05 April - National Maritime Day in India

 

 

National Maritime Day 2022: This year, National Maritime Day is celebrated for the 59th time in India. The day is observed on April 5 to spread awareness about international trade and the economy.

What is the theme for the National Maritime Day 2022?
'New technologies for greener shipping' is the World Maritime theme for 2022, reflecting the need to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future, while leaving no one behind.

Why April 5?

In 1919, it was on this day the first Indian commercial vessel had set sail from Mumbai to London — SS Loyalty, of Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. This was also the first ever largest large scale shipping company which was entirely owned by Indians. And once the ship sailed, it was a historic moment for Indian Shipping as at that time the sea routes were under the control of the British.

April 5, 1964, was identified to spread awareness about intercontinental commerce and economy globally. This day is dedicated to the importance of maritime trade in India, as it holds a very strategic location. According to the data of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the country’s maritime trade is almost 95 percent and 70 percent by value.

The stamp pasted on the cover is the first Stamp on Indian Navy it was issued on 5th April 1965 to commemorate the National Maritime Day in the denomination of 0.15np. The stamp features the Freighter Jalausha and the port of Vishakapatnam.

RMS Titanic

I recently bougth the Gibraltar FDC on RMS Titanic.

Details:

RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.

For more details visit the Titanic Link

Technical Specs

Design:	Stephen Perera
Illustration / Photography:	John Batchelor
Printer:	BDT International
Process:	Offset Lithography
Colours:	4 cols.
Stamp size:	36 x 40mm
Issue date:	2012-01-31
Stamp Values:	10p, 42p, 44p, 54p, 66p

Titanic Centenary 1912-2012

Gibraltar Stamps issued a set of Stamps on the RMS Titani in 2012

RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.

For more details visit the Titanic Link

Technical Specs

Design:	Stephen Perera
Illustration / Photography:	John Batchelor
Printer:	BDT International
Process:	Offset Lithography
Colours:	4 cols.
Stamp size:	36 x 40mm
Issue date:	2012-01-31
Stamp Values:	10p, 42p, 44p, 54p, 66p

HMAS Advance cover

Special cover for HMAS Advance 40th anniversary of the ship commissioning . Cover canceled with Garden Island postmark 

HMAS Advance (P 83) was an Attack class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Constructed during 1967 and commissioned into the RAN in 1968, Advance operated from Darwin and patrolled northern Australian waters.

During her career, the patrol boat shadowed a Soviet trawler, survived Cyclone Tracy, was used for filming of the television series Patrol Boat, and participated in the RAN's first anti-terrorism patrol of the North West Shelf. Advance was replaced in 1980, but continued to operate as a training ship until she was decommissioned in 1988.

Advance was donated to the Australian National Maritime Museum, which have maintained her in an operational condition. The vessel remains part of the museum's collection as of 2010.

Would love to get my hands on the FDC.

Reaching out to our Maritime Neighbours FDC

Reaching out to our Maritime Neighbours FDC
The Indian Navy, with its professionalism, technical prowess, worldwide arena of operations and human approach is not only ready to defend the nations's maritime interests in peace and war, but also ensures and environment of peace and traquility in the Indian Ocean region by continuously "Reaching out to our Maritime Neighbours".

In India, December 4 is celebrated as Navy Day. On this day, Indian Navy played a significant role in the bombing of Karachi harbor in the 1971 war in Operation Trident which was launched on December 4. Owing to its success, the day of the attack has been celebrated as Navy Day since then.

I received this beautiful FDC from Kasinath with the special cancellation of 09.09.09