SHANGHAI : Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) has started the construction of the second 700 TEU electric containership for COSCO Shipping. As informed, the construction ceremony took place on 8 May in
SEOUL : HMM reported a first quarter profit for 2023 of KRW285bn ($212m) a drop of 91% compared to the same period in 2022. Revenues for Q1 2023 were KRW2.08trn some 58% lower than the first
TAIWAN : Yang Ming reported first quarter revenues of US$1.22 billion and net profit of US$112 million with earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.97. According to the Taiwanese ocean carrier, the demand in the
TEHRAN : Iran has detained a third tanker in the space of 19 days, as the confrontation over the control of maritime assets in the Persian Gulf heats up.“An Iranian oil tanker, which was
SINGAPORE : The Asian waters saw a 15% increase in piracy and sea robbery until April, in the first four months of this year, compared to the same period last year. According to Regional
GANDHIDHAM : Shri Sudhansh Pant, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Government of India visited Operational Area of Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla on Saturday,13.05.2023. During his visit to DPA, the CISF DPA
KOCHI : The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways honoured the Cochin Port Authority (CPA) with the Sagar Shreshtha Sammaan for the best turnaround time in non-container category during 2022-23. Minister for Ports and Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal presented
KOLKATA : Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port, erstwhile known as Kolkata Port, successfully carried out lighterage activity on two capesize vessels simultaneously at Sagar Islands, marking a significant milestone for the port in augmenting its
VISAKHAPATNAM : Indian Maritime University-Visakhapatnam, Dredging Corporation of India, and Sagarmala are likely to float a special purpose vehicle to install two dredger simulators at IMU campus in Visakhapatnam. These simulators would cost about
MUMBAI : The Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd, India’s biggest private ocean carrier by fleet size and revenues, said its January-March 2023 net profit soared 282 percent to Rs 721.94 crore from Rs 188.97