cross becomes more desirable with its awe-inspiring new design and class-leading features. The all new V-Cross exude