New Delhi, October 21, 2023: The Global Maritime India Summit, 2023, one of the largest maritime summits in the world, anchored ₹10 lakh crores of investment during the three day event, which concluded in Mumbai on October 21, 2023. With this huge feat, the third edition of the GMIS made a significant stride towards achievement […]
New Delhi, June 06, 2023: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the maiden International Cruise Vessel – MV Empress, India’s first international cruise vessel – from Chennai to Sri Lanka in Chennai yesterday. MV Empress marks the beginning of the international cruise tourism terminal at Chennai, built […]
New Delhi, April 1, 2021: Minister of State for Ports, Shipping & Waterways (I/C) Mansukh Mandaviya flagged off the Cruise service from Hazira Port of Surat to Diu on March 31, 2021, via video conferencing. In his inaugural address, Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Development of cruise tourism is the prime focus of the Government of […]
New Delhi, August 15, 2020: Ministry of Shipping has rationalized tariff rates for the Cruise Ships and vessels yesterday. The net effect of the rate relaxation would be an immediate reduction in port charges ranging from 60% to 70%, which will give substantial relief to the cruise industry in India, in line with the government […]
Tourism Minister K J Alphons said that the Tourism Sector alone has created 14.62 million job opportunities in the country in the last four years. Addressing the media in New Delhi on 17th July, the Minister further elaborated that the Tourism sector provides opportunities to skilled as well as unskilled job seekers thereby providing employment […]
