WISTA International Board to convene in India for the first time with a focus on Sustainable Shipping
MUMBAI : For the first time in history, the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) International Board will hold its mid-term meeting in India. This landmark event underscores WISTA’s dedication to fostering diversity,
BSM champions diversity at sea with successful pilot project
HAMBURG : After a 10-month project phase, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has successfully completed the Diversity@Sea project, a global initiative by the ‘All Aboard Alliance’ aimed at fostering gender and cultural diversity within the
Concordia Damen delivers Shallow Draft River Pusher to Girona S.A., Paraguay
WERKENDAM (The Netherlands) : Paraguayan shipowner and operator ‘Girona S.A. – Rio Sur Transporte y Logistica’ has taken delivery of their new fleet addition ‘Veronica V’, designed and built by Dutch inland navigation shipyard
Lok Sabha passes The Bills of Lading Bill for shipping goods
NEW DELHI : The Lok Sabha on Monday passed The Bills of Lading Bill which seeks to provide a legal framework for the issuance of bills of lading with the government asserting that it
Vizhinjam Port receives environment clearance for second and third phases
TIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted environmental clearance to the Vizhinjam International Seaport, which began commercial operations on December 3, 2024, for the second and third phases of development of
The $10 Billion Opportunity in Green Shipping
BOSTON : The growth in cargo owners’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for green shipping is slowing in a market that remains largely unregulated and reliant on voluntary actions. As a result, the
Baltic Index scales 14-week peak on larger vessel rate gains
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, rose to a more than 14-week high on Monday, aided by rising rates across the
Shipping Ministry sets goal to complete 150 projects by Sept 2025
SRINAGAR : The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) organised a two-day ‘Chintan Shivir, 2025’ in Srinagar with a vision to evaluate, reset, discover and apply solutions to unlock potential of the Blue