Shipping ministry seeks duty cuts for tax parity with foreign flagged shipsThe shipping ministry is pushing for tax parity between domestic and foreign-flagged ships to level the playing field. Indian shippers face...
11 Jul, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
Fresh plan in the works to promote Indian ships for higher cargo shareIndia is preparing a new plan. This plan aims to boost Indian ships. The current scheme is likely to miss targets. The government wants to ...
07 Jul, 2025, 12.59 AM IST
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...
13 Feb, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
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...
12 Feb, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
Budget 2025: Shipping gets a blast of wind in its sailsIndia is set to boost its shipbuilding industry with the announcement of a ₹25,000-crore Maritime Development Fund and development of new s...
02 Feb, 2025, 01.03 AM IST
Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman announces Maritime Development Fund of Rs 25,000 crore for long-term financingFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Maritime Development Fund with a corpus of Rs 25,000 crore to support the maritime industry...
01 Feb, 2025, 06.31 PM IST
Union Budget 2025: Indian shipping gets a budget bonanzaUnion Budget 2025: The Budget 2025-26 has introduced incentives for domestic shipbuilding, recycling, and inland waterways. Finance Ministe...
01 Feb, 2025, 12.40 PM IST
India aims to have 5% global market share in ship building: Shipping Minister G K VasanVasan said the govt has mooted plans to develop ancillary units for the ship building sector, which has potential to create 2.5 mn jobs.
10 Dec, 2012, 02.30 PM IST
- Maltese tonnage tax scheme under European Commission lens
The European Commission (EC) has announced an in-depth investigation into the Maltese tonnage tax scheme to see examine whether it is compa...
30 Jul, 2012, 11.51 AM IST
- Shipping industry needs stimulus
Amid inflationary pressures and uncertain global economic environment, Union finance minister has a plenty of issues to take into notice.
27 Jan, 2011, 02.37 AM IST
- Coastal operators' body shift gears to be with times
Coastal operators’ body, Indian Coastal Conference (ICC) is all set and stand rechristened to play an active role in Indian coastal waters.
19 Jul, 2010, 07.20 AM IST
- Indian shipping & ship-building
The smart rebound in India's external trade draws attention to our shipping policy.
17 Jun, 2010, 04.42 AM IST
- Govt may give interest subsidy to keep shipping cos afloat
The government may bail out the shipping sector from rising cost of borrowings by providing 2-3% interest subsidy.
15 Dec, 2008, 03.27 AM IST
- Retail sector may get service tax relief
The retail industry is large user of outsourced manpower services. Service tax is at present being levied on the service providers not on t...
02 Apr, 2008, 04.13 AM IST
- Anto T Joseph
Four international financial investors will acquire a 40% stake in Pipavav Shipyard. New York Life, Indus Capital and Trinity Capital have ...
30 Apr, 2007, 03.12 AM IST
- Daridra Narayan in a three-piece suit
P Chidambaram's Budget is simply an economic statement reflecting the CMP.
08 Jul, 2004, 10.17 PM IST
- The ABC of Budget
Here's a glossary of all those Budget jargon you always wanted to know.
05 Jul, 2004, 01.01 AM IST