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Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024
April 9 , 2025
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- The bill aims to provide a dedicated legal framework for coastal trade, promoting a more economical, reliable, and sustainable mode of transportation.
- The proposed legislation addresses gaps in earlier laws such as the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958.
- The Bill seeks to regulate all types of the vessels including ships, boats, sailing vessels, and mobile offshore drilling units engaged in trade within Indian coastal waters.
- The Bill also seeks to regulate the foreign vessels chartered by Indian entities and outlines penalties for violations.
- Coastal cargo traffic has surged 119% in the past decade, from 74 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 162 million tonnes in 2023-24.
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