India: Marine/ Shipping

In its consistent effort to promote cross border trade and ease of doing business, the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI') initially floated the draft export and import regulations and directions on 2 July 2024...

To promote ease of doing business in cross-border trade through simplified procedures and reduced compliance burdens, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI")...

The proposal by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways to exempt vessel-sharing agreements from the operation of the Competition Act, 2002 ("Act") has reopened a long-standing policy debate at the intersection of competition law and sector specific regulation.

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) issued the Framework for Ship Leasing, vide Circular No. F. No. 496/IFSCA/FC/SLF/2022-23/001 dated 16 August 2022, as amended and updated from time to time, (Shipping Framework) as an initiative towards establishing a global shipping industry in India.

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.

In a groundbreaking move, the Ministry of Communications has amended the Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules, 2018 ("FMC Rules") to permit in-flight Wi-Fi on all domestic flights in India.

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 Supreme Court of India[in the case Hind Offshore Pvt Ltd V. IFFCO ...

'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...