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All Above Board | P Manoj 01:13 AM | October 30,2009
Unconditional protectionism leads to cartelization and monopoly. This won’t help anybody except shipowners
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P.R. Sanjai 09:32 PM | June 22,2009
Salaries at senior levels have increased during the downturn; onshore officers look to reapply for seafaring positions
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P. Manoj 01:16 AM | May 19,2009
The regulator’s suggestion to include it in the Multi-modal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993, is seen as a bid for the consensus among stakeholders and help the new government frame the law the earliest
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S.L. Rao 11:28 PM | April 20,2009
Private operators of minor ports, many of which are pretty large and specialized, may be unwilling to have a body such as TAMP regulating their tariffs
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P. Manoj 01:12 AM | February 24,2009
The shipping ministry is expected to approach the cabinet soon seeking approval for the pending subsidy
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P. Manoj 12:30 AM | October 27,2008
The DG Shipping has now allowed graduates to directly become second officers in ships by undergoing a six-month pre-sea training
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P. Manoj 11:53 PM | October 06,2008
Experts say the current system is bogged by delays in holding tests, declaring results and issuing licences to sail
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P. Manoj 10:53 PM | September 08,2008
Move would help the industry to attract and retain talent as also promote ‘short-sea shipping’ in the country
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P. Manoj 12:16 AM | August 18,2008
The global shortage of marine officers is estimated to nearly treble to 27,000 by 2015 from about 10,000 now as fleet owners buy more ships to haul cargo across the world’s oceans
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P. Manoj 11:12 PM | July 25,2008
Classification societies are authorized to act on behalf of various maritime administrations such as India to monitor the sea- and cargo- worthiness of vessels
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P. Manoj 11:38 PM | June 04,2008
Family members say the report ruling out a hijack citing a well-guarded Turkish coast should hold against the possibility of the ship going down too
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P.Manoj 11:22 PM | June 03,2008
Some of the problems that were not rectified were crucial since the ship was carrying steel billets, a high-density cargo
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P. Manoj 12:30 AM | June 03,2008
Family members accuse the govt and Directorate General of Shipping of not helping them crack the case
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P. Manoj 01:40 AM | May 28,2008
The foreign lines termed the regulator’s new rule that set an age restriction of 25 years for foreign ships entering the country’s waters as discriminatory
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P. Manoj 12:18 AM | May 12,2008
The decision, however, will not affect their ability to carry out design, plan approval or construction surveys
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