India
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Seamec secures dive support vessel contract
Indian offshore vessel operator Seamec has secured a contract from Posh Subsea for the deployment of its dive support vessel…
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Great Eastern Shipping buys LR2 product tanker from NYK Line
India’s Great Eastern Shipping Company has announced that it has signed contracts to buy a 2012-built LR2 product tanker. Great…
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Euronav profits from suezmax sale to Seven Islands Shipping
Belgian tanker owning giant Euronav has announced the sale of 2005-built suezmax tanker . The tanker was sold for $20.5m,…
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Indian Coast Guard tackles boxship fire
The Indian Coast Guard spent the best part of 16 hours dousing a blaze from a containership, the latest in…
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Great Eastern Shipping acquires Japanese VLGC
Indian owner Great Eastern Shipping has announced the acquisition of a secondhand very large gas carrier. The 2002 Japanese-built 77,922…
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Indian shipbreaking yards set to suspend operations due to oxygen shortage
Indian shipbreaking yards have been forced to suspend operations as the country is facing a shortage of oxygen supplies due…
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Fugro seals new three-year survey deal with ONGC
Dutch subsea and seismic specialist Fugro has been awarded a new three-year contract by India’s ONGC to provide integrated survey…
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Shreyas explains why feeder lines have to consolidate
It’s not just at the top of the container leaderboard where consolidation is necessary to survive; the world of feeder…
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Adani forced to pay $77m over its ‘exploitative’ actions Down Under
Australia’s Supreme Court has ruled Adani must pay a total of A$106m ($77.4m) to four companies over the Indian miner’s…
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Synergy and Norden form joint venture to manage Norden’s tanker fleet
Danish owner and operator Norden has formed a joint venture with Singapore-based shipmanagement group Synergy for the technical management of…
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India positions Nicobar as a rival port to Colombo
India is planning to develop a transhipment port at Great Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal with an investment…
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Three cranes collapse at India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Three cranes collapsed in heavy rains and strong winds on Wednesday at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), one of the largest…
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Crane collapses at Hindustan Shipyard, 11 killed
A crane collapse occurred at India’s Hindustan Shipyard on Saturday, resulting in the death of 11 workers. The incident happened…
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DP World tipped to buy out Shreyas Shipping and Logistics
Two units of Dubai-based Transworld Group including a feeder boxline are being widely reported as close to being bought by…
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India allows foreign seafarers to sign off at its ports
India’s directorate general of shipping ruled on Friday to allow foreign seafarers to sign off at Indian ports and then…
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Missing Gulf Sky crew turn up in India having made sensational escape from the UAE to Iran
Twenty-six of the 28 crew of the controversial suezmax , which had been under arrest off Khorfakkan in the United…
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India welcomes 20,000 teu ships for the first time today in crew change operation
India welcomes today the largest ever boxships to call at the country. However, the trio of 20,000 teu ships are…
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Alang coronavirus scare sparks concern of another demo closure
Shipbreaking, which had only recently gradually emerged from lockdown, risks being put back on hold as news emerges of four…
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Green light for new 10m teu port north of Mumbai
Mumbai, home to India’s busiest port, is slated to get another satellite port later this decade to alleviate congestion concerns.…
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Captain Harry Subramaniam, India’s great seafarer mentor, dies from Covid-19
One of the most influential people in Indian seafarer training circles died early today from Covid-19. Tributes have been paid…
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