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| | NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi welcomed policymakers, maritime leaders and experts from around the world to the third edition of Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue on Tuesday, calling for a “free, open, secure and rules-based maritime order” that brings peace and prosperity to all nations. |
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| | NEW DELHI: The third edition of Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue 2026 opened on October 7 with India calling for stronger international cooperation to build a free, open, secure and rules-based global maritime order. |
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| | GANDHIDHAM: Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla hosted the Kandla Forum 2026 – “Anchoring Maritime Decarbonisation”, knowledge sharing and technology transfer, bringing together leading global and Indian stakeholders from the hydrogen, clean energy, shipping, shipbuilding, engineering, technology and financial sectors. |
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| | DPA Kandla achieves its fastest-ever 100 MMT cargo handling milestone, reaffirming its position as one of India’s leading mega ports GANDHIDHAM : The Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, has achieved a major operational milestone by crossing 100 Million Tonnes (MMT) of cargo throughput on 6 October 2026. |
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| | NEW YORK: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal held a series of meetings with several senior leaders of leading U.S. companies in New York this week to discuss opportunities for strengthening India–U.S. trade and to invite top US companies to explore investment opportunities in India. |
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| | NEW DELHI : Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal delivered the keynote address to Export Promotion Councils, industry associations and exporters, as well as representatives of business from the EFTA States, at the Outreach Event for Major Exporters to promote utilisation of opportunities under the India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) in New Delhi, on Wednesday. |
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| | NEW DELHI: FIEO has said that the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to raise the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent and change its monetary policy stance to calibrated tightening is understandable in view of emerging inflationary pressures. However, the Federation cautioned that higher borrowing costs could increase the financial burden on exporters, particularly MSMEs, at a time when global trade is facing heightened uncertainty. |
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| | KOLKATA : The National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) has stepped up engagement with the Government of West Bengal and industry stakeholders to advance the development of investment-ready industrial ecosystems and strengthen the state’s manufacturing and logistics potential. Shri Rajat Kumar Saini, IAS, CEO & MD, NICDC, met the Hon’ble Finance Minister, Government of West Bengal, and briefed him on the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP) and NICDC’s ongoing efforts to develop world-class, investment-ready industrial regions across the country. |
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| | NEW DELHI : The Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) has placed a significant order valued at ₹87.15 crore, including GST, for the supply of 12 rakes of BLSS wagons along with BVCM Brake Vans, strengthening its rail freight equipment capacity. |
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| | WASHINGTON D.C.: India’s Logistics Growth Index, published on Wednesday by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 57.0 in September 2026, +1.7 on 55.3 in August 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change). |
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| | LONDON: Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid a bigger export push by Gulf producers. |
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| | OMAN: A cargo ship carrying three Indian nationals among its crew was hit by Russian drones in the Black Sea, killing two seafarers and injuring one of the Indian crew members. The MV Royad Mammadov caught fire in the attack and later sank, while 11 crew members were rescued by Romanian authorities. |
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| | WASHINGTON: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday (local time) rejected Iran’s claim that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, saying commercial and energy traffic continues to move through the strategic waterway. |
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| | DUBAI : Transit routes in the Strait of Hormuz deemed illegal by Iran will soon be closed, an adviser to the Revolutionary Guards’ Commander told the semi-official Fars News Agency on Wednesday, referring to the southern pathway hugging Oman’s coast. |
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| | DUBAI: Supply chain leaders are redesigning their networks around greater choice and flexibility, as resilience increasingly becomes a source of competitive advantage and growth, according to new research from DP World’s Global Trade Observatory. |
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| | DAMMAM: The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) announced that Saudi Global Ports (SGP) has launched a Terminal Operating System (TOS) at its multipurpose terminals at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam to boost cargo-handling efficiency and service reliability for customers. |
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| | DUBAI: Lloyd’s Register (LR) has appointed Hossam Edris as Naval Business Director for the Middle East, strengthening its capability to support naval and defence programmes across one of the world’s fastest-growing maritime defence markets. |
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| | SINGAPORE: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) Group owns, through joint venture companies, and operates the LNG carriers Puteri Johor and Puteri Kedah. The two vessels, together with their registered owner, Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., have received the Green Ship Award under the Green Ship Programme administered by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The award was presented at the Singapore Registry of Ships Forum 2026 held on October 2, 2026. |
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| | SINGAPORE: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) held an opening ceremony for its new office in Singapore for three of its Singapore- based companies, “K” LINE PTE LTD. (KLPL), K LINE MARINE & ENERGY PTE. LTD. (KME), and K MARINE SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (KMSM). |
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| | PANAMA CITY: The ship, the Carnival Miracle, opened the Panama Canal’s 2026-2027 cruise season on Wednesday, marking the start of more than 220 transits scheduled for this period. The ship began her northbound passage through the Miraflores Locks, from the Pacific side to the Atlantic, as part of a 16-day repositioning voyage from Seattle, Washington. |
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