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| | NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met Canada’s Foreign Minister, H.E. Ms. Anita Anand, to discuss ways to strengthen India–Canada bilateral relations and expand cooperation across key sectors, including trade, science and technology, defence, security, energy, education, people-to-people exchanges and multilateral engagement. |
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| | MUMBAI: PSA Mumbai has achieved a significant operational milestone at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), handling a record exchange of 18,381 TEUs aboard MSC DILETTA, a container vessel measuring 399 metres in length overall (LOA). The achievement marks the highest-ever container exchange recorded at JNPA, setting a new benchmark for terminal productivity and operational performance. |
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| | TUTICORIN: Tuticorin Container Terminal operated by J M Baxi Group successfully handled 33,771 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) in September 2026, marking a significant operational milestone and reaffirming its commitment to efficiency, reliability and quality container handling services. |
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| | NEW DELHI: The safety and security of Indian seafarers and tankers were raised during a telephone conversation between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei on October 12, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday, amid heightened regional tensions and attacks on commercial vessels. |
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| | SINGAPORE: The Singapore-flagged container vessel GFS PRIDE, managed by Dubai-based GFS Ship Management FZE, has sunk near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz following a maritime security incident that triggered a fire onboard. The incident has heightened concerns over the safety of commercial shipping in one of the world’s most critical maritime corridors. |
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| | NEW DELHI: The Logistics Division of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) commemorated five years of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) by organising a brainstorming session at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, bringing together senior policymakers, industry leaders, and academic experts to discuss the way forward for integrated transport planning and logistics development in India. |
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| | NEW DELHI: Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has been selected for the prestigious ‘Global Green Freight & Sustainable Transport Excellence of the Year 2026’ at the GEEF Global Sustainability Awards 2026, marking a significant milestone in the organisation’s commitment to sustainable freight transportation and green infrastructure development. |
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| | JODHPUR: Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) organised a Trade Meet at its Inland Container Depot (ICD) Jodhpur, bringing together key stakeholders from the region’s logistics, export-import (EXIM) trade and industrial sectors to strengthen engagement and explore opportunities for business growth. |
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| | VISAKHAPATNAM : Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) continues to strengthen its role in supporting the Indian Navy and India’s naval shipbuilding capabilities through the certification of increasingly larger, more complex and technologically advanced naval platforms. |
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| | NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will undertake an official visit to Bangkok, Thailand, from October 14th to 18th, 2026, to participate in the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, along with meetings of the G20 and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG). |
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| | NEW DELHI: The third meeting of the India–Brunei Darussalam Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was convened to review bilateral trade and economic cooperation and identify avenues for strengthening commercial ties between the two countries. |
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| | MUMBAI: SHM Shipcare Private Limited (“SHM Shipcare”), an integrated maritime company engaged in shipbuilding, ship repair, ship management and maritime safety solutions, has extended its coastal clean-up initiative to Mumbai with a beach clean-up drive at Dadar Kirti College Beach. |
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| | First Vessel in a Seven-Ship Series Takes Shape at Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding Yard in China BEIJING: The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has marked another milestone in its classification activities with the keel laying ceremony of a 14,300 DWT clinker carrier (Hull No. XY224) at Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering shipyard in China. |
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| | MADRID: Navantia and L&T (Larsen and Toubro) have reached a strategic agreement to collaborate on the upcoming program for four amphibious assault ships for the Indian Navy (known as the LPD program in India). The alliance, formalized in Madrid with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU), establishes a framework for long-term collaboration between the two companies. |
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| | An ageing fleet changes the economics of corrosion protection, writes Steelpaint Director Frank Müller HAMBURG: Shipping is investing heavily in the next generation of vessels, fuels and propulsion technologies, but a large part of the existing fleet will still be trading well into the next decade. This will mean the steel structure must be protected for much longer. |
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| | SINGAPORE : New initiatives advance capabilities across marine fuel pathways, strengthen assurance and efficiency for ships bunkering in Singapore, and support electric harbour craft adoption The 24th Singapore International Bunkering Conference (SIBCON), organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), was opened recently by Mr Murali Pillai, Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of Law and Ministry of Transport. Themed “Charting a Resilient Multi-Fuel Future”, the biennial conference that is being held from 13 to 15 October 2026 is expected to welcome more than 2,000 maritime professionals from over 60 countries, bringing together global leaders across the shipping, energy, and bunkering ecosystem. |
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| | NEW YORK: World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations across nearly 100 countries and territories — will virtually host the 2026 WTCA Member Forum from October 27-28, bringing together its global network to exchange ideas, share practical strategies and explore how WTC businesses can prepare for the opportunities shaping the future of global business. |
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