Ankur Kundu
Ankur Kundu is a trainee marine engineer at India's well-known Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI) as well as a freelance maritime journalist. His areas of expertise include geopolitics, international relations and marine technology, and he reports daily on maritime developments in and around the Indian subcontinent. He may be reached on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankur-kundu-36293b178 and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lad_prog?s=08.
Indonesia Tests "Tank Boat" Patrol Vessel for Island Defense
On April 28, an Indonesian consortium led by state-owned defense corporation PT Pindad launched a prototype of the locally built &...
MSC Charters 11 LNG-Fueled Container Ships from EPS
While some shipping companies, including Maersk, have rejected LNG as the fuel to decrease the carbon footprint of the shipping in...
Two Israeli Ports Closed After Rocket Attacks
The renewed conflict between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants has spilled over into the maritime sector. The Israeli...
HMM Ships Medical Supplies to India for $1 Per Container
With India fighting a deadly second wave of Covid-19, South Korean shipping line HMM has announced that it will charge $1 for each...
Built-in Social Distancing at London's Float-In Cinema
After a very popular debut last September, the UK’s only float-in cinema is back, bringing waterborne, COVID-safe entertainm...
Royal Caribbean Resumes Recruiting Indian Crewmembers
Michael Bayley, the president,and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., announced through a Facebook post that the company will res...
Satellite Startup Tracks Ships' Radars and Radios From Space
Virginia-based startup HawkEye 360 has come up with a unique idea to bolster maritime domain awareness. The firm uses a constellat...
New Wave of COVID Cases Hampers South Asia's Shipbreakers
India has experienced severe shortages of purified oxygen due to its ongoing second wave of COVID infections, and this has drastic...
India's Ports Work to Keep Supply Chain Running Amidst Major Outbreak
Indian ports are making every effort to keep the country's supply chain intact in the face of rising COVID-19 cases, and both...
Indian Navy Sends Seven Warships to Import Oxygen for COVID Relief
Amidst India's second wave of COVID outbreak showing no signs of slowing down, the Indian Navy has launched "Operation Sa...