Women at Sea
The need for a comparative study and research as to the number of women at operational roles at seaports in the maritime nations is intensifying. No such latest and updated study is available
Russia and the evolving rail grid in Central Asia
The evolving rail grid in Central Asia will financially incentivize Middle Corridor trade while making EU-Asian routes less regionally competitive. Russian Railways in collaboration with the railways of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran is granting reduced container-kilometer rates in the year 2023 for using the infrastructure of the eastern route of the North-South international transport corridor
Transit Trade in Central Asia
Freight Costs Reduction to Boost Central Asia's Trade In order to cut Freight costs Tajikistan acceded to the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific in the year 2022. Digital Cross border trade is the new frontier of logistic artificial intelligence (AI ) .After the Uzbekistan - Pakistan Transit
“The Blue Economy: A Path to Sustainable Economic Growth”
The ocean plays a vital role in the global economy, providing food, transportation, and a host of other resources that are essential to our way of life. However, the ocean is also facing a number of challenges, including overfishing, pollution, and the impact of climate change. The concept of the blue economy offers a way
Jawaharlal Nehru Port draft
As reported in Hindustan Times most harbors lack the infrastructure and dont have the draft to handle vessels like Ever Alot, the world’s largest container vessel with a length of 400 meter and a capacity of more than 24,000 TU's. Whereas Sri Lankan and Malaysian ports receive visits from the Ever Alot . Even India’s state-run
Inland waterway Cruise in India
India is expected to commence the world’s longest river cruise as a flagship project in management of water resources. The cruise will cover a distance of more than 3,200 km meandering across 27 river systems and passing through the jurisdiction of 5 states. An enormous amount of work and initiatives were in the background and a prime
Oil spill Japan
Japan’s Murasame-class 495-foot long destroyer , with 190 sailors aboard , struck a rock off the coast of Japan disabling the ship and spilling oil
Russian Crude Tankers and EU Sanctions
UAE and Indian tanker operators have significantly increased their share of the Russian crude oil trade since EU imposed a ban on imports
Maritime universities
Turkey with an extended coastline has 16 world class universities providing essential maritime disciplines which no doubt makes for significant inflow of remittances. Regional maritime countries need to invest in professional maritime merchant navy institutes to bolster their blue economy