India’s Ministry of Defence in New Delhi has signed contracts worth Rs 53,866.50 crore for eight Next Generation Corvettes. Garden Reach Shipbuilders in Kolkata will build five and Goa Shipyard three, a major order for Indian shipyards expected to create lakhs of man-days of work.
Vizhinjam International Seaport near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has received its first import container, carried by MSC Sabrina III from Ningbo, China. The milestone opens a direct import gateway for Kerala, two and a half months after the deep-water port began export-import operations in August.
Tamil Nadu has asked the Centre for support to start an international passenger ferry between Rameswaram and Talaimannar in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, about 26 nautical miles across the Palk Strait. The Tamil Nadu Maritime Board is seeking Rs 100 crore, possibly under Sagarmala 2.0.
Cyclone Murasu is moving across the Bay of Bengal towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, with landfall expected between Nellore and Narsapur late on 2 November. Visakhapatnam, Kakinada and other ports have hoisted warning signals, and Sri Lanka has told fishing and naval craft to avoid deep-sea areas.
India’s Directorate General of Maritime Administration in Mumbai has eased its anti-abandonment rules. Up to three RPSL agencies may now crew one cargo ship, instead of two, and there is no limit for cruise and passenger ships. All other safeguards against seafarer abandonment stay in force.
Speaking in Atlanta, USA, after the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said India is in talks with Russia, Ukraine and Europe on a three-point plan. It covers no attacks on civilian shipping and seafarers, restoring Black Sea grain exports, and protecting energy facilities.
European Shipowners has urged Members of the European Parliament to back a Commission proposal adding two yards at Alang-Sosiya in Gujarat, India, to the EU list of approved ship recycling facilities. A parliamentary committee votes on 4 November on a motion objecting to the proposal.
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security in New Delhi has approved a project worth over Rs 40,000 crore for eight Next-Generation Corvettes. Garden Reach Shipbuilders in Kolkata and Goa Shipyard will build the stealth warships, with the first due by 2030, boosting indigenous shipbuilding.
The Adjudicatory Board for Major Ports has launched an e-Filing Portal at the Cochin Port Authority in Kochi, Kerala. Cases involving India’s major ports can now be filed and managed online, which should reduce paperwork and help disputes move faster for port users and operators.
India’s Directorate General of Maritime Administration in Mumbai says its Enhanced RPSL Module is now live as one online platform for seafarer recruitment and placement. An e-Migrate consent facility for joining foreign-flag ships will follow soon; until then, existing procedures continue for manning agencies.
India’s Directorate General of Maritime Administration has launched two digital tools at INMARCO 2026 in Mumbai: a CO2 emission and implied carbon tax calculator for ships, and a shore power estimator for ports. Both were built by the national green ports and shipping centre with TERI.
Hindustan Shipyard Limited has signed an MoU with Kakinada Seaports Limited to develop shipbuilding at the port in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, on India’s Bay of Bengal coast. The partners will use and upgrade existing slipways and jetties and explore joint models for major shipbuilding projects.
India’s Directorate General of Maritime Administration has reviewed a Marine Spatial Planning platform presented by the Marine Research Centre. The 29 October meeting, chaired by DG Shyam Jagannathan, also discussed underwater radiated noise, biofouling and sediment management under their existing MoU.
Chennai Port Authority, on the Bay of Bengal coast of Tamil Nadu, has received the Indian Coast Guard’s Samudri Paryavaran Sanrakshan Trophy 2026. The award, presented in New Delhi on 27 October, recognises the port’s sustained work on marine pollution prevention and environmentally responsible operations.
India’s Union Cabinet in New Delhi has approved the Rs 10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme. Running to FY 2039-40, it aims to lift yearly box-making capacity from about 70,000 TEU to 7.5 lakh TEU, raise local content to 90% and create over 50,000 jobs.
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