The National Shipping Board (NSB) meeting held on May 30, at DG Shipping, saw Mr Milind Kandalgaonkar, General Secretary-cum-Treasurer the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI), raise four critical demands aimed at improving the welfare and working conditions of Indian seafarers. These demands, long championed by NUSI, call upon the NSB to strongly advocate…
Shipping industry uses AI and ML technology to change business operations while making them run better with lower costs and eco-friendly procedures. This technology shows success in logistics planning and maintenance forecasts while helping companies handle their freight movement better and make their operations safer specifically. AI and ML systems help companies make better decisions…
Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI) proudly hosted its End-of-Program Felicitation Ceremony to honour the graduating cadets of the 2021 Marine Engineering batch, the 2022 Nautical Science batch, and the 2024 Diploma in Nautical Science batch. The occasion marked a significant milestone in the cadets’ academic journey and was graced by the esteemed Chief Guest, Mr Sushil…
The global ship recycling industry is currently at a crossroads due to conflicting mandates under the Basel and Hong Kong Conventions. At the heart of the issue is a legal paradox: while the Basel Convention aims to curb the export of hazardous wastes, it inadvertently classifies operational ships as waste the moment their owners decide…
In the passing of Capt Ashoke Bansal on 28 May ’25 in Chennai, at the ripe age of 92, the Indian Merchant Marine and its legal fraternity have lost a highly knowledgeable and talented professional. Having been bestowed with `Command’ at the tender age of 25 in India’s famous shipping firm Scindia Steam Navigation in…
Challenges aplenty to educate, train recruits and upgrade with reval short courses, as background and mindset of subjects to instil syllabi for useful circumstantial situational recall without loss or delay is what’s it about. Easily said and done? Doubtful! Forget jargons like ‘knowledge transfer’, rote memory as for RoR (CA in Nav), memory bank and…
BALTIC INDICES 27/05/2025 DRY INDEX: 1296 (- 44) CAPESIZE INDEX: 1809 (- 91) PANAMAX INDEX: 1208 (-38) SUPRAMAX INDEX: 974 (-9) HANDYSIZE INDEX: 587 (+6) BCI TC AVG $/DAY 15005 (- 752) BPI82 TC AVG $/DAY 10869 (- 349) BSI TC AVG $/DAY 12314 (- 112)BHSI TC AVG $/DAY 10567 (+ 116) TIMECHARTER ‘Saphira’ 2021 82577 dwt dely…
Pratik Bijlani – On May 9, the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) celebrated Founder Shri Mohamed Ebrahim Serang Day at the Indian Sailors Home Society in Mumbai with great enthusiasm and reverence. This commemorative event brought together luminaries from the maritime industry to honour the extraordinary legacy of Shri Mohamed Ebrahim Serang, whose…
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the electric propulsion system for three fully battery-electric, high-speed ferries that will operate in the San Francisco Bay area. The zero-emission vessels will be the first full electric high-speed ferries to operate and be built in the USA. The order with Wärtsilä has been placed by the shipyard All American…
