India launches world’s first facial biometric-based ID for seafarers

In a move to boost employment in the coastal shipping sector, India has become the first country in the world to issue a Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID) to its seafarers.

India Relaxes Cabotage Law

Foreign-flagged ships will no longer need to obtain a license from India’s Director General of Shipping to engage in coastal shipping in the country.

India’s major ports Apr thermal coal shipments grow 24% on year

The Indian government’s 12 major ports handled 9.71 million mt of thermal coal in April, the first month of the current fiscal year 2018-19, up 24% year on year, Indian Ports Association data released Monday showed.

MOL Joins Swan LNG’s FSRU Project in India

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has signed agreements with Swan LNG for a stake in liquified natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal project in India.

Three-year maintenance contract for Van Oord in India

Van Oord has won a contract to keep the approach channel to the port of Kandla, India, up to depth for the...

India farm protests push for rise in edible oils import tax

India’s government is facing mounting pressure to raise import duties on edible oils after farmers staged...

China, India, Japan hamper Asia oil demand growth, efforts to balance market

As the global oil market frets about a stubborn supply glut, faltering demand growth in key Asian crude...