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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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Topic: shipping

Centre bans oil tankers, bulk carriers older than 25 yrs, says Directorate General of Shipping

Age norms will assist in ensuring gradual phasing out of fossil fuel ships and ushering of alternate/low carbon energy efficient ships, the order read.

Shipping containers, made in India — how Modi govt aims to cut dependence on China ‘monopoly’

There was huge shortage of shipping grade containers during pandemic. This resulted in shipping lines increasing container freight rates, which hit India’s export import supply chain.

Global economy in peril as rusted oil tanker threatens to blow off Yemen’s west coast

Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, others endangered as 1.1 million barrels crude oil threatens to spill into the Red Sea.

Shipping Corp says war in Ukraine needs to abate for stake sale to go through

In an interview, Shipping Corp CMD Harjeet Kaur Joshi says globally markets are facing impact of the Ukraine crisis, this isn't the opportune moment for proposed privatisation.

India’s wheat shipment to Afghanistan via Pakistan to begin in early February, report says

In 2021, Pakistan had allowed India to send 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan by using its land route after the humanitarian situation worsened following the Taliban offensive.

Phone, fridge, pasta delivered — a global shortage of shipping containers is worrying world

An estimated 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 60% of that – including your imported fruits, gadgets and appliances – packed in large steel containers.

India’s merchant navy is sinking. But foreign shippers are riding high, filling their coffers

A nation’s merchant navy is a strategic asset, second in importance only to its ‘fighting navy’. It needs to be protected from high taxes and discriminatory norms.

Suez was just a trailer. World should get ready for years of chaos in container shipping

If you think this is mostly a bit of local bother that will smooth itself out as the dislocations of a reawakening global economy ease off, you might be in for a shock.

What is cabotage law & why India plans to restore the sea transport rules it scrapped in 2018

With Sri Lanka scrapping East Container Terminal deal with India and Japan, and Adani Group’s entry to develop the west terminal, Modi govt is rethinking its cabotage policy.

India’s Covid crisis is threatening to stall port operations, could affect global supply chains

Around 21.9 million tons of cargo is scheduled to arrive in May but with labor shortages and force majeure at some ports, many of the vessels could see discharge delays.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.