US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of HormuzU.S. forces disabled two Iranian oil tankers after exchanging fire in the Strait of Hormuz, while the UAE reported an Iranian missile and d...
09 May, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
$325 million Russian superyacht seized by US — now you can bid on its helipad, spa, and 8 lavish stateroomsThe U.S. is auctioning off Amadea, a $325 million superyacht allegedly owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. Seized in Fij...
07 Aug, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
US sanctions two Indians for alleged ties to Houthi network transporting Iranian oilThe US sanctions 18 firms and individuals, including two Indians, linked to a Houthi network transporting Iranian oil, which funds attacks ...
18 Oct, 2024, 02.50 PM IST
US hits Iran with new sanctions targeting commanders, shippingMohammad Reza Falahzadeh, deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), and Ibrahim al-Nashiri, a memb...
27 Feb, 2024, 09.48 PM IST
Mystery yacht 'Scheherazade', believed to be Vladimir Putin's pleasure boat, docked in TuscanyIt has been parked for maintenance work at The Italian Sea Group's shipyard for several months.
24 Mar, 2022, 06.01 PM IST
Vijay Mallya gets bankruptcy reprieve from UK High CourtJustice Michael Briggs of the insolvency division of the High Court granted relief to Mallya, ruling that he should be given time till his ...
10 Apr, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
Indian banks argue for Vijay Mallya bankruptcy, UK court reserves judgmentA group of Indian public sector banks sought a bankruptcy order against embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya during a High Court hearing in...
11 Dec, 2019, 10.45 PM IST
November Lanka polls to test India's presence in southern Indian Ocean regionThe main fight is between ruling United National Party's Sajith Premadasa & former defence minister Gotabaya Rajapaksa of the Sri Lanka Pod...
21 Oct, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
How Iran fuel oil exports beat U.S. sanctions in tanker odyssey to AsiaThe shipments were loaded onto tankers with documents showing the fuel oil was Iraqi.
20 Mar, 2019, 12.22 PM IST
- Indian Register of Shipping sets up advisory committee in UAE
The meeting was launched with a welcoming address from Suresh Sinha Regional Manager for Middle East region.
24 Mar, 2015, 10.34 PM IST
Indian warship scrapes merchant vessel off VizagThe Navy promptly ordered a board of inquiry into “the circumstances” that led to the mishap, which was described as “very serious” by insi...
01 Nov, 2014, 01.17 PM IST
India allows local shipping firms to operate ships with foreign flagsIndia has allowed domestic shipping lines to operate foreign flag vessels, shedding a key restriction that would help the sector attract mo...
28 Jul, 2014, 04.13 AM IST
22 Indian sailors stranded on board seized oil tanker in Singapore eager to return homeTwenty-two Indian sailors stranded in Singapore's waters on board a seized Taiwanese oil tanker since February are desperate to return home.
18 Sep, 2013, 03.37 PM IST
- How shipping industry circumvents regulations
The country of registration determines the laws under which the ship is required to operate and that are to be appl-ied in relevant admiral...
12 Aug, 2011, 03.03 AM IST
- Foreign shipping registers here to help tax-hit cos aid
A host of international shipping registers has opened shops in the city to provide Indian companies, badly hit by the huge tax burden, oppo...
09 Sep, 2008, 03.42 AM IST
- Indian tonnage on the decline
Due to sale/scrapping of bigger ships and additions of smaller tonnage vessels.
07 Jul, 2008, 03.09 AM IST
- OECD Blacklist: Closer tabs on FIIs likely
Finance Ministry taps Reserve Bank and SEBI to prepare list of tax havens where foreign investors are registered without sufficient checks....
06 Sep, 2007, 02.34 AM IST