Tag: India

As India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways stated this week, the county is in talks with Russia to open up Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor.

Representatives from NYK Line, Penta Ocean Construction Company, Onno Associates and Japan Marine Science, recently visited the Alang-Sosiya ship recycling yards in Bhavnagar to evaluate the yards infrastructure and explore potential business opportunities in the ship recycling industry.

On Wednesday 22th March, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal announced that India aims to become global hub for green shipbulding by 2030, launching "Green Tug Transition Progeamme" (GTTP) that will convert all tugboats working in the country into ‘Green Hybrid Tugs’, running on non-fossil fuel like Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrogen.

Aramex multinational logistics, courier and package delivery company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, shared a tweet with 8 interesting facts about Global Shipping Connectivity and its leading forces according to Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI). 

The Republic of Marshal Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator, has issued a reminder on Marine Safety Advisory no. 04-23, after an increase in both false EPIRB distress alerts and issues with their registration.

Seychelles and India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday 28th of February, to improve maritime security in the Indian ocean by sharing information and educating people.

India’s government imposes age ban on the ships that can be acquired or operated to India in an effort it says to modernize and improve the quality of the country’s fleet and to help India meet the emerging emissions regulations.

IHI has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with ACME, a leading renewable energy company in India, to study and investigate the feasibility of producing and utilizing green ammonia derived from renewable energy.

Anglo-Eastern Group intends to expand its existing pool of skilled Indian seafarers in the current year since India is regarded as a major supplier of trained maritime manpower for the international shipping industry.

India's Directorate General of Shipping published a circular, noting that some of the country's ports are currently not permitting the use of scrubbers.