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Indian seafarers top global abandonment list as crisis deepens
New data from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) shows that Indian nationals remained the most abandoned seafarers worldwide for the second consecutive year in…
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Indian Crew released after the Marinera seizure
When U.S. forces seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic on 7 January 2026, attention quickly shifted from the vessel to the…
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The WhatsAppisation of Ship Operations.
By Capt. Raghu Sharma There was a time when by design, ship–shore communication was used sparingly. Messages came through telex, and they came infrequently. Urgent…
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When Ego Climbs the Ladder – The Lesson Behind a Pilot’s Fall
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When Shipping Turns Grey: Life and Law Inside the Shadow Fleet
When a ship “goes grey,” it doesn’t disappear.It slips into a world where names change and paperwork turns to smoke. Yet the people aboard still…