Maersk Line will enhance its Far East/South East India network by introducing two new services, Chennai Express (CHX) and Chennai Express 2 (CHX2), from January 2016.

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has acquired an industrial testing and standards setting firm based in Bangalore, through IRClass Systems and Solutions.

Bunker supplier Chemoil Energy, subsidiary of Glencore, has disposed of its 49% stake in a joint venture Chemoil-Adani to its other partner.

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) is seeking to expand its global footprints as it aims to obtain a recognised organisation status from the EU and Singapore in the near future, and open new offices in Southeast Asia.

A case study by Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has revealed appalling systemic abuses in shipping’s treatment of Indian Seafarers.

APM Terminals (APMT)-operated Pipavav, India, has marked the start of its first ro-ro automobile export service to Mexico, with a call from 59,217gt Grand Dahlia.

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has added a call at the French port of Le Havre on its HAROPA service.

It could take up to six months for the trial in India of the crew of Seaman Guard Ohio to begin, following a reversal of the judgement a year earlier that they have no charges to answer.

The crew of the Seaman Guard Ohio are to stand trial in India, despite the High Court dropping all charges against them almost a year ago.

The Indian government has recently approved the country’s proposal to ratify the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage.