India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has announced that it has made available its supply of IMO 2020 compliant bunker fuel for the shipping industry.

India’s Essar Ports has registered a 20.1% year-on-year growth in cargo volumes with a throughput of 27.29m tonnes in the first half of financial year 2019-20, driven mainly by strong third-party cargo volumes.

The Indian government is working on a plan to raise INR650bn ($9.25bn) through the sale of its equity holding in as many as five public sector undertakings (PSUs), including national carrier Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), refiner Bharat...

Starting in October, container line Hapag-Lloyd is expanding its services to and from India with two new routes, the South East India - Europe Express (IEX) and the Middle East-India-Africa Express (MIAX). 

Classification Society the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), has opened a new office in Doha at the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC).

The UAE’s maritime sector stands to benefit from the country’s growing trade with India, China and Africa, Salem Al Zaabi, director general of the UAE Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime, told the Dubai Maritime Agenda today.

Foreseeable strong Indian coal imports is expected to lend continued support to rates in the panama bulk sector in the coming quarters, following already climbing rates so far this year, according to analyst Drewry.

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) will introduce a new Middle East/Indian Subcontinent – North Europe Service (IP3) as an extension of its North Europe service network to the East Indian Subcontinent.The IP3, to be launched in October this...

Norden has inked a three-year Contract of Affreightment (COA) with Qatar Vinyl Company starting in Q2 this year.

Bumi Armada’s joint venture firm in India has clinched a charter contract valued at approximately $2.1bn from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) of Indian for the provision of one FPSO.