With Coastal Shipping Bill, Parliament Completes Landmark Maritime Law Reforms

August 8, 2025 11:18 AM

With Coastal Shipping Bill, Parliament Completes Landmark Maritime Law Reforms

The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said on Friday. The Bill, proposed by Union Minister of Ports, Sarbananda Sonowal, is set to unlock India’s 11,098-kilometre-long strategic coastline, spanning nine coastal states and four Union Territories (UTs). The Bill, which was earlier passed by the Lok Sabha on April 3, 2025, seeks to simplify and modernise the legal framework governing coastal shipping. Introduci...

Centre to move Coastal Shipping Bill, Shashi Tharoor to present 6th report of Standing Committee on External Affairs

April 1, 2025 12:02 PM

Centre to move Coastal Shipping Bill, Shashi Tharoor to present 6th report of Standing Committee on External Affairs

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal will introduce the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The bill aims to consolidate and amend laws governing coastal shipping, promote coastal trade, and strengthen India's maritime fleet for national security and commercial needs. Additionally, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and BJP MP Mitesh Patel Bakabhai will present the sixth report of the Standing Committee on External Affairs on Indian Diaspora Oversea...