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On Saturday, July 19, 2025, the tourist vessel Wonder Sea capsized in Vietnam’s UNESCO‑listed Ha Long Bay during a sudden, localized thunderstorm. The boat was carrying 48 passengers mostly families from Hanoi, including around 20 children and five crew members when violent winds and torrential rain struck without warning, overturning the hull approximately three miles from shore near […]

Mumbai, July 21, 2025 — In a decisive move to preserve the integrity of India’s maritime workforce, the Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) has imposed a sweeping ban on the employment of Indian seafarers holding certificates issued by the Honduras maritime authority. This comes in response to the unearthing of a large-scale crew certificate […]

On July 17, 2025, Mumbai played host to the Maharashtra Maritime Summit 2025, a high‑profile gathering of policymakers, industry leaders, global experts, and diplomatic representatives aimed at charting Maharashtra’s course toward becoming a premier global shipping hub. Inaugurated by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and chaired by Ports & Fisheries Minister Nitesh Rane, the summit provided a platform for […]

In a major step forward for India’s maritime infrastructure, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, led the launch of a ₹276 crore capacity‑building programme at Visakhapatnam Port. The initiative includes laying foundations for six new infrastructure projects worth over ₹116 crore and the inauguration of completed works totalling ₹159.96 crore. Foundation‑stone Projects Worth ₹116 Crore As […]

In a strategic push to deepen its presence in India’s fast‑growing maritime market, German shipping major Hapag‑Lloyd has announced the inauguration of a weekly “Kandla Shuttle” service linking Kandla Port in Gujarat with key Middle East hubs. The service, scheduled to commence in late July 2025, comes on the back of Hapag‑Lloyd’s 40 percent stake in […]

Kochi, Kerala — In the first substantive hearing of India’s landmark admiralty suit, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) firmly rejected Kerala’s ₹9,531 crore ($1.1 billion) compensation claim arising from the May 25 capsizing of the Liberia‑flagged container vessel MSC Elsa 3. MSC’s legal team characterized the state’s demands as “highly exaggerated,” and formally declined to post the bond the court […]

In a daring and swift operation under extreme sea conditions, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) executed a heroic maritime rescue mission on 10–11 July 2025, saving two foreign nationals aboard the US-flagged yacht Sea Angel, which had suffered complete propulsion failure near Indira Point, the southernmost tip of India. The two-member crew—an American and a […]

India’s maritime vision have taken centre stage once again with the successful convening of the India Maritime Investment Meet at India House, London, on 9 July 2025. Hosted by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) under the banner of Maritime India Vision 2047, this high‑profile gathering underscored New Delhi’s drive to position India as […]

In a decisive legal plot, the Kerala State Government has secured a court order detaining the 30,592‑dwt containership MSC Akiteta II at Vizhinjam port as collateral in its admiralty suit against Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The suit, filed in the High Court of Kerala on July 8, 2025, seeks USD 1.1 billion in compensation for the sinking of the MSC Elsa 3 off […]

Over the past week, the Red Sea has emerged as one of the world’s most dangerous shipping lanes. A spate of high‑profile attacks by Yemen’s Iran‑aligned Houthi rebels on merchant vessels has reignited fears of a broader maritime conflict, drawing in international naval operations and triggering demands from seafarer unions for enhanced protections. At the […]

India’s maritime sector is witnessing a strategic convergence of large‑scale public investment, private sector participation, and sustained revenue growth at its major ports—hallmarks of a concerted effort to bolster India’s shipbuilding capabilities, port infrastructure, and export competitiveness. Over the past week, three distinct developments illustrate this momentum: a ₹2‑lakh crore plan to establish eight shipbuilding […]

India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has unveiled an ambitious ₹5,000‑crore investment package aimed at transforming the inland waterways and maritime landscape of India’s Northeast over the next decade. Announced by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi on July 7, 2025, these initiatives are designed to enhance cargo connectivity, boost regional trade, […]

On Sunday, July 6, 2025, at approximately 13:05 IST, an explosion ripped through the Hong Kong-flagged product tanker Fulda as she conducted routine gas-freeing operations off the port of Kandla on India’s west coast. Gas-freeing the process of ventilating tanks of residual volatile vapours before maintenance or the loading of new cargo is an everyday […]

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India’s premier public sector shipyard, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. (KSOE), embedding a framework for sustained collaboration across shipbuilding, workforce development, and global maritime innovation. The MoU was formalised on July 4, 2025 during a signing ceremony in […]

Indian state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) acquired stake in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) for up to $52.96 million. The deal covers at least 51% of CDPLC’s equity and includes shares held by Japan’s Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd. (the previous majority owner). The transaction is expected to close within four to six months, […]