China launches its largest patrol vessel
July 28th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 28 (IANS) China launched its largest and most advanced patrol vessel Saturday in a bid to maintain its marine sovereignty and enhance its rescue efficiency, Xinhua reported.Launched in ... Read more...
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Chinese shipbuilders in choppy waters
April 30th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 30 (IANS) Chinese shipbuilding companies saw sharp declines in output and new orders in the first quarter, as the industry rolled on the choppy seas of global and ... Read more...
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Chinese shipping aims for global leadership
March 13th, 2012 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 13 (IANS) China will strive to become a global leader in shipbuilding by 2015, the country's industrial authority said Monday.Over the next three years, the overall quality of ... Read more...
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Antony to lay foundation stone of India’s first defence ship building institute
January 2nd, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI): To enhance self reliance in warship production capabilities of India, Defence Minister AK Antony will lay the foundation stone of the National Institute for Research and Development ... Read more...
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Vasan woos Singapore firms for investment in Indian ports
September 28th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) India Tuesday invited Singaporean companies to participate in its port and shipping development programme as active partners.
"As the Indian maritime sector is poised for a healthy growth ... Read more...
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Antony harks back to self-reliance in defence production
March 17th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 17 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said that India should have its own public and private firms engaged in defence equipment production as it cannot indefinitely depend on foreign ... Read more...
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Admiral Gorshkov delivery to India in 2012: Russia
April 21st, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 21 (RIA Novosti) Russia will deliver the modernised Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier to the Indian Navy in 2012, a senior shipbuilding industry official has said.
"Under an agreement with India, ... Read more...
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Government to raise production of ships: T. R. Baalu
October 7th, 2008 - 10:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): Union Shipping and Road Transport Minister T. R. Baalu today said 400 more ships will be introduced in the next five years to augment the existing ... Read more...
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Government to revive shipbuilding subsidy scheme
October 7th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it planned to revive the shipbuilding subsidy scheme, which offered several subsidies to the industry but was stopped in August 2007."We have already ... Read more...
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Govt. to raise production of ships
October 7th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Shipping and Road Transport T. R. Baalu today said that the shipbuilding facilities are being developed in different parts of the country to ... Read more...
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Indian Navy fleet to grow to 160-plus by 2022
August 9th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Indian Navy aims to expand its fleet to more than 160 ships, the majority of them indigenously-built, by 2022, navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta has said. ... Read more...
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Admiral Gorshkov: the ship that launched a thousand rumours
March 26th, 2008 - 10:41 am ICT by admin
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By Ilya Kramnik
For months now, a Soviet-era warship has been making waves - and filling countless column inches - in both Russia and India. The ship at the centre of the storm ... Read more...
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