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UK Targets Subsea Cable Sabotage With New Penalties & Prison Sentences To Deter Russia
The U.K. said that ship owners and operators who damage subsea internet cables would face stricter penalties and even pr…
30 May 2026
China Rejects Japan-Philippines Maritime Boundary Talks, Calls Them ‘Entirely Illegal And Invalid’
The announcement follows a meeting in Tokyo between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Ministe…
30 May 2026
Turkey Warns Of Black Sea Escalation After Drone Strike Hits Cargo Ship, Injuring 2 Crew Members
The Vanuatu-flagged vessel was struck on the night of May 28 while travelling from Ukraine's Odesa region to Turkey carr…
30 May 2026
Trump To Make Final Decision On Iran Ceasefire Extension & Strait Of Hormuz Reopening
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will soon decide on the extension of the ceasefire with Iran and the statu…
30 May 2026
India Launches Port Performance Index and Digital Upgrades To Boost Maritime Growth
India launched Logistics Port Performance Index and 4 digital initiatives to boost governance, transparency, ease of doi…
30 May 2026
India Prioritises Moving 13 Ships Out Of Strait Of Hormuz As Gulf Security Risks Persist
The MEA has also advised Indian nationals to avoid travelling to Iran and urged those already there to leave with embass…
30 May 2026
Watch: China Releases Footage Of Close-Range Interception Of Dutch Warship In South China Sea
China said the Dutch frigate's actions infringed on its territorial sovereignty and posed risks to maritime and air secu…
30 May 2026
Russia Completes First RITM-200 Reactor Unit For Floating Nuclear Power Fleet
Russia already operates the floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov, which has been serving Chukotka since 2020.
30 May 2026
China Deploys World’s Largest Offshore Wind Converter Station With Record 2-GW Capacity
The platform, named Hai Feng Zhi Xin, departed Nantong in Jiangsu Province on May 27 aboard a semi-submersible vessel.
30 May 2026
Auro’s Gateway Port Limited Inks MoU with Sravan Shipping Services Pvt.Ltd for 1 MTPA Integrated Liquid Cargo tank farms
Strategic partnership with Sravan Shipping Services to strengthen East coast’s emergence as a world-class maritime indus…
30 May 2026
IRFC Sanctions Rs 13,527 Crore for Hyderabad Metro Refinancing
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC) has sanctioned financial assistance of ₹13,527 crore to L&T Metro Rail…
30 May 2026
Santosh Kumar Sarangi, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, reviewed the progress of green initiatives of VOC Port
On 28.05.2026, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, …
30 May 2026
Sagarmala Finance to Issue India’s First Blue Bond
Sagarmala Finance Corporation, India’s state-owned maritime-focused lender, is set to issue the country’s first ‘blue bo…
30 May 2026
India Explores Yanbu Route as 17 Fertilizer Ships Remain Stranded
Seventeen vessels loaded with fertilizers destined for India are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf due to the ongoi…
30 May 2026
The Morbi Effect: How a Ceramics Slowdown Rippled Through Coastal Shipping
Disruptions in Gujarat’s ceramic manufacturing hub of Morbi have cut cargo volumes on the Kochi–Gujarat coastal route — …
30 May 2026
JNPA Celebrated 37 Years of Serving the Nation Through Maritime Excellence
Signing of MoUs along with the felicitation of Stakeholders and Employees Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) – India…
30 May 2026
SHM Group Launches 29-Metre Aluminium Passenger Craft at Its Mumbai Yard
Ocean Crewzer 8 was designed and built in-house, meeting current marine operational and safety requirements SHM Group (S…
29 May 2026
U.S. Warns Ships Ignoring Orders in Hormuz May Be Treated as Threats
Commercial vessels operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz face the risk of being treated as hostile targets if the…
29 May 2026
Trading on volatility: Smarter voyage decisions can boost payback amid market swings
Higher bunker prices. Trade route disruption. Soaring freight rates. The impact of the Middle East war on global shippin…
29 May 2026
Tankers: China’s Crude Oil Imports on the Rise
Despite the disruptions of the past couple of months, China’s crude oil imports have edged higher so far in 2026. In its…
29 May 2026
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