Govt mulls setting up maritime development fund to support shipping sector
NEW DELHI : The government is considering setting up a maritime development fund with a view to providing low cost, long-term financial support to the shipping sector, a
SeaLead introduces Gulf India Express Service to enhance India-Gulf trade connectivity
SINGAPORE : SeaLead is pleased to announce the launch of its new container shipping service, the Gulf India Express (GIX), designed to streamline and enhance the trade routes
Great Eastern Shipping expands fleet with MR product tanker
MUMBAI : Indian owner Great Eastern Shipping has bought a 2010-built MR product tanker of about 49,999 dwt. The vessel is expected to join the company’s fleet by
Sarbananda Sonowal to inaugurate projects worth Rs.254 crore at Pandu Port, Guwahati today
NEW DELHI : In a significant push towards revitalizing the Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector and bolstering connectivity in the North Eastern Region, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping,
Chennai-Vladivostok Route talks on, dedicated shipping service under consideration too
CHENNAI : India’s Shipping Ministry, in collaboration with businesses and Russian stakeholders, is actively pursuing agreements to solidify cargo movement details along the Chennai-Vladivostok Route, a critical segment
India’s Water Transport Workers’ Union says won’t help ships carrying arms bound for Israe
NEW DELHI : The Water Transport Workers Federation of India, representing 3,500 workers at 11 major Indian ports, has declared that it will refuse to load or unload
India looking for Port investment deals with global shipping power Greece
NEW DELHI : India and Greece are looking to deepen cooperation in Defence and Shipping, after raising their bilateral relationship to the level of a strategic partnership, according
Bangladesh-India river trade route in Rajshahi opens today
DHAKA : The Rajshahi-Murshidabad river route is going to open today aiming at strengthening trade and commerce between Bangladesh and India, the two neighbouring countries. Sultanganj River port
Warship returns from Somalia to Chennai port after anti-piracy operations
CHENNAI : The warship INS Chennai, which was involved in a recent rescue operation of 15 Indians on board a ship that was hijacked off Somalia cost, arrived at the Chennai
Dredging Corporation of India signs agreement with IIT-Chennai and IMU to launch joint MTech Program
NEW DELHI : Dredging Corporation of India Limited on Friday signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology-Chennai and Indian Maritime University to launch a joint MTech