India unveils new Merchant Shipping Bill 2024 to streamline vessel ownership, registration, and environmental regulations
India’s new Merchant Shipping Bill 2024, tabled in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbanada Sonowal, on Tuesday, will redefine and simplify ownership criteria for merchant vessels in the country – making it easier for Indian-flagged vessels to operate, and also streamline a variety of regulations that deal with marine […]