Shipping Marine & Ports World is a bi-monthly magazine, the 1st publication dedicated to Shipping, Marine, Port Trade, Technology and Development. It is presented in four colour format in A4 size.
Policy, Trends, Safety Legislation & Industry overview for Ship Design, Propulsion & Machinery, National Shipbuilding/Shipyards, Ship repairs, Ancillary Equipment, Marine Fuels & Lubes, Regulation, Environmental Protection, Marine Finance & Banking, Classification, Safety, R&D, Conferences & Exhibitions, Industry Minds - Interviews, Training + Technological Developments, Media.
Indian Shipping Can Recover With a Little Help
"The economic meltdown may be almost over, but the Indian shipping industry should not expect an immediate recovery," says Sabyasachi Hajara, Chairman and Managing Director of Shipping Corporation of India. He is however optimistic that the worst is over. SMP World Team Report...
Indian Maritime University Goes on Fast Track To make up for any time lost in the past
Indian Maritime University (IMU) came into being on the 14th of November 2008. It has four branches - Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Vizag with its headquarters located at Chennai. Apart from these four branches a fifth branch was recently opened at Kochi...
DMET - MERI Celebrates 60 Glorious Years
Ex-Cadets and well-wishers are celebrating the Diamond Jubilee year of DMET-MERI during this year to promote the Institution further in the service of the Nation and the World at large...
Impressive Function Mark MERI Pre Sea Marine Engineering Course Pass-out
Marine Engineering & Research Institute (MERI) now a Mumbai Campus college of the Indian Maritime University, Chennai celebrated the Final Passing Out and Prize Distribution Ceremony of the 23rd Batch (2009 Entry) of one year Pre-sea Marine Engineering Training Course on 10th December, 2009 with the usual splendor which is now a part of the M.E.R.I. tradition...
'Indian Shipyards Certainly Match International Standards, Otherwise We Wouldn't Sell'
Commodore Naresh Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. speaks about shipbuilding in India and developments at HSL in a one on one interaction with Rashmi Baruah of SMP World. The excerpts...
A Charter From a Shipping Line
Domestic Shipowners are experiencing tremendous competition from the foreign shipowners in Indian Waters. Industry bigwigs are lobbying and raising their voice from time-to-time for government intervention by enforcing rules to protect foreign shipowners in Indian waters. Local shipowners are overburdened with dozens of taxes not applicable to foreign shipowners. Rizwan Soomar, Managing Director, Maersk Line (India & Sri Lanka Cluster), Maersk Line in an email chat with SMP World offers his views and updates on the various developments at Maersk Line. The excerpts...
The Right Strategy Would be Key to Success
Harishchandra Gupta, Managing Director of Roto Pumps Ltd. says that his company has recently begun their foray into the world of shipping and marine. He is gung ho about the high prospects the industry holds and is particularly excited by the way the Indian shipbuilding industry has grown in the recent years...
