March 28, 2025 5:33 PM

Lok Sabha passes Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, seeks to replace century-old legislation

The Lok Sabha has passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024, which aims to modernise regulations governing the responsibilities, liabilities, rights, and immunities of carriers involved in the transportation of goods by sea. The bill, which also addresses matters connected therewith or related thereto, was introduced to repeal and replace the century-old pre-Independence legislation, the Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925. Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda...