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Every Vessel Hunter story on India: 38 stories, from 2 July 2026 to 8 October 2026. Newest: "Twelve seafarers injured as LR2 tanker On Peace is hit in the Strait of Hormuz". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Twelve seafarers injured as LR2 tanker On Peace is hit in the Strait of Hormuz
A projectile hit the Panama-flagged LR2 On Peace in the Strait of Hormuz, injuring 12 of her 19 crew. Oman flew ten casualties to Khasab as crew hazard pay climbs.
Mundra Port Sets Cargo and Container Records in August at 18.60 MMT
Mundra Port recorded its highest ever monthly cargo throughput of 18.60 million tonnes in August, alongside a record 819,046 TEU and a single-day container rail record.
Lila Global sells 20-year-old VLCC Vadin for $117m, nearly double its price
Lila Global has sold the 2006-built VLCC Vadin, ex-Kasagisan, for $117m, months after buying her from Mitsui OSK Lines for $60.5m.
Seafarer killed as capesize Cape Dao is struck and left adrift in Hormuz
A 26-year-old Indian wiper was killed when two projectiles hit the capesize Cape Dao off Oman's Musandam peninsula on 23 September, setting her engine room on fire and leaving her adrift.
Industry and unions split over Indian yards on EU recycling list
Steel producers, unions and NGOs have asked the European Commission not to admit two Alang yards to the European List, while shipping bodies are lobbying ministers to approve them.
El Gaia Crew Taken Off Disabled Tanker, Two Still Missing
Oman took 23 crew off the Panama-flagged product tanker El Gaia and is towing her in, while Iran calls the casualty a sea mine and US Central Command calls it a second strike on an already-disabled ship.
Three Ships With Indian Crews Struck in Two Days Near the Strait of Hormuz
An LPG carrier and two crude tankers carrying Indian crew were hit on 8 and 9 September; all those on board survived, but 173 Indian seafarers remain on ships west of the Strait of Hormuz.
Cochin Shipyard Cuts Steel on Four Battery-Electric Tugs for Svitzer
India's Cochin Shipyard has begun building four fully electric TRAnsverse 2600e harbour tugs for Svitzer, under an agreement signed in December 2025 covering a minimum of four vessels.
Indian Recyclers Are Bidding Into Losses as End-of-Life Tonnage Dries Up
High-standard Indian recycling facilities are bidding aggressively for the limited tonnage available even when the economics suggest a substantial loss at current steel prices.
EU Recycling Yards Used 5% of Their Capacity While Owners Beached 345 Ships
Research covering 2019 to 2025 finds around 30 EU yards with 1.3m ldt of capacity used just five percent of it, while 66% of EU tonnage was beached in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Urals Crude Returns to VLCCs for Asia as Freight Costs Climb
Reduced Hormuz traffic and eased Venezuela measures have freed up part of the shadow VLCC fleet, opening the trade again.
Russia Opens Northern Sea Route Talks With India and Vietnam
The Arctic corridor cuts about 40 percent off the distance from Indian ports to Europe, and India is planning a first pilot transit in 2027.
Crane Fire Injures Two During Heavylift Discharge at Mumbai Port
Two crane operators were taken to hospital after a telescopic boom struck the Barbados-flagged Vienna at Ballard Pier Station and caught fire during a heavylift discharge.
India Maps 100-Ship Fleet Expansion to Cut Its $75 Billion Freight Bill
India is considering adding up to 100 vessels over five years to reduce a dependence on foreign-flag tonnage that costs the country around $75 billion a year in freight.
CMA CGM Narrows $2,000 South America Surcharge to Contract Cargo
CMA CGM will keep a $2,000 peak season surcharge on dry containers from India's west coast, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to South America's east coast, but limit it to long-term contracts from September.
India Extends Transhipment Access for Hormuz-Diverted Cargo to October
India has extended access to all its seaports and international airports for foreign-bound cargo diverted by Strait of Hormuz disruption until 31 October, and has brought dry bulk under the framework.
Russian Urals Crude Tops Brent in India for First Time Since May
Russian Urals crude for October delivery to India has been offered at a premium over Dated Brent for the first time since May, as drone attacks constrain loadings from Novorossiysk.
India Plans First Northern Sea Route Cargo Voyage to Europe in 2027
India would follow China's first scheduled NSR container service and a South Korean demonstration voyage, adding a third Asian user to the Russian Arctic route.
Indian Union Says Owners Are Pressuring Crews to Transit Hormuz
The Forward Seamen's Union of India says shipowners are pressing seafarers to sail through the Hormuz war risk zone against their wishes, an apparent breach of the right to request repatriation under the MLC.
Cochin Shipyard Hands Over Second Ice-Class Multipurpose Vessel To German Owner
Cochin Shipyard has delivered the MS Maria, the second of eight multipurpose vessels in a series being built for the German owner HS Schiffahrts, in a handover signed at the yard by directors of both companies.
Indian Yard Launches A New Offshore Patrol Vessel
An Indian state-owned shipyard has launched a new offshore patrol vessel for the country's navy, the latest unit in a class of eleven being built across two domestic yards.
Indian Recyclers Gain Ground As Bangladeshi Yard Offers Soften
Ship recycling is shifting towards India as Indian steel plate prices rise and Bangladeshi yards cut their offers by ten to fifteen dollars per light displacement tonne.
Container Ship Grounds On Indian River After Reported Steering Failure
A Singapore-flagged container ship grounded on the Hooghly River near Diamond Harbour after a reported steering failure, and was refloated some eleven hours later with all crew safe.
MSC pays $1.4bn for 49% stake in Adani's Vizhinjam port
MSC's terminal arm TiL is acquiring a 49% stake in Adani Ports' Vizhinjam transhipment terminal for $1.4bn, in what the partners call the largest foreign private investment in Indian port infrastructure.
Indian Dhow Sunk In Red Sea With Fourteen Crew Rescued
An Indian-registered dhow was sunk in the Red Sea off Yemen after an attack, with all fourteen people aboard rescued by the Yemeni coast guard and landed at Mokha.
India Monitors Six Ships And 166 Seafarers Near Hormuz After Crew Death
India is monitoring six Indian-flagged vessels and the safety of 166 Indian seafarers operating in the Persian Gulf and near the Strait of Hormuz, as attacks on merchant shipping continue across two separate conflict zones.
Indian yard to build four platform supply vessels for ONGC
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers has won a contract worth 1,032 crore rupees including tax, around 123 million dollars, to design, build and deliver four platform supply vessels for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.
Shipping Corporation of India opens bidding for six LNG dual-fuel boxships
Shipping Corporation of India has launched a global tender for up to six 8,000 teu container ships in a programme estimated at 720 million dollars.
Russian crude discounts to India collapse as Hormuz disruption bites
Discounts on Russian Urals crude delivered to India have fallen to between $1 and $2 a barrel against dated Brent this week, according to three trade sources.
Van Oord dredging gives Kamarajar an 18-metre draft
Kamarajar becomes only the second Indian major port able to accept fully laden capesize vessels of up to 170,000 dwt.
India confirms attack on LPG tanker in Iranian waters
India has confirmed an attack on an LPG tanker carrying 28 Indian crew in Iranian waters, hours after a seafarer was killed in the Black Sea.
India and Panama strengthen maritime partnership
India and Panama have agreed to expand maritime cooperation across shipping, logistics, port development and digital innovation as both countries look to strengthen trade links.
Seamec to provide diving support on ONGC's ageing DSV fleet
Indian offshore vessel operator Seamec has agreed to provide subsea diving services on two diving support vessels working for state energy producer ONGC.
Kamarajar Port becomes India's second deep-draft major port
Kamarajar Port has reached an 18-metre operational draft, letting it take fully laden Capesize bulkers of up to 170,000 DWT.
Worker killed as containers topple at Nhava Sheva in storm
One worker was killed and another injured at India's Nhava Sheva terminal when containers fell from an anchored boxship during a storm.
ONE swaps its West India–US East Coast service for new INE loop
Ocean Network Express will suspend its WIN service and roll out a new India North America Express (INE) loop between West India and the US East Coast from August.
Dolphin Drilling wins fresh extension for veteran semisub off India
Dolphin Drilling has secured more time for the Blackford Dolphin on its Oil India campaign, keeping the veteran semisub working off the country's east coast into late August.
Maersk to order 1,000 made-in-India cargo containers
Maersk is set to place a commercial order for 1,000 steel containers with India's DCM Shriram, backing the country's push to break China's near-monopoly on cargo container manufacturing.
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