CBIC allows Transshipment of Bangladesh cargo to 3rd Country through Delhi

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has allowed the transshipment of Bangladesh export cargo to third countries through Delhi Air Cargo.

Following representations from interestedparties,theBoarddecidedto amendCircular29/2020-Customs,dated June 22, 2020, to allow the transshipment of Bangladesh export cargo to third countries via Delhi Air Cargo.

“Transhipment of goods by road from LCS Petrapole to Air Cargo Complex, Delhi is also allowed with effect from February 15, 2023, following the procedure prescribed in the aforesaid Circular, until further direction from the Board,” the amendmentread.

The Circular allows inter alia transshipment of Bangladesh export cargo through Kolkata Air Cargo. The goods loaded on containers/closedbodied trucks enter India from LCS Petrapole, and move by road to Kolkata Air Cargo, from where they are airlifted and transported to third countries. It has been represented to allow this movement through Delhi Air Cargo also, for better cargo evacuation and improvedlogisticsefficiency.

Sarbananda Sonowal meets Norway Trade Minister; discusses Shipping, Ports-related matters

NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal had a meeting with Norway’s Trade and Industry ministerJanChristianVestre.

Recently both the Ministers discussed issues of bilateral interest including Green Ports and Shipping, training of seafarers, use of alternative fuels like green ammonia and hydrogen for futuristic shipping, and sustainable shiprecycling.

“Implementation of Green Coastal Shipping Programme solutions in India was also deliberated upon. Both countries reiterated their commitment towards harnessing niche technologies to implement zero emission solutions in Ports and

Shipping sector” Minister Sonowal said.

In recent years, both countries have been increasingly tapping their bilateral economic and technical complementarities.

Indo-Norwegian bilateral ties are marked by regular exchanges of high levelvisitsbetweenthetwocountries.

The last Joint Working Group Maritime meeting between the two countrieswasheldinNovember2022.

The Ministry of Ports had also participated in the 5th edition of the India-Norway Task Force on Blue Economy in June 2022. India is also a part of the GreenVoyage2050 – a partnership project between the Government of Norway and IMO launched in May 2019 aiming to transform the shipping industry towardsalowercarbonfuture.

During the meeting, Sarbananda Sonowal said that the visit of the Norway Minister will give a fillip to the growing maritime cooperation in shipping and ports between the two countries.

Hesaid,“TofulfilthevisionofGreen ports and Green Shipping of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji, Weare also looking forward to Norway sharing their expertise on Hydrogen fuel cell ferries, Autonomous Surface vessels, low-emission LNG-hybrid vessels, zero-emission solar battery Ro-RO ferry vessels, inland and coastal LPG/LNGcarriers”.