Coast Guard Ship Shoor in Abu Dhabi to boost India-UAE maritime partnership

Coast Guard Ship Shoor in Abu Dhabi to boost India-UAE maritime partnership

Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Shoor, an offshore patrol vessel, made a port call at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday, an official statement said. The ship is on a goodwill visit to Abu Dhabi from February 15 to 21, reinforcing the deep-rooted maritime partnership between India and the UAE, it … Read more

Visakhapatnam has all the trappings of being the maritime gateway of Andhra Pradesh, says Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

Visakhapatnam has all the trappings of being the maritime gateway of Andhra Pradesh, says Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command, during the special operational demo organised in Visakhapatnam on January 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on January 4, 2025 (Saturday) stressed the need to transform Visakhapatnam into … Read more

Maritime events enhance Visakhapatnam’s image at global level; Union Minister Ajay Bhatt

Maritime events enhance Visakhapatnam’s image at global level; Union Minister Ajay Bhatt

A marching contingent from Vietnam participating in the City Parade of MILAN-2024 seen marching down the Beach Road , in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said that Visakhapatnam has to be praised for its stand on various national and international maritime programmes that enhance … Read more

Rajya Sabha passes Maritime Anti-Piracy Bill

Rajya Sabha passes Maritime Anti-Piracy Bill

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Maritime Anti-Piracy Bill on Wednesday, two days after the Lok Sabha passed it. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the Bill … Read more

Indian Navy gets first batch of women pilots for Maritime Reconnaissance missions

Indian Navy gets first batch of women pilots for Maritime Reconnaissance missions

Lieutenant Shubhangi Swaroop, Lt Divya Sharma and Lt Shivangi graduated as fully operational Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) pilots on October 22. First batch of women pilots of Indian Navy operationalised as MR pilots (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @DefencePROkochi) Indian Navy got its first batch of women pilots for Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) missions on Dornier aircraft. The pilots … Read more