Pratik Bijlani – On June 18, Stray Partners unveiled Alive Health, an innovative digital platform aimed at enhancing seafarer well-being and optimizing organizational performance in the maritime industry. Developed with insights from 115 global experts, Alive Health supports 45 languages and operates seamlessly in low-bandwidth environments. Offering a comprehensive suite of solutions encompassing onboarding, surveys,…
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, 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…
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…
It’s Friday the 13th as I compile this report. Not that I believe in this date as being evil but the tragic loss of AI171 yesterday soon after take-off from Ahmedabad yesterday evening resulting in loss of innocent lives and this followed this morning with the sad news, a war between Israel and Iran, that…
The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has cast a long shadow over the maritime industry, compelling stakeholders to confront unprecedented challenges. With Israel initiating a series of airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, military installations, and key commanders, the situation has escalated into a high-stakes confrontation. Explosions at Iran’s uranium enrichment facility in Natanz and…
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%…
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…
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…
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,…