Maersk joins Red Sea exodus

Ships with links to Israel are diverting in greater numbers from the Red and Arabian Seas following a series of attacks over the past 11 days by Houthis, Iranians and Somalis. Danish liner giant Maersk became the latest big name to announce that a pair of its ships on charter – Lisa and Maersk Pagani – will be diverted […]

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Foreign ships to have a tough time in PM Modi’s Amrit Kaal Vision for maritime

Far from removing a so-called cabotage rule to permit foreign flag ships to carry all types of cargo on local routes to boost coastal shipping as proposed earlier, foreign shipping companies will find it extremely tough to run India-centric cargo business under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047. The Vision document calls […]

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Restrictions, PLI, mandatory quality norms helping cut import of certain non-essential goods

Steps such as curbs on inbound shipments of certain goods, production linked incentive scheme and mandatory quality norms are helping the country reduce imports of non-essential products such as TV, tyres, wallpaper and AC gas compressors. These steps, among others like imposing antidumping and countervailing duties, have been taken to analyse and control non-essential imports […]

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Govt crafts innovative scheme to boost coastal shipping

The government is weighing an innovative plan to promote coastal shipping by introducing integrated public-private-partnership (PPP) port projects at major ports by clubbing vessel acquisition with viability gap funding (VGF) support. VGF is a one-time grant given by the Central government for supporting public-private-partnership (PPP) projects in infrastructure that are economically justified but fall short […]

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Cabotage law: No question of abolishing a law that does not exist: INSA

Amid reports of government’s plans to abolish “çabotage law” in shipping in India, Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA) has clarified that there is “no” cabotage law in existence in sea transportation in India. Recent media reports stated that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government is likely to remove the cabotage rule for ships carrying […]

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BLR Logistics acquires majority stake in Standard Multimodal Logistics

BLR Logistics, India’s leading integrated 3PL logistics services provider is delighted to announce its recent acquisition of Standard Multimodal Logistics. With this strategic move BLR intends to optimize its routes and expand its trailer fleet at various ports while deploying its recently purchased inventory of 40’HC containers across multiple cabotage trade routes, starting with Mundra […]

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