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"India strongly condemns attacks on merchant ships from any quarters": MEA
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking during the weekly press briefing, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India opposes attacks on merchant shipping "from any quarters" and confirmed that several Indian nationals have been affected in recent incidents.
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Our policy of 'nation first' helped manage oil prices despite global confl
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Stating that India's policy was 'Nation First' and the consumer was 'paramount', Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the Centre was able to keep oil prices from shooting up despite global turbulence amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict and drone attacks on merchant ships in the Red Se
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Yemeni rebels repeatedly attack merchant ships, Suez Canal traffic drops b
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to United Nations data, the Yemen rebels' Commercial traffic through the Suez Canal has dropped by more than 40 per cent in the past two months since the Houthi attack, sparking United Nations concerns about global trade.
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Attacks on merchant vessels in Red Sea have tripled transportation cost, s
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Weighing in on attacks on merchant ships by Yemen-backed armed Houth rebels in the Red Sea, Raajesh Bhojwani, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RBB Ship Chartering, on Friday said the shipping costs have gone up manifold in the wake of these incidents.
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EAM Jaishankar speaks to US State Secy Blinken, two leaders share concern
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller informed on Thursday, adding that the two leaders discussed the recent attacks on merchant ships by the Yemen-backed Houthi groups in the Red S
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"Other nations are joining us": US vows to protect ships from Houthi attac
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, John Kirby, on Thursday said the attacks on merchant ships by Houthi rebels needed to stop.
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Navy proactively deploying fleet to keep pirates at bay: Navy chief
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the recent spate of attacks on Indian merchant ships in the Arabian Sea, the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar, on Wednesday said the Indian Navy was proactively deploying its fleet to keep pirates at bay.
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First inbound ships to reach Ukraine through new Black Sea corridor
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
For the first time after the suspension of Black Sea grain initiative, two merchant ships approached Ukrainian ports to collect about 20,000 tons of wheat for Africa and Asia on Saturday morning, CNN reported citing Kyiv officials.
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Ukraine announces temporary Black Sea corridors
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Ukrainian navy issued an order declaring "temporary corridors for merchant ships sailing to/from Ukrainian ports."
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S. Korea: Hanjin Heavy Industry wins a shipbuilding order for 4 container
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 6 (ANI/Global Economic): South Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction succeeded in winning an order for merchant ships.
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Cabinet approves Rs 1,624 crore for promotion of flagging of merchant ship
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): In order to achieve the objective of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the scheme for the promotion of flagging of merchant ships in the country by providing subsidy support to Indian shipping companies in global tenders floated
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Vietnam building up maritime militia as China tries to dominate South Chin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 26 (ANI): Vietnam is building up its maritime militia in the South China Sea as Beijing ramps up efforts to dominate the disputed waterway, South China Morning Post reported citing a Chinese military magazine.
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