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TopicCargo vessels

Topic: Cargo vessels

Railways cheapest mode of cargo transport in India, finds govt’s first-ever study on freight costs

India’s logistics costs fell to 7.97 percent of GDP in FY24, down from 8.84 percent a year earlier, with small firms facing the heaviest burden, the DPIIT report shows.

Iran denies involvement in seizure of Japan-operated cargo ship by Yemen’s Houthis in Red Sea

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani further said that resistance groups in the region act 'independently & spontaneously based on their interests and that of their people'.

India-bound cargo ship hijacked by Houthis, says Israel. Netanyahu slams Iran

Galaxy Leader is owned by British company, operated by Japanese firm, & registered in Bahamas. Israel strongly condemns Iranian attack against international vessel, says PM office.

Realised extent of pandemic now, says Indian sailor stranded in China on returning home

46-year-old Anand Francis Fernandes, one of 16 Indian sailors aboard MV Anastasia that was stranded in Chinese waters since September 2020, returned to India Monday.

Why Indian sailors, set to return home soon, were stranded in Chinese waters for over 4 months

Sixteen Indian sailors aboard Swiss-Italian cargo vessel MV Anastasia are expected to return by 14 February after the vessel carried out a crew change in Japan.

How a captain’s mid-ocean detour tipped off investors to a Covid crisis at sea

Investors discovered that strict Covid protocols had left hundreds of seafarers stranded on cargo ships, turning them from engines of global commerce into floating prisons.

39 Indian sailors continue to be stranded in Chinese waters, no resolution on horizon

The sailors are on two ships, the Indian MV Jag Anand and Swiss-Italian MV Anastasia, that have been denied permission to offload Australian coal they are carrying.

What happens when tycoons abandon their giant cargo ships

Covid has wrought havoc everywhere, but in the nominally regulated shipping industry it’s fueling a worrying practice: the abandonment of ships, cargo & seafarers.

China’s virus-safety demand is latest hurdle to Trump trade deal

China wants international shippers of meat and soybeans to attest that their cargo meets safety standards, a requirement companies are wary of for fear of liability.

Sailors are stranded and that’s posing a big risk to safety of shipping and global trade

Thanks to coronavirus, the critical process of reducing sailor fatigue is breaking down, threatening the safety of the world's waterways.

On Camera

Not just Nehru, even Hindutva stems from Macaulay legacy

The Indian Right and Liberals all accepted the British conception of Hindu, Muslim and British India and the country's eventual decline. What they disagreed on was its cause.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Emergency procurement done, India & US working on co-manufacturing Javelin anti-tank missiles

The Government of India has requested to buy up to 216 M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles too. Excalibur artillery munition was used in Op Sindoor against Pakistan.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.