The Ministry of Shipping in India announced on 13 January 2011 a series of sweeping measures in its new 10-years agenda (the “Agenda”) to reform and build on the existing successes in the Indian maritime sector. Given our first piece on the maritime reforms that India must deliver on, published here on our website on [...]

No doubt the recent donation (see link) by the 1985 batch of IITB (IIT Bombay) graduates of Rs 4.5 Crore to the alma mater would have brought cheer to the faculty and the students alike at the institute. However, a quick look at IITB’s website (see link) for the list of donors suggests that it [...]

Business Standard reported on 5 December 2010 (see link) the massive expansion plans of SCI (Shipping Corporation of India) following an over-subscribed FPO (follow-on public offering) only last week. SCI is reported to be investing Rs 13,500 crore over the next three years to expand its current fleet of 77 vessels. It is understood that [...]

On the day when the world celebrated the International Maritime Day, 26 September 2010, a group of ex-seafarers, deck officers and marine engineers, got together to launch Mariners Welfare Guild (the “Guild”), a helpline for the aggrieved sailor, in Chennai, India. In the Guild’s own words: “The Guild essentially has been created to provide counsel, [...]