A country's merchant navy is made up of its commercial and trading ships, and their crews. In 1939, Britain's merchant fleet was the largest in the world, with 33 per cent of the total tonnage. The ...

The Government is preparing to introduce several significant bills aimed at driving much-needed reforms in the shipping industry. Key among them are the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024 and the Coastal ...

Director General of Merchant Shipping Ajith Seneviratne presenting the ISO 9001:2008 standard certification to Ports and Shipping Minister Arjuna Ranatunga The shipping administration of Sri Lanka, ...

In line with the Government's emphasis on simplifying procedures to promote "ease of doing business", the Shipping Ministry has decided to weed out thirteen archaic rules under Merchant Shipping Act. ...

In the early hours of March 26, the MV Dali, a 985-foot cargo ship weighing in whole over 91,000 tons, smashed into a supporting pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The ship ...

A growing number of cargo vessels have come under attack in the Red Sea in recent weeks – can new technologies help to keep commercial shipping safe? The gunmen arrive seemingly out of nowhere, ...

New Delhi, Nov 26 () The Centre on Thursday said it has issued draft 'Merchant Shipping Bill, 2020' for public consultation. The proposed legislation aims to repeal and replace the Merchant Shipping ...

New Delhi: The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, faced strong opposition and disruptions in the House. Union shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal introduced the ...

36th Annual State of Logistics Report: Navigating uncertainty amid rising costs and global disruptions The 36th Annual State of Logistics (SoL) Report highlights a logistics market tested by economic ...

India is looking at reworking its merchant shipping laws as it replaces the existing eponymous Act of 1958. The new provisions will look to include up-to-date international maritime conventions to ...

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