The Directorate General of Shipping establishes a Quick Response Team to ensure the safety of Indian seafarers in the Persian ...

Thirty-eight Indian-flagged ships, carrying crude and LNG with nearly 1,100 seafarers, are stranded in the Persian Gulf due ...

An advisory has been issued for Indian seafarers and maritime stakeholders in view of the evolving situation in Iran. The ...

In an official circular, the Directorate General of Shipping asked the seafarers to follow official advisories issued by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Embassy of India, Tehran, and exercise ...

Indian oil and gas explorer ONGC said Monday it had, together with Coast Guard, helped avert a possible disaster relating to an empty LPG Tanker ‘Gas Yodla’ which went adrift after engine failure in ...

Forward Seamen’s Union of India has demanded the Director General of Shipping to withdraw its order dt July 18 that mandates Indian seafarers recruited for foreign flag vessels to possess a valid ...

Mumbai, May 26 (PTI) The Directorate General of Shipping has been directed to monitor the situation arising out of the capsizing and sinking of a Liberian cargo ship off the Kerala coast, at every two ...

To bring India's maritime administration on par with international standards, the government has constituted a think tank, which will advise the Directorate General of Shipping on how to adapt to best ...