Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at advancing maritime safety through the development of a ship trajectory prediction tool. The trajectory prediction of disabled ships is a critical aspect of maritime safety, facilitating early warnings and rescue operation planning. Understanding…
Padmesh Prabhune – Forms a Consultative Group for Enhancing Maritime Sector. In a major revamp exercise the Directorate General of Shipping [DGS], Government of lndia (GOI), is in the process of constituting a Joint Working Group for enhancing the maritime sector to address further challenges. This group will include officials from the Directorate and its…
Save the Date: December 4th to 6th, 2024 The stage is all set for the prestigious World Maritime Technology Conference 2024, scheduled to unfold at the opulent Hotel Leela Palace in Chennai from December 4th to 6th this year. The grand announcement of this eminent event was made at a lavish dinner held at the…
Pratik Bijlani – The Sailor’s Society’s much anticipated “Wellness at Sea” conference took place on June 24th at MSC House, Mumbai. The event brought together major stakeholders in the maritime industry, such as shipping firms, training institutes, and associations, to discuss the critical topic of seafarer well-being. Mr Shyam Jagannathan, Director General of Shipping, delivered…
Pratik Bijlani – The Paris MoU has released its 2023 Annual Report, which provides a complete summary of the year’s activities and statistics. This year saw great development, with the Maritime Authority of Montenegro entering the Paris MoU on Port State Control on July 1, 2023. Montenegro’s membership strengthens the region’s collective safety efforts, particularly…
The International Maritime Institute (IMI) held the graduation ceremony for the 39th batch of DNS (Diploma in Nautical Science) and 16th batch of BTech (Marine Engineering) on June 15, in the prestigious convention hall at the Expo Centre in Greater Noida. This event was an important milestone for the cadets, who had undergone extensive academic…
Pratik Bijlani – Yemen’s Houthi rebels have increased their maritime operations, using drone boats loaded with explosives to target trade ships in the Red Sea. This smart shift in tactics poses substantial problems to maritime security, as these unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) strike with precision and from a distance, reducing the Houthis’ vulnerability to counterattacks.…
– Capt Sury Pullat The OUTLOOK Indian magazine’s (recent) coverage of politics, election results and people who vote to govern, seems to have failed at the outset, ideologically itself. For, two-thirds exercising adult suffrage don’t crystallise the thoughts that transpired through the entire population’s mind or the suffragists as activists. It is a pity that…
Stowaways, or unauthorised people who board ships, continue to pose a significant issue to the shipping sector. Aside from the inherent dangers to the stowaways, their presence raises legal, logistical, and ethical concerns for shipowners, crew members, and authorities alike. In this essay, we will look at the various concerns involving stowaways in the context…
Ms Leena Mody was born in 1963, graduated in 1983, and became a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of India in 1990. In 2002, she qualified as Fellow Member of Association of Average Adjusters, UK (AAA) being the first woman on the East of the Suez Canal to pass the exams. She is the first…