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Indian roads have grown rapidly. Ranging from the cross-country link of the national highways to the roads in the deepest interiors, India, by the year 2018 had a road network of ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the main judicial body of the United Nations, and it settles disagreements between member states of the United Nations.

The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, repealed all the prevalent legislations i. e. the Admiralty Court Act, 1840, the Admiralty Court Act, 186...

The Directorate General of Shipping (“DGS”) issued a series of circulars and press release containing advisory for Indian Flag Vessels and Indian Seafarers regarding escalation of security situation in Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf and adjacent waters.

"A ship broker, as the name itself suggests, is essentially a broker. Ship brokers are specialist intermediaries for negotiations between ship owner and charterers who use the ship to transport

India's maritime sector is undergoing a significant regulatory transformation with the Draft Indian Port Rules, 2026. These proposed rules introduce a comprehensive compliance framework covering uniform standards, digital processes, environmental accountability...

India has a long-standing history in dealing with the sea and has had a distinguished tradition for several years with trade and commerce, both within the region and beyond its territorial borders.

To improve their odds in the tender process, foreign OSV owners have to take certain measures including setting up an Indian entity to assume ownership of the relevant vessel and fly the Indian flag.

On February 23, 2024, the Orissa High Court allowed the arrest of a vessel, M.V. Debi (IMO 9616735, "Vessel") in an admiralty suit filed by Paradip International Cargo Terminal Pvt. Ltd. for enforcement of its maritime lien ...

'Coordination amongst competitors' sounds anti-competitive at the first blush and yet one particular sector, i.e. the ship liners industry has seen exemptions from various antitrust regulators...

Maritime law, traditionally rooted in international customs and conventions, has evolved significantly in India to accommodate the growing complexity of global trade, shipping operations, and port infrastructure.

Recent times have seen several huge business houses shut down their merchanting trade verticals owing to regulatory, tax, and legal pressures.

In this outing we are discussing about amendment or correction of documents under the Customs Act, 1962 which is big bone of contention between the customs and the importer exporter community.

India's maritime sector is undergoing a transformative shift with a USD 7 billion government package combining financial incentives, capital subsidies, and comprehensive legal reforms. This creates unprecedented opportunities for foreign engineering firms, institutional investors, and clean-energy technology leaders to participate in joint ventures, technology partnerships, and long-term financing arrangements within India's rapidly modernizing shipbuilding ecosystem.

In the case being discussed in the article, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India addressed a critical issue of whether a demise charterparty terminates upon the service of a valid notice of termination, or if it persists until the vessel is physically repossessed.

The International Energy Agency has since described the resulting disruption as the largest to the global oil market in its history. Brent crude hit its peak at USD 126 per barrel in March 2026 and is presently at approximately USD 80, and over 2,000 ships and 20,000 mariners remain stranded in the Persian Gulf.

Since 2015, all eyes have been on India's first and only International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), known as Gujarat International Fin-Tech City (hereinafter referred to as GIFT City).