Parliament has given its approval to The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025, which aims to broaden the criteria for owning merchant ...

Parliament passed the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025, aiming to enhance India's maritime sector's bankability and ensure safety ...

India's maritime laws revamped for modernization, security, and efficiency, aligning with global standards to boost trade ...

The Minister credited Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision for driving the reform, replacing a bulky 561-section law with a streamlined 16-part, 325-clause framework designed to be progressive, ...

A bill to expand the eligibility criteria for ownership of merchant shipping vessels and provide for investigation and ...

The Bill is designed to ensure greater safety at sea, robust protection of the marine environment, faster response to ...

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, amid din and without discussion. The landmark legislation ...

The bill is aimed at aligning Indian maritime laws with international standards. It aims to modernize shipping regulations, ...

The bill was presented for consideration by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal in the Rajya Sabha, as the bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 6 during ...

The Merchant Shipping Act, 2024 (the "2024 Act") came into force on 11 March 2024 and replaced the previous legislation, the Merchant Shipping Act (as amended) (the "Old Act").

MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta supports Merchant Shipping Bill 2025 to boost maritime sector, trade, and coastal security in ...

The Lok Sabha passed the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024 to overhaul outdated maritime law, even as Opposition protested over ...