The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) – Madras Branch’s Annual General Meeting 2025 unfolded as a landmark event, marked by profound reflections on the past, insightful deliberations on the present, and an ambitious vision for the future of maritime affairs. Commencing with a robust review of the Branch’s stellar performance, the gathering celebrated the vibrant…
Samudra Se Samriddhi · P&I claims hit a ten-year peak Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance broker, has released a report highlighting mounting financial pressures on the International Group of P&I Clubs despite modest premium increases. The report also highlights the crisis of suicides at sea. Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance broker, has released…
AI is transforming how ships are sailed, how ports are run, and how cargo is tracked. It can see risks faster than a person can and plan routes that use less fuel. But these benefits also raise critical moral issues that we need to address to keep people, cargo, and the ocean safe. Accountability in…
Pratik Bijlani – On the evening of 12th September, Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI) created history by bringing together its alumni for the first-ever “TMI Grand Muster” hosted at the ITC Maratha hotel in Mumbai. Organized by the Gateway Mariners Foundation – the Mumbai Chapter of TMI Alumni Association. The landmark event saw former cadets, faculty,…
Delphine Estibeiro – At the 14th edition of INMEX SMM India, South Asia’s largest maritime exhibition and conference held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai on 10th September, Mr Nitesh Rane, Hon’ble Minister of Fisheries & Ports Development, Government of Maharashtra, delivered a compelling address that positioned Maharashtra as a frontrunner in India’s maritime…
Pratik Bijlani – On 9th September, the Board of Examination for Seafarers Trust (BES Trust) celebrated a landmark occasion by hosting its very first Annual Function at the CIDCO Auditorium in Navi Mumbai. The gathering, coinciding with the Trust’s 20th anniversary, brought together distinguished leaders from across India’s maritime administration, shipping industry, and training institutes,…
That’s a particularly problematic combo because slow economic growth should, in normal times, drag prices down, not up. It’s Econ 101: When people are out of work or worried about losing their jobs, they spend less, spurring businesses to lower prices. If people can’t afford things but prices go up anyway, that’s a sign something…
