US EditionLok Sabha OKs Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024: A New Era for India's Maritime Sector - The Statesman
INDIA, AUG 6 – The Bill updates maritime laws from 1958, expands vessel ownership, mandates pollution controls, and aligns with international conventions to boost India’s shipping sector, lawmakers said.
- Amid sustained protests, the Lok Sabha passed the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, through a voice vote on Wednesday.
- Amid recent years of industry changes, the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 10 to replace the Merchant Shipping Act of 1958.
- Under the new law, vessel definitions expand to include mobile offshore drilling units, submersibles, and non-displacement crafts, with temporary registrations boosting recycling at Alang.
- The chair adjourned the House until Thursday after passage amid noisy protests by Opposition members.
- This reform positions India's maritime laws alongside global standards, with Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal saying it aligns with MARPOL and the Wreck Removal Convention.
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