By Mr. Rajesh Menon, Associate Director at GOI / Visiting Faculty /Executive Coach An interesting development with significance to the maritime sector in India is the recent comprehensive Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA)
AGARTALLA : Shri Manik Saha, Tripura Chief Minister said that the India-Bangladesh ‘Maitri Setu’ (friendship bridge) connecting the border town of Sabroom in Tripura with Ramgarh in Bangladesh will be operational soon. Prime Minister
NEW DELHI : The Indian and Sri Lankan governments have announced plans to initiate a ferry service between the two nations before the end of this month. Indian High Commissioner Santhosh Jha, speaking at
JAMNAGAR : A US-bound vessel from Sikka Port in Gujarat accidentally hit a Bharat Petroleum Corp’s (BPCL) crude import facility late on Sunday, two sources told on Monday. The extent of the damage was
PORT BLAIR : The comprehensive maritime security exercise ‘Sea Defenders-2024’ between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) & United States Coast Guard (USCG) culminated at Port Blair on March 9, 2024. The exercise was aimed
SINGAPORE : PSA Singapore has unveiled a strategic initiative to expand its Jurong Island Terminal (JIT) in response to escalating demand for sustainable, efficient, and resilient supply chain solutions within Jurong Island’s industries. Situated
Global shipping companies’ short-term profitability will benefit from increased freight rates, which exceed the costs of re-routing following persistent attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, Fitch Ratings says. They do not expect
TOKYO : ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions*1 to a vessel & voyage performance monitoring platform called “Cassandra” developed by Deep Sea Technologies SMPC. “Cassandra” is a platform that integrates
LONDON : Industry Associations express their deep concern over the tragic loss of life and injuries suffered by the crew of MV True Confidence in an attack in the Red Sea on 6 March
YEMEN : Another bulker sailing southeast of Aden, Yemen was targeted by the Houthis again. Initial reports are that the vessel was not hit and that the crew is safe, but it appears that