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Sarbananda Sonowal, India’s Union Minister, highlighted the contribution of the country’s seafarers in making India self-reliant, and keeping the global supply chain operational during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Shipping Ministry of India announced an initiative concerning a green port project, in order to reduce the CO2 emission of the maritime industry.

India said on March 8 that it will resume scheduled commercial flight operations to international destinations from March 27, restarting unrestricted travel after two years and for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

The Indian Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal launched a Centre of Excellence in Maritime and Shipbuilding (CEMS) at a function in Visakhapatnam.

A suspected cyber-attack of the management information system (MIS) has vastly affected the container terminal run by the state-owned port authority at Jawaharlal Nehru Port on February 21.

Mumbai’s directorate general of shipping has reportedly allowed an extension in the validity of the certificate typically issued for Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW).

India fined several major Japanese car carrier companies, finding them guilty for violations of India’s Competition Act, which prohibits anti-competitive agreements including cartels.

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) wants to enhance inland vessel safety throughout India to aid the country’s economic growth.

India has called for the release of seven Indian crew members on board a United Arab Emirates-flagged vessel that was seized by Houthis.

Plans are getting underway to develop India’s first large LNG import terminal. The terminal would have the capacity to provide bunker as well as fuel industry in the western Indian state of Karnataka.