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The group will meet every 15 days to sort out issues that arise till the implementation smoothens. Photo: Mint

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Govt to form inter-ministerial panel to roll out in-flight mobile services by March

2 min read . 04 Jan 2019

Pressure was building up on India’s shipping ministry after a Rajya Sabha panel questioned the government over the lack of transparency and reasonableness in the various charges levied by the shipping lines and their agents in export-import trade. Photo: Priyanka Parshar/Mint

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India seeks to fix lack of transparency in transaction cost of EXIM trade

4 min read . 19 Sep 2016

As the shipping downturn unfolded in the wake of the global recession that began in 2008, many shipowners started cutting corners including by deferring the statutory safety surveys. (As the shipping downturn unfolded in the wake of the global recession that began in 2008, many shipowners started cutting corners including by deferring the statutory safety surveys.)

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India acts against ship manager Anglo-Eastern over safety lapses

5 min read . 04 Oct 2013

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Thursday launch for first cruise liner

2 min read . 06 Jun 2011

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Govt nixes plans of global shipowners on single-hull tankers

2 min read . 05 Jan 2010

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Protectionism won’t help anyone but shipowners

3 min read . 30 Oct 2009

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Shortage of skilled seafarers in shipping sector kept layoffs at bay

3 min read . 22 Jun 2009

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Add shipping trade practices Bill to existing law: regulator

1 min read . 19 May 2009

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Making ports independent

3 min read . 20 Apr 2009

Resolution soon: A file photo of the ABG Shipyard facility in Surat, Gujarat. Ashesh Shah / Mint

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Shipbuilders set to get subsidy of Rs5,000 cr

2 min read . 24 Feb 2009

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Govt relaxes norms to tackle shortage of marine officers

2 min read . 27 Oct 2008

Seeking seamen: A cargo ship docked at Jawaharlal Nehru Port near Mumbai. The decision of the government to overhaul the examination process for the maritime sector comes as the global shipping indust

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In search of ship officers, India to overhaul exams, ease norms

3 min read . 06 Oct 2008

Smooth sail: Shipping vessels docked at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai. The extent of relaxation of staffing regulations by the Directorate General of Shipping varies according to ship sizes and type

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Regulator eases staffing rules for coastal ships

2 min read . 08 Sep 2008

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Age limit hiked in bid to attract rural youth to merchant navy

3 min read . 18 Aug 2008

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Regulator gives green signal to 6 surveyors

1 min read . 25 Jul 2008

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Family members of crew point to loopholes in interim report

2 min read . 04 Jun 2008

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Missing ship allowed to sail with 10 defects; families to move court

3 min read . 03 Jun 2008

Hope floats: ‘In the absence of proper evidence, we cannot accept the ship has sunk,’ says M.B. Goswami, seen here in an undated picture with husband B.B. Goswami, the ship’s master.

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3 months on, no relief for kin of missing ship’s crew

7 min read . 03 Jun 2008

A foreign-registered container ship at Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port.?The regulator had set an age limit of 25 years for all cargo vessels calling at Indian ports, but exempted?ships registered in?In

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26-year-old Indian ship catching fire shows holes in safety norms

2 min read . 28 May 2008

Change of guard:A file photo of JNPT. The Union government says the Indian Register of Shipping is in a position to undertake surveys mandated by the International Maritime Organization to periodicall

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India bars statutory inspections by 6 survey entities from August

3 min read . 12 May 2008

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