Domestic shipping companies to gain from new tonnage tax law in IT Bill 2025The new Income Tax Bill, 2025, proposes to expand the tonnage tax scheme to include Indian inland vessels, previously excluded from this be...
12 Feb, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
Coastal Shipping Bill introduced in Lok Sabha amid dinThe Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, aimed at promoting coastal trade and encouraging Indian-flagged vessels operated by Indian citizens, was i...
02 Dec, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
India readies a sea change for domestic shipping as well as global shipping through key billsIndia will soon introduce two new shipping bills in parliament. These aim to grow coastal shipping and ease regulations. The bills address ...
25 Nov, 2024, 07.10 PM IST
Plan in works to merge coastal shipping with inland waterwaysUnder the new bill, Indian ships will not require separate licences. It will be presumed that they have got approvals when the vessel is re...
17 Oct, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
Parliament passes Inland Vessels Bill, 2021Sonowal said that the initiative taken is a part of the pro-active approach adopted by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways by repeali...
03 Aug, 2021, 12.30 AM IST
Rajya Sabha passes Inland Vessels bill in RS amid dinWhen the House met for the day, RS Chairman Venkaiah Naidu led the members in appreciating the performance of shuttler PV Sindhu who won a ...
02 Aug, 2021, 11.48 PM IST
Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day; two bills passed amid dinEarlier in the day, Speaker Om Birla had expressed his displeasure over unruly behaviour by some opposition members and said he was "very h...
29 Jul, 2021, 03.51 PM IST
Inland Vessels Bill introduced in Lok SabhaIntroducing the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, newly appointed Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the bill seeks to...
22 Jul, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
Union Cabinet approves Inland vessel bill to be presented in Parliament“The Cabinet has approved the Inland vessel bill which will streamline and regulate inland vessels,” Union minister for ports, shipping and...
17 Jun, 2021, 07.33 AM IST
CBIC notifies ICEGATE as common portal for registration, bills of entryIn a notification issued on Monday, the Board has specified the portal as the one for facilitating registration, filing of bills of entry, ...
31 Mar, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Centre proposes mandating license for foreign vessels engaged in coastal shipping in IndiaForeign vessels engaged in coastal shipping in India may be required to obtain a license from the Director-General of Shipping, besides bui...
29 Oct, 2020, 09.13 PM IST
Cabinet approves enactment of Admiralty BillIndia is a leading maritime nation and maritime transportation caters to about 95 per cent of its merchandise trade volume.
21 Sep, 2016, 04.54 PM IST
Maruti Suzuki planning to transport vehicles via inland waterwaysIWAI has deployed one vessel at Varanasi for this purpose and has planned the transportation of cars from Varanasi to Kolkata on National W...
25 Jul, 2016, 07.14 PM IST
River info system to act like air traffic control: Nitin GadkariA river information system similar to air traffic control will now keep vigil on waterway traffic just the way it's done in Europe, Gadkari...
06 Jan, 2016, 08.19 PM IST
LNG to replace diesel for inland navigation systemThe idea is to reduce carbon emission with no additional operational cost as LNG has the potential to bring in savings to the tune of nearl...
29 Dec, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
Government to declare 106 additional inland waterways as national waterwaysThe government today approved a proposal for central legislation to declare 106 additional inland waterways as national waterways.
09 Dec, 2015, 10.11 PM IST
Consortium proposal for financing 101 inland waterways mooted: Amitabh VermaA consortium of leading financial institutions both domestic and overseas is being conceived to part finance around 101 inland waterways to...
21 May, 2015, 08.07 PM IST