Mangaluru : The New Mangalore Port welcomed ‘Costa Neoriviera’ and ‘Marella Discovery’, on their maiden visit to the port on 11th and 12th December 2018 respectively. ‘Costa Neoriviera’, an Italian Cruise vessel started her voyage from Mumbai port and ‘Marella Discovery’, a Malta based Cruise vessel started her voyage from Murmogoa port. The passengers received […]

Mangaluru: Students and staff of five leading colleges of Mangaluru participated in a painting competition, held at NMPT Cruise Terminal, on October 13. “Traditional Art Forms and Culture of Karnataka” was the theme of the painting competition. Themes as diverse as ‘Yakshagana’, ‘Keelu Kudure’, ‘Kambala’, ‘Puja Kunitha’, ‘Devi Mahatme’, ‘Bhoota Kola’, ‘Car Festival’ and tribal […]

Mangaluru: An international angling competition will be held at the northern breakwater of New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) on November 24th-25th. Numerous anglers from various countries including Germany, Belgium, Dubai and other countries will take part in this competition. The city witnessed its maiden international angling competition last year, which was held at NMPT breakwaters […]

Mangaluru : New Mangalore Port has been awarded the maiden ‘Samudri Paryaavaran Sanrakshan’ Trophy for the year 2018 among all the Major Ports of India, in recognition of its exemplary environment protection and management policies. This trophy is further testament to New Mangalore Port’s responsible operating practices and its constant endeavors to contribute to the […]

Mangaluru : For abolition of notional booking and payment of speed money to the port’s cargo handling workers, to make the port competitive and attract more business, New Mangalore Port Trust has taken several steps, said NMPT chairman M.T. Krishna Babu. Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, Mr. Babu said that even the Parliamentary Standing […]

Mangaluru : A Fishing Boat St. Joseph, Reg no. IND-TN-15-MM-5844, from Tamil Nadu stranded off New Mangalore due to engine failure, has been towed to safety to New Mangalore Port (NMPT) by Indian Coast Guard Ship Amartya on 09 June 2018. Due to rough sea conditions with sea state 4-5, the boat lost its machinery […]

Mangaluru: Two cruise vessels, one from Italy and another from Norway, called at New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) on Saturday facilitating hundreds of their patrons to have a glimpse of places in and around Mangaluru. M.V. Costa Victoria with 1,771 passengers and 809 crew and M.V. Insignia with 612 passengers and 407 crew were berthed […]

Mangaluru : Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) inaugurated its state of the art Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) retail outlet at Panambur, Mangalore on Tuesday. H. Kumar, Managing Director, MRPL inaugurated the retail outlet in the presence of Shri M.Venkatesh, Director(Refinery), Shri A.K.Sahoo, Director (Finance), Shri Rajeev Kushwaha, CVO and other senior officers and […]

Mangaluru: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) on Friday received its first cargo of US crude. The crude tanker MT Maran Poseidon, carrying 1.0 Million Barrels of Southern Green Canyon crude (1,41,000 MT), arrived at New Mangalore Port (NMPT) for unloading its cargo to MRPL tanks. As reported earlier, MRPL purchased its first cargo of […]

Mangaluru: The All-India Port Workers’ Federation (AIPWF) of the All-India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), which is affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist), has decried the “apathy” of authorities in addressing the demands of workers engaged by those providing services to the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT). AICCTU vice-president V. Shankar told […]