India, June 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, attended the MoU signing ceremonies in Oslo, as Indian maritime companies inked them with leading global players, exploring opportunities for collaboration and future business.

A Memorandum of Intent (MOI) was signed by Carsten Rehder Schiffsmakler und Rehder GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) for construction of additional 4 numbers of 7,500 DWT multi-purpose vessels. These vessels will be having hybrid propulsion and will be adhering to the latest cyber security norms. This is additional to an existing order of 8 such vessels currently be...