Padmesh Prabhune – The rate of maritime crime and piracy have reduced this year to 79 incidents, falling to their lowest level since 1994, according to the latest report by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). According to the report, the 20 percent decline in incidents this year as compared to the last year marks…
Padmesh Prabhune – The Gujarat High Court has asked the Deenadayal (Kandla) Port office and Customs officials to “arrest” merchant vessel SW South Wind I which is lying at the port and within Indian territorial waters until further orders, posting the next hearing to October 21, of this month.A single judge bench of Justice Nikhil…
Padmesh Prabhune – The board of Indian Maritime Centre (IMC) has elected Devki Nandan as Chairman and Shankar Shinde as Vice Chairman during its first meeting held on Monday, October 14, 2024. Capt. Sankalp Shukla will serve as Secretary, while Capt. Vikas Vij shall be the Treasurer for the IMC. R. Ravi Kumar, Secretary General…
Padmesh Prabhune – The Gujarat High Court has asked the Deenadayal (Kandla) Port office and Customs officials to “arrest” merchant vessel SW South Wind I which is lying at the port and within Indian territorial waters until further orders, posting the next hearing to October 21, of this month. A single judge bench of Justice…
Capt Deepak Laud – In June of 1974 on a rain-soaked morning in Bombay (now Mumbai), about a thousand gawky 18-year old boys from all parts of the country entered the offices of The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., to sit for an exam on several subjects, followed by an interview, which together took most…
Macro Environment China’s economy grew much slower-than-expected in August, weighed down by a protracted property crisis and poor domestic consumption amid consumers’ worries about job security, adding urgency for policy makers to roll out more support. In response to economic challenges, China’s Central Bank announced its most robust suite of economic stimulus measures since the…
Recently, a series of malicious posts have circulated, aiming to tarnish the reputations of certain leaders within the Maritime Union of India and undermine the integrity of the Union itself. These posts are not only poorly conceived but also venomous and vengeful, clearly motivated by envy and personal agendas. Such attempts to defame this esteemed…
A misnomer for meritorious entry to administrative services, not by breaking preserved queues but of necessity, welcomed to improve services to citizens: it being the primary duty of government servants, its abject failures is what is being corrected. For, those with high IQ selected, trained and posted, most often fail to perform due to various…
In the light of the ongoing Iran-Israel war, the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) following an advisory from the Ministry of External Affairs has in turn issued an advisory for seafarers, RPS agents, and employers/vessel-owners to avoid travel to Iran till further notice. The DG Shipping in its advisory mentions that due to the ongoing…
