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 the league of the top maritime
Indian Register of Shipping hosts Sustainable Ship Recycling Seminar at Bhavnagar
BHAVNAGAR : Indian Register of Shipping hosted a Seminar on ‘Sustainable Ship Recycling: Charting India’s Course to Global Leadership’, at Bhavnagar near Alang. The seminar was held in the backdrop of the Hong Kong International
MSC partners and has placed order for six container ships with Hengli Heavy Industry
GENEVA : MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, led by Soren Toft, has partnered with Hengli Heavy Industry for a new series of LNG dual-fuel megamax containerships. The Swiss-based liner giant has recently signed up for
Shipowners and recyclers ask Basel COP for removal of obstacles to safer ship recycling
LONDON : BIMCO has drafted a paper to submit to the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-17), asking for more clarity and for obstacles to be removed as the Hong
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 (MTPA) to nearly 10,000 MTPA by
GRSE completes Contractor Sea Trials of two warships simultaneously
KOLKATA : GRSE completes Contractor Sea Trials of two warships simultaneously. In keeping with its commitment towards delivering top quality warships to the Navy and Coast Guard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd,
India is poised to be among the Top 5 Shipbuilding Countries in the World by 2047 : Sarbananda Sonowal
SRINAGAR : Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal focused on strengthening India’s shipbuilding and repair capabilities, improving financial and digital solutions for maritime infrastructure and pushing for a greener, more sustainable
Bangladesh moves to strengthen ship recycling and hazardous waste laws
DHAKA : Draft amendments to update Bangladesh’s ship recycling and hazardous waste management legislation have been developed through the IMO’s SENSREC project, with the aim of aligning the industry with international environmental and safety