THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal has set an ambitious vision for India’s maritime sector, declaring that by 2047 the country aims to handle 10,000 million metric tonnes (MMT) of EXIM cargo and 500 MMT through inland waterways. He made the announcement while addressing the Water Voyage Northeast 2025 ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 26, 2025 In a significant push towards revolutionizing India’s inland water transport sector, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, announced that 47 new National Waterways will become operational by 2027, as part of a larger target to make 76 waterways fully functional. Addressing a Consultative Committee meeting on Inland Waterways Transport in ...