The Batavia, the full-scale reconstruction of the 1628 Dutch East India Company ‘retourschip’, arrived at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam on Saturday 19 September after a six-hour tow. The 56.6-metre wooden ship made the passage afloat on her own hull, masts standing, under tow by two tugs of Koninklijke Van der Wees. At the Damen yard she…
DP World Cochin’s International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) has begun receiving calls from the MGR IFR Service, a new shipping connection linking the port directly with key destinations in the UAE, Oman and Yemen. The new service provides customers with faster access to key Middle East markets, expands connectivity options and strengthens supply chain resilience…
Delphine Estibeiro – When the Strait of Hormuz trembles, the shipping world feels the aftershocks. The narrow waterway, through which nearly a fifth of global oil passes, has long been a geopolitical fault line. But as the attached report underscores, the crisis is no longer confined to the strait itself—it reverberates across global energy security,…
The Company of Master Mariners of India (CMMI) held its 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 19th September at The Club in Andheri West, Mumbai. Presided over by the Master Capt MP Bhasin, Deputy Master Capt Mohan Naik, and General Secretary Capt Pankaj Kumar, the event drew over 100 members. While the formal agenda was…
A cup of tea, a smartphone, the clothes we wear or the car we drive; we rarely think about the journeys that make them possible. A new brand film from DP World featuring Global Ambassador Sachin Tendulkar turns the spotlight on that unseen world, revealing what it takes to move goods from where they are…
The maritime industry’s transformative trends are encapsulated in three new themes selected for Europort 2027, as the global event for specialised vessels and advanced maritime technology returns to Rotterdam Ahoy for its 43rd edition from 2 to 5 November with a refreshed brand identity. As sustainability and digitalisation evolve from standalone topics into interconnected considerations…
Pratik Bijlani – As India’s maritime administration seeks to strengthen financial protection for seafarers, a key question is emerging across the recruitment and placement sector: where should responsibility for that protection ultimately lie? That question formed the centre of an online industry consultation organised by the International Maritime Federation (IMF), with support from the Forward…
