India-US “very near” to a bilateral trade deal: Sources
NEW DELHI: India and the US are “very near” to finalising the first tranche of the ambitious Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), a government official said on Friday. The
BIRC 2025 to position India’s Leadership in Global Rice Supply Chain
NEW DELHI : The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has announced that the Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025 will be held
Global Shipping lines make a beeline to reflag their ships in India
COPENHAGEN : International shipping majors are making a beeline to register their ships under the Indian Flag. Denmark shipping major A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) is the latest
Urals freight rates to India accelerate in October amid high exports, tighter sanctions, sources say
LONDON: Freight rates for shipping Urals crude from Russia’s western ports to India rose sharply in October, driven by strong export volumes and mounting sanctions pressure, industry sources
Post-mortem on IMO’s Net Zero Framework discussions: UCL readout
LONDON: Two weeks of negotiations at the IMO give two confusingly different signals, as well as plenty of information on detail to digest, according to UCL (University College
NGOs Welcome IMO Progress for Cutting Shipping’s Climate Impact Despite Net-Zero Framework Delay
LONDON: As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 20) closes in London, the Clean Shipping
Drewry: World Container Index up 3% last week
LONDON: For many years, World Container Index has been the go-to, independent, global reference for index-linked contracts. Drewry’s World Container Index increased 3% to $1,746 per 40ft container
Baltic Index headed for Weekly Loss on declining Capesize Rates
LONDON: The Baltic Exchange’s Dry Bulk Sea Freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, extended losses on Friday and was headed for a weekly
PM Modi shares article highlighting India’s maritime ambition and green shipping leadership
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Thursday shared an article by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, detailing how India’s growing
Repairing for Resilience: India’s drive to build inland ship repair network
NEW DELHI: India’s inland waterways are witnessing a defining transformation — one that promises to reshape the nation’s transport, trade, and logistics landscape from within. With a renewed