Cargo Breaking News
UltraTech Cement is leveraging inland waterways to transport a large consignment of mineral gypsum via National Waterway 1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River system) in a pilot project. This pilot movement was flagged off by the Minister of Shipping, Ports, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal at G.R. Jetty, Kolkata. UltraTech’s participation in the pilot was supported by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Inland & Coastal Shipping Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). The consignment is being shipped from Haldia port in West Bengal to Gaighat terminal in Patna, Bihar and is being transported to Pataliputra Cement Works, UltraTech’s cement grinding unit located in Patna district, Bihar.
“Through this pilot, we are proud to partner the government of India in promoting the use of inland waterways in line with Maritime India Vision 2030 and Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047. This initiative underscores UltraTech’s commitment to green logistics as an enabler to realise its Net Zero goal by 2050,” K C Jhanwar, MD, UltraTech Cement, said.
