Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journeyArgentina is investigating if it's the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, coinciding with a surge in domestic cases. ...
07 May, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
India–South Korea eye $50 billion trade, discuss critical tech, supply chains amid West Asia tensionsIndia and South Korea are set to significantly expand their trade partnership. The goal is to reach $50 billion in bilateral trade by 2030....
21 Apr, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Indian ports log double-digit growth in 10 years, PM Modi says, pledging to build mega onesIndian ports have achieved double-digit growth in the past 10 years, beating developed nations in ship turnaround time, PM Modi said while ...
17 Jan, 2024, 05.49 PM IST
PM Modi visits Guruvayur Temple in Kerala; set to unveil maritime megaprojectsDuring a two-day visit to Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated transformative projects in Kochi, valued at over Rs 4,000 crore....
17 Jan, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
Kochi gears up as shipbuilding hub as PM set to dedicate new projectsIt will modernise and expand the existing ship repair capabilities of CSL and aspires to transform Kochi as a global ship repair hub and al...
16 Jan, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
1st phase of cargo terminal at western dock of Paradip Port likely to be operational in 2025Jindal Steel & Power Ltd chairman Naveen Jindal on Thursday performed Bhoomi Puja for the construction of the 25-MT capacity dry bulk cargo...
24 Nov, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
Jindal Steel and Power Limited consortium wins contract to build new Western Dock at Paradip PortThe consortium will pay a royalty of Rs 54 per metric tonne of cargo handled at the new Western Dock to the Paradip Port Authority, as per ...
29 May, 2022, 07.53 PM IST
In a first, 44,500-ton aircraft carrier to be refitted in IndiaThe largest dry docking of a warship in India will take place at its biggest such facility in Gujarat that measures over 662 metres in leng...
14 Jul, 2018, 03.58 PM IST
German Dry Docks looks to acquire Bharati DefenceGerman Dry Docks Group has approached the lenders of troubled Bharati Defence and Infrastructure for a possible acquisition.
14 Sep, 2017, 11.42 PM IST
Cochin Shipyard hopes to be principal contender for building next aircraft carrier for Indian Navy"We already have the expertise for building the aircraft carrier. With the new dry dock we may be the only one in the country to accommodat...
28 Jul, 2017, 05.45 PM IST
Reliance to refit 1 Indian Navy ship shortly, 2 others by next AprilThe contract was awarded to Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited (RDEL) primarily because of the dry dock it has.RDEL operates India's ...
22 Sep, 2016, 05.00 PM IST
Government approves Rs 1,799-crore new dry dock at Cochin ShipyardThis big sized dry dock is a critical requirement of CSL to promote ship building and is a step in the direction of "Make in India" initiat...
20 Jul, 2016, 10.46 PM IST
Cochin Shipyard Limited seeks nod for dry dock in shipyardThe panel has observed that the site is too close to private residential settlements, which are at a distance of about 15 meters.
19 Jun, 2015, 05.08 PM IST
- Kolkata Port Trust plans to lease out dry docks
KoPT chairman R P S Kahlon said that the dry docks, used for ship breaking, repairing and maintenance activity, could be leased to private ...
05 Jul, 2013, 06.19 PM IST
- Pipavav wins contract worth Rs 255 crore for maintaining oil rigs
Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company today bagged a contract worth Rs 255 crore for maintaining and dry docking of deep water d...
24 Jun, 2013, 06.32 PM IST
- Cochin Shipyard IPO delayed
The disinvestment of Cochin Shipyard has been put on the backburner, as it has yet to firm up its expansion plans for which it had to raise...
06 Feb, 2011, 11.00 AM IST
- Pipavav to build world's biggest dry dock
Roughly the size of seven soccer fields, the dock will be bigger than Hyundai’s in South Korea.
10 Jun, 2010, 12.54 AM IST