India earmarks 15,000 acres for coastal shipbuilding clusters, targets ₹1.5 lakh crore investment : MoPSW
NEW DELHI : India has locked in nearly 15,000 acres of land across five coastal states — Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra — for proposed shipbuilding clusters. Nearly 40 per cent
DPA Deputy Chairman interacts with MbPA officials
GANDHIDHAM : Shri Nilabhra Dasgupta, IRS, Dy. Chairman, DPA, interacted & briefed the newly recruited officers of Mumbai Port Authority during their induction visit to Kandla—sharing key insights on port operations, vision and maritime
Transworld Group rebrands as “Transworld” to reflect expanded global vision
DUBAI : Transworld Group, a trusted name in global shipping and logistics, is rebranding itself as simply “Transworld”, signaling a bold new chapter in its ongoing evolution. The rebrand is accompanied by a new
Indian Seafarers sound alarm over DGS Circular 31 of 2025; Union urges immediate revocation
MUMBAI : In a strong appeal to the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), the All India Seafarer & General Worker Union has raised serious concerns over the impact of DGS Circular 31 of 2025
BEML sign MoU with HSL to develop next-generation marine engineering systems
NEW DELHI : In a significant step towards advancing India’s maritime industrial ecosystem, BEML Limited and Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop next-generation marine engineering
Sri Lankan Supreme Court orders $1 bn compensation over X-Press Pearl disaster
COLOMBO : In a landmark judgment that could redefine environmental accountability in South Asia, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered non-state actors — including the owners, operators, and local agents of the
MoPSW updates on Cruise Bharat Mission
NEW DELHI : The Union Minister of Port, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal informed in written reply to the Lok Sabha that, in FY 2024 – 25, there were 272 cruise calls and
National Maritime Seminar by CENJOWS and MAKAIAS concludes
NEW DELHI : The two-day National Seminar ( 24–25 July 2025) on ‘India’s Maritime Vision’, jointly hosted by the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) and the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian