<span style="color: #222222;">A landmark container cargo consignment will sail from Haldia Dock Complex to the Inland Waterways Authority of India terminal at Pandu in Guwahati today. Shipping Secretary Gopal Krishna will flag off the inland vessel MV Maheshwari. The 1425-kilometer long voyage will take 12 to 15 days.<br />''<br />''This is the first ever containerised cargo movement on this Inland Water Transport route. The latest IWT movement is aimed at providing a fillip to North East Region's industrial development by opening up an alternate route for transportation of raw material and finished goods.<br />''<br />''Taking ahead the Government's vision of promoting Inland Water Transport, the first consignment of containerized cargo on National Waterway-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system) was received by the Prime Minister on 12 November 2018, when he  dedicated to the nation, the Multi Modal Terminal at Varanasi.</span><br />