Houthis terrorize sailors with fresh attacks on ships in Red SeaThe attacks, involving rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, demonstrate a disregard for human life and a potential shift towards ...
10 Jul, 2025, 10.17 AM IST
Egypt tests new extension of the Suez CanalEgypt has tested a new 10-kilometre extension to the Suez Canal. This aims to minimize the impact of currents on shipping and increase capa...
29 Dec, 2024, 05.37 PM IST
"India's concerns are immediate and direct; safety and security of the Indian diaspora" Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev on escalations in Middle EastIndia's immediate concerns in the Middle East include the safety of the Indian diaspora and potential economic impacts like rising crude oi...
05 Oct, 2024, 07.08 AM IST
Reach Europe 20 days earlier and for 30% cheaper: How Chabahar port helps India expand its trade footprints globallyIndia’s pact with Iran to develop the Chabahar port will give a boost to the multimodal transportation network called the International Nor...
18 May, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
How Yemeni Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea are crimping global tradeThe impact struck home Friday when electric car maker Tesla said it had to shut down its factory outside Berlin from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11 due...
15 Jan, 2024, 12.09 PM IST
Red Sea attacks force rerouting of vessels, disrupting supply chainsSeveral major freight firms -- including MSC -- have begun to sail around Africa instead, adding costs and delays which are expected to be ...
19 Dec, 2023, 10.15 AM IST
Maersk tankers to insist its ships can avoid the Red SeaHouthi militants, aligned with Iran, are attacking vessels with ties to Israel when they pass through the Red Sea, causing insurance costs ...
15 Dec, 2023, 09.23 AM IST
Armenia proposes Iran-Black Sea corridor for Indian tradersThe proposed corridor-which will run parallel to the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)-will aim to connect Mumbai with B...
10 Mar, 2023, 07.45 AM IST
Suez Canal chief proposes widening, deepening vital waterwayThe proposed plan, outlined by Osama Rabie, would be to widen a 30-kilometer stretch by about 40 meters and deepen that area to 72 feet ins...
12 May, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
Suez Canal shipping backlog ends, days after giant vessel freedOsama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), said 85 ships were expected to pass the canal from both sides on Saturday. They wi...
03 Apr, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Suez Canal must upgrade quickly to avoid future disruption, say shipping sourcesShipping industry sources said specialist equipment and associated procedures have long struggled to keep up with the ever increasing size ...
02 Apr, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
Oil falls as Suez Canal opens, focus turns to OPEC+ meetingBrent crude fell 31 cents, or 0.5%, at $64.67 a barrel by 11:11 a.m. (1511 GMT.) West Texas Intermediate US oil was down by 47 cents, or 0....
30 Mar, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
Oil prices slip as focus switches from Suez Canal blockage to OPEC+ supply policyBrent crude was down 15 cents, or 0.2%, at $64.83 a barrel by 0115 GMT, after gaining 0.6% on Monday. U.S. oil was down 1 cent at $61.55 a ...
30 Mar, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
Ships turn toward Africa on concerns Suez blockage to last weeksTwo liquefied natural gas tankers loaded in the U.S. and bound for Asian markets appear to have changed course in the mid-Atlantic and are ...
26 Mar, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Russia Naval base in Sudan could expand its partnership with India in Indo-Pacific regionThe Navies of India and Russia have stepped up cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region — two exercises this year in Eastern Indian Ocean Reg...
04 Dec, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on maiden India visit this weekAbdel Fattah el-Sisi will visit India for the first time this week to attend the third India-Africa Forum Summit to boost bilateral ties an...
25 Oct, 2015, 06.26 PM IST
Lavish celebrations as Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi opens new Suez CanalEl-Sisi with at least 90 official delegations, including India's led by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
06 Aug, 2015, 08.52 PM IST