The release of the Indian Tanker Desh Shanti has been ordered by Iranian authorities.

Indian foreign secretary Sujatha Singh has petitioned Iran for the “unconditional” release of Desh Shanti, the tanker under arrest at Bandar Abbas port.

India is to reject Iran’s demand for a $1m guarantee for the release of detained tanker Desh Shanti, an unnamed “top bureaucrat” has said.

Iran is demanding a guarantee of $1m in exchange for the release of Indian tanker Desh Shanti, detained on allegations of marine pollution.

APM Terminals Pipavav has dispatched its first double-stacked high-cube container train, the product of a joint infrastructure project with the Indian Railways and Gujarat Electricity Company.

Evergreen, in co-operation with Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Simatech, is to increase it offerings in the Indian-subcontinent and the Gulf, with a new weekly service between West India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

In testament to the growth of emerging offshore markets, the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) has announced “considerable demand” from the sector.

The Indian Shipping Ministry has blamed weak market conditions for the poor retail response in 2012-13 to the fund-raising plans of two top state-run ports and a government-owned dredging company.

Mumbai: K Line (India) Private Limited (KLIN) is diversifying for the first time into coastal shipping.

Abu Dhabi: India is to invest $7.5bn on ports and logistics as it seeks to modernise terminal facilities stuck in operational practices little changed from the British era, a top port official told Seatrade’s World Ports and Trade Summit in Abu...