Section 6 of The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025: Reporting requirements.

The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025

  • Act 20 of 2025
  • Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to regulation of coastal shipping, promote coasting trade and encourage domestic participation therein, to ensure that India is equipped with a coastal fleet, owned and operated by the citizens of India for its national security and commercial needs, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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    Every vessel, including Indian vessels engaged in coasting trade, shall report to the Director-General the following information in such form and manner as may be prescribed, namely:––
    (a) the port or ports which it will visit in the course of its voyage;
    (b) goods or passengers carried by such vessel and the ports or places where such goods or passengers will be dropped off;
    (c) any offshore area in which it may operate or navigate for the purposes of its voyage; and
    (d) such other information as the Director-General may deem fit.

Source: Gazette of India (Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department), as amended by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026. Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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