Hope Catches a Tail Wind
Shipping News and Baltic Indices: The Union Minister Hardeep Puri suggesting it could mirror the scale of Guyana’s transformative offshore find. India may be inching closer to a game-changing offshore oil discovery in the Andaman Sea — one that could hold as much as 184,440 crore litres of crude oil and rival Guyana’s transformational find,…
Ganpat University and GES GUNI FZ-LLC Host Inaugural Global Maritime Summit 2025 in Dubai
Ganpat University, in collaboration with GES GUNI Education Services FZ-LLC, successfully hosted the International Maritime Summit 2025, themed “Future of Global Maritime 5Ds: Digitalisation, Decarbonisation, Diversity, Design, and Development,” on June 12, at the Millennium Plaza Downtown Hotel in Dubai. The summit, supported by esteemed organizations including the Indian Institute of Freight Forwarders, ICS Middle…
Mental Health Challenges for Seafarers Spotlighted
Pratik Bijlani – On June 12th, The Company of Master Mariners of India (CMMI) hosted its monthly lecture, focusing on an increasingly pertinent topic: “Navigating Mental Health: The Psychological Dimensions of the Shipping Sector.” The hybrid event saw robust participation both online and in person, with a distinguished panel of industry leaders, including Capt. Sasikumar…
Mission 30
Anglo-Eastern’s Initiative to Nurture Next-Gen Maritime Leaders Anglo-Eastern Univan Group (“Anglo-Eastern”), a global leader in independent ship management services, is delighted to be launching “Mission 30”, a bold initiative to increase the proportion of its management-level officers (i.e. Captain, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer, and Second Engineer) under the age of 30 from 1% to 30%…
The Yo-Yo Effect on Global Trade
Much as the Shipping Industry may not like, Global Politics and Wars to interfere in Global Trade, there is no escape route when you have Tariffs going like a Yo-Yo in the world of circus. Will there be another war like on the Western Border? Are these wars for proving victorious or are they being…
Bhartiya Navik Sena Union Celebrates 25 Years of Service to Indian Seafarers
The Bhartiya Navik Sena Union (BNSU) celebrated its Silver Jubilee on 6th June, marking 25 years of dedicated service to the Indian seafaring community. The grand event, held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Mumbai, brought together maritime industry leaders, government officials, and seafarers from across the country. The celebration began with a tribute to…
Wärtsilä’s Hybrid Propulsion Powers Four New Dutch Vessels
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion solution for four new 10,700 DWT geared tween decker vessels being built for Dutch ship owner and maritime service provider Vertom Group. Combining the Wärtsilä 25 medium-speed 4-stroke engine with a hybrid propulsion drive train with PTO/PTI/PTH, the package is designed to optimise vessel propulsion efficiency,…
