ARTICLE · 16 MAY 2025

India's Maritime Bills 2024 And Their Impact On Trade And Infrastructure

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India's maritime trade is a daily spectacle of cargo ships navigating global routes. Yet, complex regulations and infrastructure challenges impede its full potential.

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Introduction

India's maritime trade is a daily spectacle of cargo ships navigating global routes. Yet, complex regulations and infrastructure challenges impede its full potential. To tackle these intricacies the govt passed three pivotal bills: the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, and the Indian Ports Bill, 2024. In this article we will analyze the potential impact of these enactments and if these legislative changes can truly reshape the landscape of India's Maritime trade?

Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024

To begin, let's consider the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024. Imagine the maze of paperwork and procedural delays that previously hindered coastal trade, a legacy of the outdated Merchant Shipping Act of 1958. This bill aims to rectify those regulatory hurdles, but how exactly?

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