K Rama Mohana Rao has taken charge as Director & Chairman of Dredging Corp. of India Ltd (DCIL). This is in addition to his present post of Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Trust.

Siemens Energy and Bentley Systems, Inc., have announced a joint solution that delivers intelligent analytics derived from domain experience to reduce operating expenditures associated with oil & gas assets.

The Indian engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) projects to defence multinational, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) launched the seventh and final offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) today at its Kattupalli defence shipyard, north of Chennai.

The country’s largest shipping company, the Shipping Corp. of India (SCI) has unveiled the logo of its diamond jubilee celebrations.

The Ministry of Shipping has rationalised port tariff rates for cruise vessels. The net effect of the rate relaxation would be an immediate reduction in port charges ranging from 60-70 per cent, which is likely to provide major relief to the cruise industry in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated to the nation, the submarine optical fibre cable (OFC) connecting Andaman & Nicobar Islands to the mainland through video conferencing. The prime minister had laid the foundation stone for this project on December 30, 2018, at Port Blair.

The Ministry of Shipping has separated the operational routes of the merchant and fishing vessels in southwest Indian waters, in the interests of the safety and efficiency of navigation.

The Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Mansukh Mandaviya praised the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) for winning the contract to build the world’s first fully automatic electric vessel for a leading Norwegian firm. Mandaviya said that despite the stiff competition CSL won the contract due to its credibility and work history.

The Union Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday flagged-off the first trial container ship from Kolkata to Agartala through Chattogram Port of Bangladesh, in a virtual ceremony.