A thick film of oil spreads on the waters in the Hooghly after a collision between cargo ships at Nurpur in South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday.

NURPUR (SOUTH 24 PARGANAS DISTRICT): A cargo vessel on its way to the Kolkata port rammed another such ship bound for Colombo on the Hooghly river here on Tuesday.

Though none of the crew was injured, both vessels suffered extensive damage and a l

If trade is an instant reminder of the importance of the seas, the global imperative to curb greenhouse gas emissions adds a dimension to the usefulness of waterways.

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Once self-reliant people have been reduced to coolies and their kids are dropping out of school, finds Sangeetha Neeraja The way industrial development is happening along the coast, traditional fishermen will be reduced to coolies in trawlers.

Indian Coast Guard (CG) today asked the owner of MSC Chitra to cough up Rs 2.5 crore for the operations carried out to contain oil spill damage caused by the ship after it collided with another merchant vessel.

Last month, the state government has also sought Rs 3 crore from MSC Chitra for clean-up operation carried out off the coast of the state after it identified Chitra as a

A month or two ago, just as the government was getting ready to open the tenders for the removal of the

The Bombay High Court at Goa will hear the M V River Princess case on Monday, after the government in an oral statement to the court, today said it modified the terms and conditions set before Salgaonkar Mining Industries Private Limited (SMIPL).
The division bench comprising of Justices D G Karnik and F M Reis was hearing the petition filed by River Princess Hatao Manch.
The State representati

The collision between bulk carrier M V Khalijia III and container vessel MSC Chitra in August and the resulting oil spill has cost Chitra's owners, Mediterranean Shipping Company, approximately $10 million.

On August 7, two merchant vessels, MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia, collided in the harbour, leading to a major oil spill. During investigations into the cause of the collision, the management of Chitra was asked to pay Rs3 crore as compensation.

Chitra was carrying a large number of containers, some with toxic material. Two of its tanks got damaged, letting out around 800 tons of oil into the sea.