Nods for Rs 30,000 crore shipbuilding cluster in Andhra Pradesh this month: Minister SonowalIndia plans a major shipbuilding cluster in Andhra Pradesh with ₹30,000 crore investment. This move aims to boost the Indian fleet size. Pr...
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George Alexander Muthoot sees no demand slowdown, expects strong gold loan momentum to continueMuthoot Finance's gold loan growth remains robust, fueled by higher gold prices. The company observes a decline in smaller loans, with larg...
Specialty chemicals: Is China still the same threat, or is this a contrarian moment? 7 stocks to be brought back on the watchlistWhen it comes to the Indian speciality chemicals sector, China and its dumping matters. But there have been subtle but significant changes ...
India-bound fertilizer shipment scrapped over Iran origin riskAn India-bound fertilizer shipment has been cancelled. Officials raised concerns about its links to Iran. The cargo was aboard the bulk car...
India's commercial vehicle volumes to hit 12.4 lakh units in FY27 surpassing previous peak: CrisilIndia's commercial vehicle sector is set for a record year in fiscal 2027, reaching 12.4 lakh units. Growth is expected to settle at 5-6 pe...
Major ports handle over 915 MT cargo in FY26: Sarbananda SonowalIndian major ports achieved a significant milestone in 2025-26, handling over 915 million tonnes of cargo. This performance surpassed the a...
Indian ports turning into logistics and industrial hubs, shipping secretary tells investors in SingaporeIndia's ports are becoming major logistics hubs. Cargo capacity has doubled and will reach 3,500 million tonnes per annum by 2030. The nati...
Strait of Hormuz crisis spotlights ship 'flagging' rules as India-flagged vessels face higher compliance burdenShip safety in the Strait of Hormuz draws attention to vessel flagging. India is boosting its flagged fleet. The Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision...
Tonnage Tax law to ship in big gains for domestic firmsDomestic shipping companies in India are set to benefit from the proposed expansion of the tonnage tax scheme in the new Income Tax Bill, 2...
Domestic shipping companies to gain from new tonnage tax law in IT Bill 2025The new Income Tax Bill, 2025, proposes to expand the tonnage tax scheme to include Indian inland vessels, previously excluded from this be...
Survey expresses worry over aging shipping fleet, low share in global tonnageIndia's shipping tonnage was only 1.92 lakh Gross Tonnage (GT) on the eve of independence, it said and added that it increased gradually th...
- Union budget 2012-13: Shipping companies to pay higher tonnage tax
Shipping companies will now have to pay higher tonnage tax after budget 2012-13 increased the rate of daily tonnage income from the shippin...
- Government fails to raise freight tonnage on Indian ships: CAG
CAG has slammed the government for failing to increase Indian tonnage despite increased global competitiveness.
- Shipping industry seeks cut in taxes
The objective of imposing a tonnage tax instead of corporate tax on the Indian shipping industry may have been lost.
- Indian tonnage on the decline
Due to sale/scrapping of bigger ships and additions of smaller tonnage vessels.
Finmin no to tonnage tax on LNG importsUNION finance ministry is believed to have turned down a proposal for levying tonnage tax on Liquefied Natural Gas imports in place of the ...