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| | DIBRUGARH : The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, will flag off the first international cargo voyage from Dibrugarh today on, 5 October 2026, at 11:00 AM at Bogibeel Terminal, . The Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, will join the ceremony virtually as Chief Guest. |
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| | MUMBAI: Mr. Rahul Modi has formally taken charge as Chairman of the Indian Maritime Centre (IMC), marking a new phase for the apex maritime industry body as India intensifies efforts to strengthen its global maritime presence and build institutional partnerships with leading maritime nations. |
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| | India Shipping News Exclusive Interview with Scott Wang, Vice President, Asia Pacific, WTCA, and Badal Saboo, Business Development Lead, India & Asia Pacific, WTCA India–UK CETA has opened a significant new chapter in bilateral trade, creating wider market-access opportunities for Indian exporters while also raising the bar on compliance, quality, traceability and supply-chain efficiency. |
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| | NEW DELHI: The World Maritime Council (WMC) has been officially launched as a platform aimed at bringing together Recruitment and Placement Service (RPS) companies, Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs), and DGMA-approved empanelled doctors to strengthen collaboration and professional standards across India’s maritime sector. |
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| | PARADIP: Paradip Port Authority (PPA) welcomed Dr. Ashok Kumar Lahiri, Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog, during his official visit to Odisha, where he reviewed the port’s modern maritime infrastructure and operational capabilities. |
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| | CHENNAI: Chennai Port Authority has launched a digital system ‘Port Setu’ to track export containers on the road between inland warehouses and the port gate. It is the first step towards making gate entry fully paperless. |
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| | MUMBAI: The Mumbai Port Authority declared its Jawahar Dweep Marine Oil Terminal plastic-free on the Gandhi Jayanti (2 October), marking a significant environmental milestone for India’s maritime sector. |
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| | CHENNAI : Chennai Port has strengthened its regional maritime connectivity with the commencement of HAIAN Lines’ CVI monthly container service, establishing an additional regular shipping link between South India, Southeast Asia and South China markets. |
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| | NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) has given additional charge of the post of Managing Director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd. (DFCCIL) to Shri Alok Tiwari. |
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| | OMAN: Five Indian nationals aboard a Kuwait-flagged tanker were safely shifted ashore after the vessel was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the Embassy of India in Oman said. |
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| | MUMBAI: India’s crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia fell from USD 2.8 billion in April 2026 to USD 0.9 billion in June, before recovering to USD 1.4 billion in July, as the West Asia conflict disrupted shipping routes, according to the Rubix Country Insights: Saudi Arabia Update – September 2026, released today by Rubix Data Sciences. |
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| | By Konstantin Kalnyi, CEO and Founder of Kiev Shipping Ltd. A vessel can be available, competitively priced and apparently suitable for the required cargo — yet still be the wrong ship for the voyage. |
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| | COPENHAGEN: Maersk has completed what it describes as the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea containership in the United States, extending a series of trials that is bringing ethanol into practical use as a marine fuel. |
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| | DUBAI: The Maritime Standard (TMS) has announced the finalists for the 13th annual Maritime Standard Awards 2026, following the strongest response in the history of the prestigious maritime industry awards from companies across the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. The 2026 edition, themed “Nautica”, will see finalists compete for top honours across more than 25 categories at the awards ceremony on 10 November 2026 at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai. |
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| | TEHRAN : The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, Nournews reported Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday, a few days after Tehran received Washington’s reply to its diplomatic proposal. |
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| | RIYADH : The Yemen-based Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for an attack on a facility owned by Saudi Aramco in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. This announcement comes as fighting intensifies between the Iran-aligned Houthis and the internationally recognised government of Yemen, which is backed by Saudi Arabia. |
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| | RIYADH: The Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) today presented Red Sea Global (RSG) with two operating licenses for AMAALA Marina and Shura Marina. The move strengthens the marinas’ readiness to welcome yachts and supports the integration of marine services across RSG’s destinations along Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast. |
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| | ISTANBUL: The Türkiye–North Rhine-Westphalia Business Forum, aimed at strengthening trade and economic relations between Türkiye and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), one of Germany’s leading economic regions, brought together senior representatives from the public and business sectors of both Türkiye and Germany in Istanbul. |
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