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…
The Three Bees Research Foundation planted 30 saplings in Sector 44-C, Chandigarh, on June 25th in observance of the Day of the Seafarer. Representatives from the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Three Bees Shipping (TBS), The Leela World Wide Group, The Maritime Union of India (MUI), and The Seafarers Community from Chandigarh welcomed this occasion and…
Pratik Bijlani – The Institute of Marine Engineers (India), Mumbai Branch (IMEI) held a crucial technical conference at IMEI House in Navi Mumbai on June 22, with the theme “Insurance: Addressing Shipowners’ Concerns.” The main topic of discussion at the conference was how important insurance is to protecting ships and the seafarers who crew them.…
Pratik Bijlani – The NMDC Committee commemorated the “Day of the Seafarer” on June 25, under the auspices of the Directorate General of Shipping and the Ministry of Port, Shipping & Waterways, State of India. Established by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in 2010, this yearly commemoration honours the vital roles that sailors play in…
AMET University, a pioneer in maritime education in India, has established the Dr. J Ramachandran Maritime Foundation to promote maritime excellence. They’ve announced the AMET Global Maritime Summit 2024 (AGMS 2024) and the AMET Global Maritime Awards (AGMA-2024). This important yearly event will be held on July 2, 2024, at the Anna Centenary Library Auditorium…
– Padmesh Prabhune Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has received one of the crucial environmental and coastal regulation zone (ECRZ) approval from the central government to expand the Mundra port, one of India’s largest commercial and top container port by volume, located in Kutch, Gujarat. The clearance comes after the Ministry of…
A survey carried out by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and sponsored by The Shipowners’ Club indicates that the rapid changes brought about by decarbonisation technologies and regulatory regimes are having a substantial impact on workload, fatigue and stress levels at sea. Decarbonisation is a major driver of transformation in the maritime…