India celebrates 62nd National Maritime Day today
NEW DELHI : National Maritime Day on April 5 commemorates the SS Loyalty’s 1919 voyage, marking India’s maritime independence and highlighting the maritime industry’s role in global trade.
Govt taken several legislative reforms to make India a Top Maritime Nation
NEW DELHI : The government’s strategic initiatives seek to position the nation as a leading maritime power by expanding port capacity from about 2,600 million tonnes per annum
Minister updates on Upgradation of Ports under Sagarmala Programme
NEW DELHI : Under Modernisation pillar of Sagarmala Programme, 234 projects at cost of around Rs. 2.91 Lakh crores have been undertaken for implementation across Coastal States/UTs. These
Growth disparity between Major and Minor Ports
NEW DELHI : Major Ports are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ports other than Major Ports (Non-Major/Minor) are under the
India has 500 vessels vs China’s 5,000′: Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal sounds alarm on shippi
NEW DELHI : Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal has called for an urgent revival of India’s shipping industry, warning that the nation is falling far behind China in global
India Govt plans to sell 4.8% stake in Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
MUMBAI : Indian government plans to sell a stake of up to 4.83% in Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders according to an sources on Thursday. The government, which currently owns 84.83%
Bureau Veritas delivers final CMA CGM container ship in series
QINGDAO : Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has successfully delivered the CMA CGM TIGA, the last of ten 5500TEU container ships built for CMA CGM at CSSC
MacGregor delivers its new electric heavy lift crane to Nordic
HELSINKI : MacGregor is proud to announce the successful delivery of its new type of SWL 250t electric heavy lift cranes to Nordic from Huanghai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
ClassNK issues approval in principle (AiP) for retrofitted methanol dual fuel Kamsarmax bulk carrier
TOKYO : ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP)*1 for the design concept of a retrofitted Kamsarmax bulk carrier, converting it from conventional fuel to methanol dual-fuel, jointly
NMDC to host seminar on “Green Shipping Challenges”
MUMBAI : The National Maritime Day Celebrations (NMDC) Committee is hosting a seminar on “Green Shipping Challenges” at the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) Powai, Mumbai. This event
