Pratik Bijlani – The Maritime Trainers Guild (MTG) celebrated its Foundation Day Anniversary on August 3, 2024, with a grand ceremony attended by prominent leaders in the maritime business. MTG, a professional organisation dedicated to the growth and improvement of maritime training and education, has played an important role in assisting trainers, raising training standards,…
Pratik Bijlani – A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, a leading worldwide shipping corporation, has announced a strategic shift in its fleet renewal program, emphasising dual-fuel vessels that can operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG), bio-LNG, and conventional fuels. The company is in the midst of acquiring 50-60 vessels totalling 800,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). This fleet renewal…
Pratik Bijlani On July 31st, 2024, the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) Mumbai Branch, in partnership with the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), hosted a critical maritime industry meeting titled “Insight on Continuous Education” at SCI’s office in Mumbai. The program emphasised the necessity of ongoing education for seafarers and how being an ICS member…
Padmesh Prabhune – In the wake of the political turbulence after the collapse of erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh, 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, employers/vessel-owners to avoid travel to Bangladesh till further…
Pratik Bijlani – On August 2, 2024, the Company of Master Mariners of India (CMMI) and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) announced the start of their Executive MBA program in Maritime Management, Logistics, and Supply Chain. The event, held at the Hotel Kohinoor in Mumbai, marked the start of the course, which is set…
Jagdamba Prasad Pandey – On Friday, July 26th, ClassNK, a prominent classification society, held a technical seminar at the Hotel Turyaa in Chennai, India. The event brought together industry leaders and stakeholders to discuss crucial issues in marine safety and sustainability. The seminar began with a cordial welcome presentation from Mr Y Iga, Regional Manager…
Padmesh Prabhune – The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) is disappointed by the proposed relaxation in Shipping announced recently in the fiscal budget last week. The Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman said, “Ownership, leasing and flagging reforms will be implemented to improve the share of the Indian shipping industry and generate more employment”. Objecting…
Padmesh Prabhune – In its bid to enhance its educational capacities the Indian Maritime University (IMU) has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) at the ‘Alumni and Industry Meet’ held this week in Mumbai. While the first MoU was signed with R K Mehrotra Holdings Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Foresight Group that has…
Known as one of the most ancient systems in the maritime trade, General Average is intriguingly unique, a system that finds place only in maritime trade. The earliest mention of the principle that allows jettisoning of goods over the vessel to avert further peril, loss of which shall be contributed by all the parties concerned…
Pratik Bijlani – Yemen’s Houthi armed organisation has claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile strike on the Liberian-flagged container ship MV Groton in the Gulf of Aden. This is the first attack on shipping by the Houthis since an Israeli bombardment on the port city of Hodeidah on July 20. Yahya Saree, the Houthi military…