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| | NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Minister for Trade and Investment, Hon. Todd McClay, on Monday jointly announced through a virtual conference that the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will enter into force on 20 October 2026, on the occasion of Vijay Dashmi, a day symbolising victory and new beginnings. |
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| | GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Shri Harsh Sanghavi held investment discussions with Japanese companies across chemicals, life sciences, textiles and green energy during his visit to Japan, as the state seeks to attract fresh investments ahead of the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027. |
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| | THOOTHUKUDI : The Government of India is spearheading a maritime infrastructure investment programme worth over ₹18,400 crore at V.O. Chidambaranar Port (VOC Port), Thoothukudi, reinforcing southern Tamil Nadu’s role in the country’s international trade, industrial development and emerging green energy economy. |
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| | CHENNAI: A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) will undertake its first planned drydocking in India, with the Singapore-flagged container vessel Maersk Chattogram scheduled to enter L&T’s Kattupalli Shipyard near Chennai, in October 2026. |
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| | DUBAI: DP World Group CEO Yuvraj Narayan has called for a fundamental rethink of India’s port development model, arguing that traditional time-bound concessions discourage long-term investment and that joint ventures between governments and private operators could deliver more sustained infrastructure development. |
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| | MUMBAI: The Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA), under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India, and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Inc., a global environmental nonprofit organization, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance sustainable shipping and maritime decarbonization in India. |
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| | NEW DELHI: Global Container Freight Rates have surged 130 per cent since February 2026 amid renewed tensions in West Asia, raising concerns over shipping costs as India’s container-based export-import trade continues to grow, according to a report by Jefferies. |
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| | NEW DELHI: Indian garment exports have the potential for a 25% increase next year and will better performance in the three major markets – USA, UK, and the European Union. Prabhu Dhamodharan, convenor of the Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF), said in a press release that garment exporters are exploring new opportunities under the India–UK trade agreement, including setting up offices and design studios in London. |
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| | NEW DELHI : Indian engineering exports are expected to reach an all-time high of $150 billion this fiscal, EEPC Chairman Pankaj Chadha said on Monday. The Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) Chairman said shipments are recording healthy growth in markets such as the US. |
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| | HAROPA: HAROPA PORT and Business France are strengthening their cooperation to attract new international investors to the Seine corridor by signing a three-year partnership agreement. |
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| | COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has decided to pursue the development of a new logistics hub within the COLOMBO through a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) following the decision of the shareholders not to proceed with the previously proposed joint venture involving China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited, through its fully owned Subsidiary and Access Engineering PLC. |
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| | COLOMBO : A Chinese state-owned firm has withdrawn from a $392 million joint venture to develop a major logistics hub at Sri Lanka’s main seaport, the key local partner said Monday. The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said China Merchants Port Holdings had decided not to proceed with the collaboration announced in 2023, but the project would continue. |
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| | SEOUL: A flurry of new vessel orders by MSC and HMM has sent the container ship orderbook to new highs as demolition rates remain at basement levels. A further 28 container ships of more than 13,000 teu have boosted the post-2009 orderbook to a new high of 16.2m teu, 46.5% of the current fleet. |
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| | TOKYO : MOL pleased to celebrate the naming ceremony of the sixth newbuild LNG carrier, out of seven ordered for QatarEnergy in 2022 as part of QatarEnergy’s historic LNG fleet expansion program. The ceremony was held at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. shipyard in China. |
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| | MANILA: On Tuesday (20th October), Mintra announced that more than 15,000 customer vessels are now using its digital training and workforce management solutions, marking a significant milestone in the company’s growth. The announcement was made at Mintra’s Forum event ahead of Crew Connect Global 2026. |
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| | MALSFELD (GERMANY): GEODIS has established its multi-user facility in Malsfeld, Germany, as the new European distribution hub for Lovevery, a global early childhood development company specialising in educational toys, books and learning programs designed to support children and parents. The site became the central hub for Lovevery’s European e-commerce logistics following the relocation of its operations from Hamburg at the beginning of 2025. |
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| | ISTANBUL: From 4 to 6 November 2026, Europort Istanbul will bring the international maritime industry together at the Yenikapı Expo Center in Istanbul. With 300 companies exhibiting from more than 30 countries, dedicated international pavilions and the debut of the BlueBridge Maritime Istanbul Forum, the exhibition will highlight the technologies, partnerships and practical solutions shaping the future of shipping and shipbuilding. |
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| | SINGAPORE: The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), AIM Horizon Investments, and Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) Tuesday announced the financing for two wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) projects through the Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies (FEET), marking the fund’s first deployment. |
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| | BUSAN: KR (Korean Register) marked the launch of the pilot service of KR Cyber Resilience Platform (KR-CRP), a cyber resilience management platform developed by KR, with an event at the Wyndham Grand Busan on October 13. Nearly a hundred participants attended, including executives from leading Korean shipping companies and ship managers such as SK Shipping, H-Line Shipping, Hyundai LNG Shipping, HMM Ocean Service and POS SM, as well as representatives of system integration (SI), security and IT solution companies. |
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