Centre seeks implementation of Sethusamudram project

Affidavit filed by Union ministry of shipping rejects Pachauri Committee report on alternative route alignment

Is Arctic rush worth it?

With Shell's proposed oil exploration in the Chukchi Sea, we revisit the potential impact of exploring oil, natural gas, minerals and fish …

Natural highways

The aviation sector is struggling for survival, while roadways and railways are bleeding the treasury dry. Inland navigation is economical and …

What just happened to the price of oil?

There is no guarantee the problems of storage evident in the US won’t spread to other markets  

‘Why develop profitable waterways through private firms?’

Parliamentary Standing Committee questions shipping ministry’s proposal to develop National Waterways 4 and 5 through public-private-partnership

On two legs and a prayer

Walkers outnumber people using vehicles in every Indian city. But city plans have no space for pedestrians, nor do urban roads. Will town …

Living on the edge

Coastal South Asia is fragile and vulnerable to climate change impacts. Yet, governments are setting up industries, ports and promoting tourism …

Of whales and men

Is Japan’s decision to leave the International Whaling Commission really that big a deal?

Plastic pellets on the beaches of Maharashtra: Should we be worried?

International Maritime Organization should classify plastic pellets as environmentally hazardous due to the chemicals that are added to them and …

Erythraean Sea: Why Rubymar’s sinking in the southern Red could be an environmental catastrophe

The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden support a rich biological diversity with a distinct high proportion of endemic species, according to the UNEP

UNCTAD raises alarm over disruptions in shipping routes for global trade

Issues in Suez Canal, Panama Canal and Black Sea pose unprecedented challenges; may increase shipping costs, impact developing nations

Delivering fast

Smarter mines

Oil is slippery

Sailing with penguin power

A technology developed in the US has opened new vistas for the sea vessel industry

True to its metal

Metal foams are useful in building lighter and safer vehicles

Troubled waters

Two US ships used for carrying hazardous waste were broken in Gujarat

Destination India

Dock dangers

USS Oriskany is now a marine abode

COVID-19: Global trade via shipping badly affected, says UNCTAD

Situation unlikely to improve before second or even fourth quarter of 2020

Oil spill

Hazardous junks

Pakistan and Bangladesh are the latest targets of the shipbreaking industry

Poisoning ships

Mopping up operation

South Africa to drain oil out of beached Italian ship