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| | Projects focus on port connectivity, container terminal development, green methanol bunkering, renewable energy, green hydrogen and modernisation of port facilities TUTICORIN : V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOC Port) marked a significant milestone in its infrastructure development journey as its officers and employees witnessed the live telecast of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurating key infrastructure projects and laying the foundation stones for upcoming developments. |
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| | CHENNAI: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated Coal Berth–3 at Kamarajar Port and laid the foundation stone for the modernisation of General Cargo Berth–1, with the two projects involving a combined investment of Rs 482 crore. PM Modi said, “today, the port infrastructure across the country is also being bolstered so that the shipping sector can scale new heights.” |
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| | VAPI: Adani Logistics, in partnership with global shipping and logistics major CMA CGM, has flagged off India’s largest electric truck fleet dedicated to container movement at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) Tumb, near Vapi, Gujarat. The initiative marks a significant milestone in the adoption of electric mobility across India’s logistics sector and reinforces the industry’s growing focus on sustainable cargo transportation. |
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| | MODINAGAR: Arkas Line, represented by Parekh Marine Services Pvt. Ltd. (Parekh Global), has flagged off the first refrigerated container (reefer) block train from DP World-operated Inland Container Depot (ICD) Modinagar in Uttar Pradesh, marking a significant milestone in India’s temperature-controlled logistics and multimodal transportation network. |
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| | Appointment to strengthen ship design, engineering capabilities and execution of complex maritime projects MUMBAI : Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI) has announced the appointment of Mr. Sajeendra Kumar Nambiar as its Head of Design and Engineering, reinforcing the company’s focus on strengthening its technical leadership and expanding its ship design and engineering capabilities. |
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| | SINGAPORE: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman concluded her official visit to Singapore from October 8 to 11, 2026, after a series of high-level bilateral engagements and meetings with leading global investors, financial institutions and businesses aimed at strengthening India–Singapore Economic and Financial Cooperation. |
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| | NEW DELHI: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal said that, the bilateral trade agreement between India and the United States will be finalised in light of changing circumstances since the countries announced a framework for an interim pact in February, evolving tariff dynamics and legal nuances have kept negotiators at work on the fine print. |
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| | NEW DELHI : Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal has called upon businesses in India and the United Kingdom to translate the opportunities created by the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) into expanded trade, investment, partnerships and job creation. |
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| | NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, emphasised a twin-track approach of engaging with the world’s best technologies and identifying areas with significant job and business potential. Addressing the ‘Dilli Dialogue: Policies for a Future-Ready India’ in New Delhi, on Monday, he highlighted the importance of creating opportunities for businesses, startups and young people. |
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| | HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri N Chandrababu Naidu has sought the Centre’s cooperation to further expand maritime-based economic activities in the state. According to a statement, during his meeting with Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal on last Thursday, Shri Naidu discussed the development of ports in the state, setting up a terminal at Mulapeta Port and establishing a shipbuilding centre at Dugarajapatnam. |
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| | The collaboration will help create a practical pathway for the assurance, certification and deployment of autonomous and remotely operated maritime technologies. NEW DELHI: Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Sagar Defence Engineering Limited (SDEL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help create practical pathways for the safe certification, assurance and regulatory acceptance of autonomous and remotely operated maritime systems. |
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| | MUMBAI: The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mangrol (P82), the third Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 12 Oct 2026. The commissioning ceremony was presided over by VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. |
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| | POLAND: GEODIS, a world leader in transport and logistics, obtained the Internal Compliance Programmes certificate in Poland. This certificate expands GEODIS’ capabilities in providing specialized logistics and transport services for the defence sector and companies operating in areas subject to specific legal requirements. This applies to goods, technologies and services of strategic importance, including dual- use products, in accordance with their classification and lists specified in the applicable national and EU legislation. |
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| | SCOTLAND: In close collaboration, deugro and dteq Transport Engineering Solutions (dteq) delivered two power transformers to a project site in Scotland. The transformers were collected at the German manufacturing plant and transported—secured in line with dteq’s load-securing design—to a nearby RO/RO jetty, where they were rolled onto a barge and positioned on pre-installed grillage and stool configurations under the personal supervision of deugro Germany and dteq. |
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| | ESTONIA: Alex Vainokivi has been appointed Managing Director of SRC Estonia, part of SRC Group – an international ship modernisation and conversion group. The management change reflects SRC’s aim to drive further growth by expanding its portfolio of proprietary products and technologies as well as its project-based services. |
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| | LONDON: Shipbreaking activity has fallen into its most prolonged continuous decline in over fifty years, at a time when the worldwide commercial fleet is amassing record quantities of older vessels. According to Clarksons Research, merely 273 vessels amounting to 5.5m gt, or approximately 8m dwt, changed hands for scrapping during the opening nine months of 2026 — a 13% drop from the previous year’s already poor level and 60% lower than the typical figure for the 2000s and 2010s. |
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