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MIT CTL and Mecalux develop an AI-based simulator to optimise inventory across warehouses

".......What used to take days now takes minutes, which means companies can use it for real tactical planning, not just theoretical analysis,” says Rodrigo Hermosilla, Research Engineer at the MIT Intelligent Logistics Systems Lab

Mar 10 2026

MIT CTL and Mecalux develop an AI-based simulator to optimise inventory across warehouses

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PHOTO STORIES

Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla successfully concluded the 1st phase of the 150-year celebration of our National Song Vande Mataram on 14.11.25 with active participation of students of KV Gopalpuri and BVM Kandla and port Officials.

Shri Sushil Kumar Singh, IRSME, Chairman, DPA, participated in the “Gujarat Session” at India Maritime Week 2025, Mumbai. He shared insights on Gujarat’s pivotal role in driving India’s maritime growth and shaping the nation’s blue economy.

As a part of observance of Vigilance Awareness Week-2025, the Integrity Pledge was administered by Shri Sushil Kumar Singh, IRSME, Chairman DPA in the presence of Shri J.K. Rathod, CPES, CVO; HoDs and officers at AO Building Gandhidham. Various other acti

"Special Award received by PRO Chandran Murthi, R L Institute of Nautical Sciences from Thiru.Mani, Super Singer, Vijay TV on the occasion of “Honouring the Blood Donor Institutions” on National Blood Donation Day -2025 held on 09.10.2025 at Meenakshi M

Shri Nilabhra Dasgupta, IRS, Dy. Chairman, DPA, interacted & briefed the newly recruited officers of Mumbai Port Authority during their induction visit to Kandla—sharing key insights on port operations, vision and maritime excellence.

Adani Krishnapatnam Port Limited has achieved a new operational milestone by recording its highest-ever monthly cargo volume of 5.85 million metric tonnes (MMT) in June 2025. This surpasses the previous record of 5.74 MMT

Marine News

Govt. mulling deploying Indian Navy to escort ships stranded in Persian Gulf

The Indian Government is considering deploying Indian Navy ships to escort ships stranded in the Persian Gulf, said a senior government official. Decision will be taken in two days, the source said. Shipping industry sources estimate that some 10% of the oil tankers and gas carriers stranded in the Persian Gulf are Indian flagged. State-owned Shipping Corporation of India is among the major global ship owners whose ships amounting to more than 8 lakh tonnes of cargo carrying capacity are among the stranded, as per data from Lloyds List Intelligence. This would be equivalent to nearly 6 million barrels of oil.

Mar 10 2026

Govt. mulling deploying Indian Navy to escort ships stranded in Persian Gulf

Shipping News

Hormuz paralysis rewrites shipping economics

Mar 10 2026

Government Confirms Safety of Indian Ships in West Asia

Mar 09 2026

Lloyd’s Register warns fatigue, inconsistent leadership and reluctance to speak are driving yacht safety risk

Mar 07 2026

Pandu, Bogibeel, Silghat & Biswanath Ghat to station country’s first Riverine Lighthouses

Mar 07 2026

India Quietly Provides Refuge for an Iranian Landing Ship

Mar 07 2026

The Iran War and Global Trade: Will the Cape Route Become the New Normal?

Mar 07 2026

L&T launches first of three Indian Navy cadet training ships

Mar 07 2026

VLCC day rates rocket above half million dollars

Mar 07 2026

Indian Ports News

Historic milestone: VOC Port handles 147 windmill blades from a single vessel, the highest in India

The vessel MV. Bo Run Jiu Zhou, loaded with 147 windmill blades,

Mar 10 2026

Historic milestone: VOC Port handles 147 windmill blades from a single vessel, the highest in India

International Ports News

Evergreen suspends bookings for Middle East ports

Mar 10 2026

Malaysian yard to fabricate up to 11 wellhead platforms for PTTEP

Mar 05 2026

Portwise acquired by Haskoning to accelerate development of smart and green ports

Mar 04 2026

JAXPORT invests $250 million in terminal expansion

Mar 04 2026

US Coast Guard Arrives in Lagos for Crucial Port Security Audit

Mar 03 2026

Louisville Riverport Authority launches Master Plan

Feb 28 2026

Propeller Club NY/NJ to host Saint Patrick’s Day party

Feb 24 2026

Mawani Grants Unified Maritime Agency Licence to PIL, Boosting Foreign Investment in Saudi Ports

Feb 23 2026

Container Terminal News

ICTC Day 1: Making the Intermodal Ecosystem Work

Mar 06 2026

PSA Antwerp receives five mega STS cranes for Europa Terminal under ProjectEmerald

Feb 27 2026

Mukran LNG Terminal Reopens After Icebreakers Clear Channel in Frozen Baltic

Feb 17 2026

CK Hutchison warns Maersk off Balboa and Cristobal

Feb 14 2026

Drewry: World Container Index Down 10% Last Week

Jan 24 2026

Egypt’s first semi-automated container terminal launches operations

Jan 17 2026

Oregon Container Terminal officially launches

Jan 14 2026

J M Baxi Group sets new throughput benchmark at Haldia Container Terminal

Jan 07 2026

Logistics News (Roadways & Railways)

Ms. Indrani Chatterjee, Group CHRO, Allcargo Group

Mar 09 2026

""Gradual increase in women’s participation in Logistics Sector" - Indrani Chatterjee, Group CHRO, Allcargo Group

Logistics News (Airlines & Aviation)

DGCA grants aerodrome license to Noida International Airport

Mar 10 2026

ACAAI organised Managing Committee Meeting

Mar 09 2026

New FedEx Air Cargo Hub at Navi Mumbai to Boost India’s Trade Lanes

Feb 28 2026

Hyderabad Air Logistics Firm Alleges Rs 1.7 Crore Gold Fraud; CCS Registers Case

Feb 14 2026

Cargo Giant Emirates SkyCargo Deepens Investment in Indian Market

Feb 11 2026

Vidarbha Set to Reclaim Economic Prominence with Infrastructure, Energy Push: Jeet Adani

Feb 07 2026

Adani Defence & Aerospace join hands with Leonardo Helicopters to build Integrated Helicopter Manufacturing Ecosystem in India

Feb 05 2026

Kerala to Develop Multimodal Cargo Network with CIAL as Hub: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Feb 05 2026

Exim & Trade News

Piyush Goyal says education as a service has significant potential to boost India’s export earnings and take high-quality Indian education to the World

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal said that education as a service has significant potential to contribute to India’s export earnings and help take high quality Indian education to the rest of the world.

Mar 09 2026

Piyush Goyal says education as a service has significant potential to boost India’s export earnings and take high-quality Indian education to the World

Logistics (Warehouse)

MIT CTL and Mecalux develop an AI-based simulator to optimise inventory across warehouses

Mar 10 2026

Mahindra Logistics, L’Oréal India launches women-operated warehouse

Dec 25 2025

Welspun One secures 46-acre land in Pune for 1.2 mn sq ft logistics hub

Dec 11 2025

DHL signs major 4.2-lakh sq ft warehousing deal in Bhiwandi

Nov 21 2025

Kerala industries minister lays foundation stone for ₹250-crore NDR space warehousing project at Aluva

Nov 12 2025

Maersk opens largest warehouse in Asia Pacific at Shah Alam, Malaysia

Nov 07 2025

DP World launches dedicated warehouse facility for Mondelez

Sep 29 2025

TCI unveils one of its largest warehouses for East & Northeast India

Sep 27 2025

Logistics (Supply Chain Management)

Seqrite Reveals Key Insights into the Rising Software Supply Chain Attacks in 2026, Advises Enterprises to Secure their Digital Vendors

As India’s digital economy deepens its reliance on interconnected vendor ecosystems, the threat lurking within those very connections has never been more acute. Amidst this, Seqrite, the enterprise security arm of Quick Heal Technologies Limited, a global provider of cybersecurity solutions, cautions Indian organizations about the sharp rise in software supply chain attacks and called for urgent action to secure third-party applications, tools and digital service providers before they become a single point of failure.

Mar 07 2026

Seqrite Reveals Key Insights into the Rising Software Supply Chain Attacks in 2026, Advises Enterprises to Secure their Digital Vendors

Seafarers News

"Seafarer deaths in Strait of Hormuz unacceptable" - IMO Secretary General

Mar 09 2026

Government Confirms Safety of Indian Ships in West Asia.

Mar 07 2026

Industry Weighs Risk to Seafarers, Balance Sheets in Hormuz Transits

Mar 06 2026

Seafarer killed as three tankers hit in Middle East

Mar 03 2026

Symposium on Seafarers’ Recruitment & Welfare held in Kolkata ; DG Shipping reaffirms commitment to ethical maritime manpower practices

Mar 02 2026

Shri Shantanu Thakur Remotely Inaugurates Seafarers’ Outreach Centre and MMD Office in Kolkata

Feb 28 2026

IMO'S Open call: Shipping companies invited to join the NextWave Alliance to upskill seafarers

Feb 25 2026

Maritime Labour Convention at 20: ILO and IMO reaffirm commitment to decent work at sea

Feb 24 2026

Trade Body / Associations News

IMC-WORKSHOP ON DELEGATED LEGISLATION UNDER INDIAN PORTS ACT, 2025

Jan 13 2026

ISWAN India Seminar 2025: Attract, Retain, Sustain

Dec 12 2025

IMC & IPPTA Hosted Workshop on Policy Interventions for Speedy Resolution of Issues in the Indian Maritime Sector

Nov 28 2025

WIMOs names Hillary Franke its new executive secretary

Nov 11 2025

Pune Custom House Agents Association Organises Seminar on BIS Standards

Sep 12 2025

AMTOI Day 2025 honours maritime excellence with Indian Navy theme

Aug 13 2025

One-Day Workshop on "Entry into Force of the Hong Kong Convention – The Way Forward "

Jul 07 2025

Indian Maritime Centre (IMC) conducts its 1st EGM and prepares roadmap to contribute in Viksit Bharat Vision

Jul 07 2025

Trade Bodies (World Marine)

Statement by the IMO Secretary-General on the Strait of Hormuz

""I am monitoring the situation closely, and I urge all shipping companies to exercise maximum caution. Where possible, vessels should avoid transiting the affected region until conditions improve""- IMO SECRETARY GENERAL.

Mar 02 2026

Statement by the IMO Secretary-General on the Strait of Hormuz

Shipping News (Ship Building & Ship Yards)

Tamil Nadu unveils Shipbuilding Policy 2026 with focus on Green Vessels, Recycling Clusters and Mega Shipyards

Tamil Nadu has unveiled an ambitious Shipbuilding Policy 2026 that places sustainability and green maritime innovation at the centre of the state’s industrial strategy.

Mar 09 2026

Tamil Nadu unveils Shipbuilding Policy 2026 with focus on Green Vessels, Recycling Clusters and Mega Shipyards

Shipping News (Ship Recycling, Repair & Management)

IMO Guidelines Are Quietly Weakening the Basel Convention

Feb 23 2026

Ship Recycling Showing Mixed Performance?

Feb 09 2026

Patna DM Inspects Sites for Cruise Terminal, Jetty, and Ship Repair Hub

Feb 07 2026

Ship Recycling Market Sentiment Improving Despite Lack of Available Tonnage

Jan 29 2026

Top Ship Recycler GMS Says It Is In Talks to Buy Venezuela-Linked Ships Seized by US

Jan 29 2026

Anil Sharma calls for regulatory framework to recycle sanctioned vessels

Jan 10 2026

Ship recycling prices strengthen in India amid firm steel market

Jan 09 2026

Saibaba Shiprecycling in cross hairs of scrapping sanctioned oil tanker Sunflower, formerly Nolan

Dec 31 2025

DG Shipping / Ministry News

DG Shipping issues Safety Advisory to Indian Seafarers and Shipping Stakeholders in the rising tensions in Gulf

The Directorate General of Shipping, Government of India, has issued DGS Circular 10 of 2026, providing an updated Safety Advisory for Indian Seafarers and Shipping Stakeholders operating in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and adjacent waters.

Mar 10 2026

DG Shipping issues Safety Advisory to Indian Seafarers and Shipping Stakeholders in the rising tensions in Gulf

Maritime & Other Institutions News

Bihar has done remarkable work in the field of women’s empowerment: Ratna Amrit

Chandragupta Management Institute, Patna, and Advantage Support jointly organized a women-focused program, “Jagriti,” as part of “Main Hoon Bihar” Episode 10 on Sunday.

Mar 09 2026

Bihar has done remarkable work in the field of women’s empowerment: Ratna Amrit

Marine News (Tourism)

Dec 13 2025

India launches first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell vessel

Marine News (Boat, Yacht, Ferries)

SHM Group Receives Certification for India’s First Indigenous Lifeboat from IRS

Feb 20 2026

Philippines Ferry Disaster Claims 29 Lives as Entire Fleet Grounded

Jan 31 2026

Karnataka plans coastal ferry service from Mangaluru to Maravanthe

Jan 13 2026

BC Ferries' newest 81-metre electric vessel hits the water

Nov 29 2025

Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast

Dec 09 2024

India Studying $2 Billion Incentive Plan for Greener Boats

Nov 19 2024

SF Bay Ferry wins $12.5M CalSTA electrification grant

Oct 30 2024

Ferries and flights resume after storm disruption

Oct 24 2024

Marine News (Technology)

KR lunches AI-Integrated Technical Software Platform ‘SeaTrust Software Hub’

Mar 07 2026

Hyderabad Start-ups Build Mini Satellite for ISRO’s PSLV Launch

Jan 05 2026

The zero-discharge vessel: The rise of self-correcting sewage treatment

Dec 23 2025

AI-powered system to spot and report containers lost at sea enters live trials

Dec 20 2025

HD Hyundai, Indian government explore deeper partnership in shipbuilding and maritime technology

Nov 15 2025

Yinson GreenTech unveils next-gen all-electric cargo vessel, the Hydromover 2.0els

Oct 27 2025

Technology in Maritime (TIM) 2025 Celebrates 5 Glorious Years with Record-Breaking Innovation, Global Recognition & Student Excellence

Oct 14 2025

Inversion launches Arc, a hypersonic cargo delivery spacecraft

Oct 13 2025

Marine News (Oil and Gas)

US Defends Waiver on Russian Oil Sanctions

Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel Trump administration officials on Sunday(8 Mar) defended a decision to temporarily lift some sanctions on Russianoil and predicted that a sharp increase in gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war would last only weeks.

Mar 10 2026

US Defends Waiver on Russian Oil Sanctions

Marine News (Fisheries & Seafood)

FSL extends product tanker cover with James Fisher

Jan 02 2026

Gujarat’s Fisheries Sector Records Unprecedented Growth, Export Value Surges Nearly Tenfold

Dec 09 2025

12 Fishers on Portuguese Vessel Abandoned & Left Without Pay For 8 Months

Dec 04 2025

Japan's NTT Green and Food to build land-based fish farm/Japan

Nov 29 2025

Wan Hai Lines showcases at India Seafood Show, reaffirming commitment to Indian market

Nov 11 2025

India, FAO launch initiative to strengthen blue port infrastructure

Sep 20 2025

Florida regulators propose reopening commercial oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay

Aug 21 2025

ICAR-CIFT Mumbai Launches “Vikalpika” – India’s First Electric Fishing Vessel

Jun 13 2025

Environment News (Marine & Others)

A victory for residents and environmental protection

Aug 09 2025

Adani Commissions India’s First Off-Grid Green Hydrogen Pilot Plant of 5 MW Capacity

Jun 23 2025

70 per cent people surveyed in US favour global climate policy: Study

Jun 12 2025

Changes to Atomic Energy Act to allow private participation

May 21 2025

4.5-magnitude earthquake hits western China

May 17 2025

80% of major Indian reservoirs are half empty

May 03 2025

Pollution dips: Delhi LG revises government, MCD work timings

Apr 23 2025

'Strongest evidence' of alien life detected on giant exoplanet: Scientists

Apr 18 2025

Marine News (Ocean and Offshore Energy)

DOF wins $150m ROV support vessel contract in Brazil

DOF Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has secured another long-term contract in Brazil, adding a four-year deal with Petrobras for the ROV support vessel Skandi Commander.

Jan 03 2026

DOF wins $150m ROV support vessel contract in Brazil

News- General & Other Industries

A Global survey confirms the quality of relationships between GEODIS and its suppliers

In 2025, the survey was entrusted to the independent research firm INIT to broaden its scope and strengthen the analysis of the results. The questionnaire, available in seven languages, gathered responses from 536 suppliers, providing a representative global overview with detailed results by region and business line.

Mar 07 2026