Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates Mercantile Marine Department (MMD), Visakhapatnam
VISAKHAPATNAM : A key milestone in advancing maritime administration and service to stakeholders on the eastern seacoast of the country. The newly constructed office of the Mercantile Marine Department (MMD), Visakhapatnam was inaugurated on
India’s DG Shipping achieves full STCW compliance in independent 2024 evaluation
MUMBAI : The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), India, has successfully passed an independent evaluation in 2024, affirming its full compliance with the STCW Convention for Seafarer Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping, as mandated by
Mawani reports container throughput rises at ports by 18.66% in June
RIYADH : The ports supervised by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) recorded an 18.66% increase in handled containers in June, reaching 696,839 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), compared to 587,261 TEUs during the same month
INTERCARGO-Member Fleets Outperform on Safety and Compliance
LONDON : Dry bulk carriers entered with INTERCARGO continue to demonstrate stronger performance than the global fleet average on safety and compliance, according to the Association’s latest Benchmarking Report. The report highlights meaningful differences
Chinese shipyards’ market share drops from 72% to 52% amid USTR concerns : BIMCO
LONDON : “In the first half of 2025, China’s share of newbuilding contracting fell to 52% from 72% in the previous six months. Growing concerns over USTR port fees on Chinese ships in US
Baltic Dry Index hits One-Month High on Capesize Strength
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Wednesday to a one-month high, supported by a strong uptick in capesize vessel rates.
Sarbananda Sonowal applauds HSL’s infrastructure augmentation to double India’s shipbuilding capacity
VISAKHAPATNAM : In a strong endorsement of India’s shipbuilding ambitions under the Maritime India Vision 2030, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, visited Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) on July 15
CONCOR & RHS sign MoU to explore opportunities in the overseas shipping and logistics sector
NEW DELHI : Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR) and M/s. Rais Hassan Saadi Group (RHS), Dubai, have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 14th July, 2025 to explore opportunities in the overseas