Maritime Gateway

Trump Insists Sanctions Stay Until Nuclear Deal US President Donald Trump has turned down Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, making clear that Washington will not lift …

Iran Floats Three-Stage Hormuz De‑escalation Plan Iran has tabled a three-stage de‑escalation proposal aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and easing regional tensions, offering to halt military operations around …

China State Shipbuilding Delivers World’s Largest Ro‑Ro Vehicle Carrier A subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has delivered what is described as the world’s largest roll‑on/roll‑off (ro‑ro) vehicle carrier …

PM Modi Unveils 594‑km Ganga Expressway Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 594‑kilometre Ganga Expressway, a greenfield, access‑controlled corridor connecting Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh with Prayagraj in the …

Government Taps SCI to Run Special Vessels to West Asia The commerce department is working with the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and other agencies to launch special cargo services …

Egypt Steps Up as Key Europe–Gulf Transit Hub Egypt is emerging as a pivotal transit hub for freight moving between Europe and the Gulf, as shippers and forwarders increasingly route …

Western Markets Power India’s Warehousing Demand Rebound India’s warehousing sector is seeing a demand‑side recovery led by western markets such as Mumbai and Pune, even as developers and investors turn …

ADNOC’s Mubaraz Reappears West of India An LNG carrier owned by a unit of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has likely completed the first outbound voyage through the Strait of …

Trump Rejects Iran’s Phased Hormuz Proposal US President Donald Trump and his national security team have reportedly rejected Iran’s latest diplomatic proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, viewing a …

More than 30 Freight Forwarders Across 10+ Countries Choose a Single Digital Backbone in April 1000+ users activated as global freight businesses move to a unified system Softlink Global, provider …

Charting Growth: GRSE Records Highest-Ever Revenue and Profit in FY26 Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), a leading public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, GOI has announced …

Vizhinjam Plans ₹800 Crore Expansion Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited has launched a major expansion drive by signing three strategic Memorandums of Understanding aimed at strengthening the port’s auxiliary infrastructure, with …

India Permits Additional 25 Lakh Tonnes of Wheat Exports The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has notified the government’s decision to permit the export of an additional 25 lakh tonnes …

OP-ED: The human equation: Seafarer safety in times of uncertainty As the maritime industry grows more complex amid constant disruptions, it has an opportunity to set a new standard for …

Iranian Coast Guard Fires Warning Shots at MT Siron A Togo-flagged chemical tanker carrying 12 Indian crew members came under fire from the Iranian Coast Guard near the coast of …

Vizhinjam Gateway Cargo Operations Set for Second Week of May Vizhinjam International Seaport is poised to begin export-import gateway cargo operations in the second week of May 2026 — a …

Basmati Exporters Hit by $6,000-Per-Container War-Risk Charges The Basmati Rice Farmers and Exporters Development Forum has issued an urgent appeal to the government to intervene against what it has called …

PM Modi to Inaugurate Ganga Expressway Tomorrow Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 594-kilometre Ganga Expressway at Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh on April 29, formally launching one of India’s …

India’s Inland Waterways Cargo Hits Record 145.84 MMT India’s inland waterways sector has achieved a landmark milestone with cargo transportation on National Waterways reaching an all-time high of 145.84 million …

Trump Extends US Shipping Waiver by 90 Days US President Donald Trump has extended a key US shipping waiver by 90 days to help maintain fuel and fertiliser supply chains …

Kolkata Port Conducts India’s First-Ever Midstream Container Transfer Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Kolkata has achieved a landmark operational breakthrough by conducting India’s first-ever midstream container handling operation at Diamond Harbour …

India-New Zealand FTA Signed India and New Zealand have signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement that will grant duty-free access to 70 per cent of Indian goods entering the New …

CONCOR Flags Off LNG-Powered Container Trailers Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) has rolled out its first fleet of LNG-powered container trailers, marking a concrete step towards decarbonising first- and …

Only 5 Ships Transit Hormuz in 24 Hours Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has effectively collapsed to near-zero, with only five vessels transiting the world’s most critical energy chokepoint …

FUTURE LEADERS: THE TECH INSIDE THE MACHINE, Kunal Maheshwari Kunal Maheshwari is the Chief Growth Officer at Softlink Global, the company behind Logi-Sys — a cloud-based ERP platform trusted by …

Gulf Craft Opens Singapore Yachting Festival 2026 with Full Product Portfolio Rollout and New Dealer Appointment Gulf Craft marked the opening day of the Singapore Yachting Festival (SYF) 2026 with …

Co-creation of a Resilient Logistics Infrastructure The National Association of Container Freight Stations (NACFS) and the Container Freight Stations Association of India (CFSAI) held a logistics conclave titled “Co-creation of …

Iran Seizes MSC Container Ship Near Hormuz Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps has seized two container vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and moved them to Bandar Abbas port, as governments …

India Eyes Temporary Chabahar Stake Transfer to Iran India is exploring a temporary transfer of its stake in Iran’s Chabahar Port to a local Iranian entity as a US Treasury …

Iran Confirms First Hormuz Toll Revenue Deposited Iran has received its first formal toll revenue from vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with Deputy Parliament Speaker Hamidreza Haji Babaei confirming …

Vizhinjam Halves Vallarpadam’s Transshipment Volumes in FY26 Vizhinjam International Seaport has delivered one of the most decisive competitive displacements in Indian port history, with transshipment volumes at DP World’s Vallarpadam …

India and New Zealand to Sign Free Trade Agreement India and New Zealand are set to sign a Free Trade Agreement on Monday — adding a new bilateral trade deal …

Garudavega Acquires YourDesiCart to Scale India-to-Global Shopping for NRIs Garudavega, a brand of NexGen Logistics Pvt. Ltd., has acquired YourDesiCart, a fast‑growing cross‑border shopping and parcel‑forwarding platform serving NRIs and …

A New Era for Indian Shipbuilding SMEC Automation to Support VARD Electro (India) in Delivering the Next-Generation SOV Fleet at Cochin Shipyard SMEC Automation Pvt. Ltd., a premier provider of …

HD Hyundai Signs $4 Billion Thoothukudi Shipyard MoU HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering — the holding company of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilding group — has …

India to Deploy Special Vessels to West Asia The Indian government is planning to introduce dedicated vessel services on West Asia trade routes as a direct intervention to reduce logistics …

India’s Urea Imports Set Record 2.5 Million Tonnes India is set to import a record 2.5 million tonnes of urea — with purchase prices nearly double the levels paid just …

CONCOR Launches Jaipur–Chennai Solar Module Rail Service Container Corporation of India has launched a new dedicated rail-based logistics service for solar modules from the Kanakpura Inland Container Depot in Jaipur …

GRSE’s 67th Raising Day Celebrates Legacy that Leads Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), today celebrated its 67th Raising Day with great enthusiasm and pride at its Main Unit …

India Raises Wheat Export Quota to 5 Million Tonnes India has approved an additional 2.5 million tonnes of wheat exports, doubling the total quota to 5 million tonnes, as domestic …

Indian Exporters Pin Hopes on US Buyer Goodwill Indian exporters are cautiously optimistic about recovering a share of $12 billion in potential US tariff refunds following a Supreme Court decision …

Amul Milk Freight Train Marks Rail Milestone to Jammu & Kashmir Indian Railways’ Jammu division has achieved a historic first by successfully delivering Amul dairy products via a dedicated freight …

CMA CGM Reflags Fifth Vessel Under Indian Flag French shipping giant CMA CGM has reflagged its fifth container vessel under the Indian registry, marking another milestone in India’s growing appeal …

Gulf LPG Carriers Idle Post-Unloading as US Imports Favor Foreign Ships LPG carriers from the Persian Gulf are experiencing prolonged idling periods after completing discharge operations at Indian ports, while …

IRGC Seizes India-Bound Ship Among Two Vessels in Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized two commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, including one reportedly …

US Extends Iran Ceasefire Indefinitely President Donald Trump announced an indefinite extension of the US-Israel ceasefire with Iran on April 21, 2026, buying time for high-stakes talks amid fragile de-escalation …

Evacuation for 800 Ships Trapped in Persian Gulf The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is finalising a humanitarian evacuation plan for around 800 vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf since US …

WELSPUN ONE Leases 2.10 Lakh Sq. Ft. of SEZ Space to INDEV INFRA at JNPA SEZ Welspun One and Indev Infra have entered into a strategic partnership, with the allotment …

Maritime Connectivity in a Contested World Trade, Technology and the Resilience of the Global Maritime System Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, Republic of …

Singapore Maritime Week 2026 Opens, Marking Two Decades of Global Maritime Leadership Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2026 was officially inaugurated today by Mr Jeffrey Siow, Acting Minister for Transport and …