Ripple effects of US tariffs and geo-political turmoil continue to spread across ocean container shipping
OSLO : US President Donald Trump threw a rock into the already turbulent waters of ocean container shipping when he announced sweeping US tariffs on China and the rest of the world in April.
Elcome launches Video on Demand service to improve Seafarer experiences and reduce Bandwidth expenses
MUMBAI : Maritime technology integrator Elcome International has introduced a novel Video on Demand (VoD) service to deliver high-quality, culturally pertinent entertainment directly to ship crew members’ personal devices. The new Elcome VoD service
DG Shipping uncovers crew certificate fraud, bans hiring of Honduras certificate holders on ships
MUMBAI : Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has restricted ship owners from employing Indian Seafarers holding certificate of competency (CoC) issued by Central American countries such as Honduras and Belize after uncovering fraud in
INS Nistar, the first vessel is designed to undertake complex deep sea saturation diving & rescue operations
VISAKHAPATNAM : INS Nistar, the first indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth in Visakhapatnam on July 18,
PIL opens new office in Guatemala
GUATEMALA : Pacific International Lines (PIL) has opened a new office in Guatemala to strengthen its business in Central America. “This new office represents much more than a physical space; it symbolises our firm
Sanfu Shipyard delivers methanol dual‑fuel feeders to MPC Container Ships
TAIZHOU CITY : Sanfu Shipyard, officially Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co., Ltd., has delivered two DNV‑class methanol dual‑fuel 1,300 TEU container feeder vessels—the NCL Vestland and NCL Nordland—to owner MPC Container Ships ASA (MPCC) and long‑term charterer
Baltic Index posts Biggest Weekly Gain in four months on Capesize increase
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, jumped on Friday, posting its biggest weekly gain in over four months, supported by a steady
Vadhavan Port is India’s march towards maritime superpower : Maharastra CM
MUMBAI : Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that with the construction of Vadhavan Port, Maharashtra and India are marching rapidly towards becoming a maritime superpower, and this project will not just