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South Africa is the host of IBSAMAR Exercise 2026, the ninth edition of the maritime exercise conducted among India, Brazil and South Africa. The name IBSAMAR combines IBSA, the trilateral grouping of these three countri...
The Indian Navy and the United Kingdom's Royal Navy carried out Exercise KONKAN 2026, their annual bilateral maritime exercise, in waters off Plymouth in the United Kingdom. The KONKAN series is held every year between t...
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is staging SAREX-2026, the 12th edition of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise. This year the drill is being held in the waters off the Paradip coast in Odisha. SAREX is the nati...
The second edition of the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise, named AIME-2026, has commenced at Subic Bay in the Philippines. The Indian Navy is taking part with two ships, INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish. The exercise brings the...
Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL) is preparing to float India's first-ever blue bond, with the proceeds going to sustainable port, shipping and ocean-economy ventures. SMFCL is the country's first Non-Banking...
A model of the Danish frigate 'Elephant', which arrived at Tharangambadi in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, in 1620, has been gifted to the Tranquebar Maritime Museum. The ship belonged to a fleet of two warships an...
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted its first-ever declaration on sea-level rise. It affirms that island nations do not automatically lose statehood if rising seas submerge their territory, and it back...
India and Liberia jointly launched the Group of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers (GoF on S4) during the 81st UN General Assembly session in New York. The two countries co-chair the 25-member group...
India hosted the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission 2026, with Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Shaunak sailing from Chennai to Perth, Australia. The QUAD grouping comprises India, Australia, Japan and the United States. Su...
World Maritime Day is observed every year on 24 September. It highlights the importance of international shipping and draws attention to maritime safety, security and protection of the marine environment. The theme for 2...
China has finished the first phase of land reclamation and infrastructure at Antelope Reef in the disputed Paracel Islands, South China Sea. The roughly 6-km reclaimed area has a helipad, a 680-metre wharf, a deep-water...
The 22nd edition of Yudh Abhyas, the annual India–US bilateral Army exercise, is being held in a two-theatre format at Bikaner in Rajasthan and Auli in Uttarakhand. Separately, INS Mysore reached Lumut, Malaysia, to take...
