Rattled by the recent incidents of grounding of ships, MV Wisdom, MT Pavit and MV Rak carrier, the fishermen's association in Mumbai today threatened to move the Bombay High Court over safety and s

Mumbai’s latest unwelcome maritime visitor, MT Pavit, could cause severe erosion of the iconic Juhu beach if it is not towed away soon, warn marine science experts.

Vessel’s Oil, Coal Cargo Fuel Environmental Pollution Worries

In a major incident on the high seas on Thursday morning, Indian maritime security agencies managed to save the lives of 30 crew members of a sinking cargo ship, 20 nautical miles off the Mumbai co

The Panama-flagged bulk carrier, MV Rak Carrier, was carrying 60,000 metric tonnes of coal in its holds.

New rules to cut the greenhouse gas emissions of the global shipping fleet have finally been agreed in a move politicians hailed as a world first.

New cargo and container ships will have to be built to technical standards that will make them more energy efficient, under a measure approved in London on Friday by the International Maritime Organisation, the United Nations shipping body.

Shippi

Ahmedabad:Around one lakh litres of diesel spilled off Mundra coast in Kutch district of Gujarat from the oil jetty of a private port on Tuesday, when a consignment of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) was being off-loaded from a ship.

The Chinese shipwreck off Orissa

Dona Paula (Goa): India is getting ready to safeguard its 7000-km coastline from invasive alien species.

Mumbai: There is no cause for worry about environmental pollution, according to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials, who echo the views of the firms employed in ship-breaking at Darukhana, on Mumbai