Centre to boost production of Made-in-India merchant vessels, cut reliance on foreign ships
NEW DELHI : The Government of India has set the ball rolling to increase the fleet of large ‘Made in India’ merchant ships with an eye on joining
Bangladesh cancels $21-million order from Garden Reach Shipbuilders
DHAKA : The Bangladesh government has cancelled an order worth nearly Rs 180 crore from Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. The contract was for construction of an
AP targets big returns from Shipyards and Ports
AMRAVATI : For Andhra Pradesh, the buzzword for faster economic growth is, of late, port-led development, going by the string of investments in developing port and coastal infrastructure.
The University of Tokyo and 16 Organisations announce launch of Joint Research Initiative to achieve
TOKYO : ClassNK and 16 organisations—The University of Tokyo, IHI Plant Services Corporation, INPEX CORPORATION, ENEOS Xplora Inc., Kanadevia Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Kobe Steel, Ltd., JFE
CMA CGM reshuffles Global fleet to escape US Port fees on Chinese-built ships
MARSEILLE : One of the world’s leading shipping companies, CMA CGM, has announced plans to reorganise its global fleet to avoid paying new US port fees targeting Chinese-built
ClassNK Academy starts offering the 2025 edition of e-learning courses
TOKYO : ClassNK has started offering the 2025 edition of ClassNK Academy‘s e-learning content. These courses help new employees understand the maritime industry, deepen engineers’ knowledge of ship
Andhra’s coastline to empower Port-Led Economy : MoPSW
VIJAYWADA : With a strategic vision to harness its 1,053 km long coastline, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu engaged in a high-level review
MacGregor to deliver electric cargo cranes for Vertom’s multipurpose vessels built in India
HELSINKI : MacGregor has secured an order from the Vertom group, a Netherlands-based shipowner and maritime service provider, to deliver fully electric cargo cranes for four multipurpose vessels.
Berg Propulsion strengthens ties with Jiangsu Dajin Industry to extend choice on Chinese-built ships
SWEDEN : Strengthening ties between Berg Propulsion and China’s Jiangsu Dajin Industry Co. Ltd have been formally acknowledged in an extended collaboration agreement, shortly after Berg secured the
MoPSW wants to ensure Indian banks take up ships as collateral to boost ship-making & financing
NEW DELHI : Indian banks are being pushed to accept ships as collateral for shipbuilding loans – a bold move to turbocharge India’s maritime sector, senior officials from