Iran releases all crew members of seized vessel including 17 Indians on 'humanitarian' grounds'

May 03, 2024

Iran has released all crew members of the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship MSC Aries, which had 17 Indians aboard among 25 crews.

Chinese civilian vessels could prove a military menace

Aug 27, 2024

Chinese companies dominate the globe's maritime supply chain and is home to seven of the world's ten busiest ports. With capacity doubling over the...

Taiwan shoots down 'civilian drone' off Chinese coast

Sep 01, 2022

Taipei [Taiwan], September 1 : Taiwan military on Thursday said it shot down an unidentified civilian drone, which had entered its airspace over the...

Costa Serena deploys 23 new cruises in India for the winter season

Jun 19, 2023

The cruise service has been started by Costa Serena-- an Italian-flagged ship which marks the beginning of the maiden cruise service by an international...

First container ship from Kolkata Port to Agartala via Chattogram port flags off; MEA says "significant step" by India, Bangladesh

Jul 17, 2020

New Delhi [India], July 17 : The first trial movement of a container ship carrying steel and pulses from Kolkata to Agartala through...

Sri Lanka allows Chinese spy ship to dock

Aug 13, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 13 : Sri Lanka on Saturday granted permission to Chinese vessel Yuan Wang-5, widely believed to be a spy ship,...