LONDON: “By the end of the first quarter of 2026, the global shipping order book hit a 17-year high, reaching 191m Compensated Gross Tonnes (CGT). This is equivalent to 17% of the global fleet,
By Mr. Rajesh Menon, Maritime Expert The conflict involving Iran has emerged as a major geopolitical shock to global energy markets and supply chains, exposing how deeply interlinked energy flows and logistics networks have
NEW DELHI : The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has confirmed that all Indian seafarers operating in the Western Persian Gulf region are safe, with no incidents involving Indian-flag vessels reported in
SINGAPORE : Iran’s Revolutionary Guards halted two Qatar liquefied natural gas tankers that had been heading towards the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning and instructed them to hold position without explanation, a source
MUMBAI : Two Indian-flagged gas tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have safely reached India from the UAE after crossing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime energy chokepoint that has been restricted by
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has called on oil-importing nations to “build up some delayed courage” and take responsibility for reclaiming the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that the burden of securing the Iranian-blocked waterway
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Sunday (March 29, 2026) noted that the situation in West Asia had created “challenging times” and called for those “politicising” the issue to refrain from doing so. He
NEW DELHI : India is planning to send empty tankers to West Asia to load and bring back energy supplies, even as talks are underway for approximately five more Indian-flagged ships to transit the
NEW DELHI : Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are crossing the Strait of Hormuz bound for India, according to ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler. Two LPG carriers,
VADINAR : LPG tanker Jag Vasant, carrying about 47,600 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas, docked at Vadinar port in Gujarat late Thursday night, nearly three weeks after being held up in the Strait