Why Kerala Opposes Sand Sea Mining

If as critics point out, the environmental impact assessment study was commissioned only after the auction process got underway with not all the stakeholders getting to know of it, then the......

China suspends Lanka energy project after India protest

China has suspended a project to install hybrid energy plants in three islands of Sri Lanka, citing "security concern" from a "third party", amid reports of India raising concern over its location.......

What You Must Know About Vizhinjam Port

The shipping business is like the heaving sea -- it's up and down, observes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Police officers stand guard near the barricades during a protest by supporters of the proposed......

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for 5th term

Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League won an overwhelming majority in the general elections boycotted by the......

What A380's failure can teach the shipping industry

As a model of transport, the A380 strikes a parallel -- a shared fragility -- with giant container ships, observes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: A container ship is loaded at a container terminal in......

None to steer, 3 cos sail unevenly on choppy waters

Important appointments at these companies have been stuck for long From Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to Jawaharlal Nehru and Vizag ports, all have been doing with temporary chairmen for......