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Driving Maritime Growth: India’s Shipbuilding And Ship Repair Sector

India's maritime sector is undergoing a transformative shift with a USD 7 billion government package combining financial incentives, capital subsidies, and comprehensive legal reforms. This creates unprecedented opportunities for foreign engineering firms, institutional investors, and clean-energy technology leaders to participate in joint ventures, technology partnerships, and long-term financing arrangements within India's rapidly modernizing shipbuilding ecosystem.

India Transport

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CMS INDUSLAW

Arbitration Or Admiralty Action? Navigating Maritime Claim Enforcement In India

Maritime commerce is inherently international, asset-driven, and time-sensitive. Ships move across jurisdictions within days, cargo changes hands rapidly, and contractual relationships often involve multiple parties located in different countries.

India Transport

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Hormuz In Crisis: What The US-Iran Conflict Means For Insurers, Reinsurers And Insureds In India

The International Energy Agency has since described the resulting disruption as the largest to the global oil market in its history. Brent crude hit its peak at USD 126 per barrel in March 2026 and is presently at approximately USD 80, and over 2,000 ships and 20,000 mariners remain stranded in the Persian Gulf.

India Insurance

Solaris Legal

Dispute Resolution Mechanism Under The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025

India’s maritime sector stands at a historic turning point. On 15th March, 2026, the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 came into force, repealing the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, a law framed in the final years of British rule and amended 18 times over six decades.

India Transport

RL

RPV Legal

India’s New Port Regulatory Framework: Key Takeaways From The Draft Indian Port Rules, 2026

India Transport

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

Wages, Welfare And Writ Jurisdiction: What Teekay Shipping V. Union Of India Means For The Maritime Industry

India Transport

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Dentons Link Legal

Analysis Of Sarr Freights Corporation And Anr. v. Argo Coral Maritime Ltd.: Anti-Arbitration Injunction - An Exception Or Right?

India Litigation

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S&A Law Offices

Legal Framework Governing FCL And LCL Shipments In India: Risks, Liabilities, Insurance, And Delay

India Transport

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

West Asia Conflict – Relief Measures By Ministries Of Finance And Commerce To Help Exporters

India Transport

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Maritime Law Updates March 2026 // Newsletter

India Transport

RL

RPV Legal

India's Regulatory Response To The Strait Of Hormuz Crisis: All Hands-On Deck

India Transport

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Dentons Link Legal

Force Majeure In The Context Of Strait Of Hormuz Crisis

India International

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SunLegal

Redefining Blue Economy Through Sustainable Harnessing Of Fisheries In The Exclusive Economic Zone Rules,2025

TC

TPM Consultants

Defence Dispatch - January 2026

India Government

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Ikigai Law

False Posh Complaints And The Law: Analysing The Shilpa Shinde Controversy

India Employment

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Employment Law Update - 2026 June

India Employment

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

GIFT City & HFT Regulatory Disputes

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Agama Law Associates

Supreme Court Publishes Draft AI Regulations For Use Of Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Courts, 2026

India Technology

Sagus Legal

Do We Need An AI Law? What The AI Bill Reveals About India's Existing Digital Framework

India Technology

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Legacy Law Offices

Legislative Overview: The Offshore Areas Mineral (Prevention Of Illegal Mining And Transportation) Rules, 2026

The Ministry of Mines formally notified the Offshore Areas Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining and Transportation) Rules, 2026, on February 3, 2026.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Union Budget 2026 - Indirect Tax Proposals

The application of the Customs Act, 1962 is proposed to be extended to international waters/ high seas for the purposes of fishing and fishing related activities by an Indian-flagged fishing vessel.

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

RBI Releases FEMA 2026 Export-Import Trade Regulations: What Businesses Need To Know

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...

India International

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

A Reset Of India's Export Import Rules

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

India International

OA

Obhan Mason

Vessel-Sharing Agreements And The Boundaries Of Competition Law Enforcement

India Anti-trust

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Legitpro Law

TPM Newsletter: December 2025 - Redefining Blue Economy Through Sustainable Harnessing Of Fisheries In The Exclusive Economic Zone Rules, 2025

India International

TC

TPM Consultants

Madras High Court Directs That Every Employer Under The Apprentice Act, 1961 Must Formulate An Apprenticeship Policy Even If There Is A General Ban On Recruitment

India Transport

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JSA

Indian Maritime Reform 2025: How India's New Bills Of Lading And Ports Act Embrace Modern Governance Leaving Colonial Legacy Behind

India Transport

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

TPM Newsletter: October 2025 - Agreement On Fisheries Subsidies: An Overview

India International

TC

TPM Consultants

Strengthening India's Port Sector With The Indian Ports Act, 2025

India Transport

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JSA

White Paper Accelerating India's Electric Vehicle Transition: Regulatory Insights And Strategic Partnerships For Manufacturing And Infrastructure

India Transport

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Modernizing India's Maritime Sector: The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025

India Transport

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

MSC Elsa 3 Fallout: Kerala High Court Moves To Secure Victims' Claims Through Sister Ship Arrest

India Transport

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

India's Maritime Bills 2024 And Their Impact On Trade And Infrastructure

India Transport

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Kings & Alliance LLP

White Paper Accelerating India's Electric Vehicle Transition: Regulatory Insights And Strategic Partnerships For Manufacturing And Infrastructure

India's commitment to reducing carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels has positioned EVs as a cornerstone of its sustainable mobility strategy.

India Transport

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Modernizing India's Maritime Sector: The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025

The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025, which was passed by the Indian Parliament and received the President's assent on August 9, 2025, represents a significant legislative reform...

India Transport

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

MSC Elsa 3 Fallout: Kerala High Court Moves To Secure Victims' Claims Through Sister Ship Arrest

On May 25, 2025, the container ship MSC Elsa 3, registered in Liberia, sank about 38 nautical miles (around 70 km) southwest of Kochi. The ship took on water in one of its cargo holds...

India Transport

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

India's Maritime Bills 2024 And Their Impact On Trade And Infrastructure

India's maritime trade is a daily spectacle of cargo ships navigating global routes. Yet, complex regulations and infrastructure challenges impede its full potential.

India Transport

KA

Kings & Alliance LLP

India Transport

PL

Phoenix Legal

RBI Releases Draft Trade Regulations And Directions 2025 Governing Export And Import

As a part of enhancing the ease of doing business and for providing greater flexibility to exporters and importers, the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI') proposes to rationalise the export and import regulations.

India International

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

GST On Transport: Rates, HSN Code & Freight Charges

GST (Goods and Services Tax) on transport services plays a crucial role in the way businesses and consumers interact with logistics and freight charges in India.

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Vakilsearch

The Carriage Of Goods By Sea Bill, 2024: A Landmark Reform For India's Maritime Trade

The recent passage of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024, by India's Lok Sabha marks a significant advancement in the nation's maritime legislative framework.

India Transport

PL

Phoenix Legal

Revitalizing India's Shipbuilding Industry – An Overview

India's shipbuilding industry stands at a crucial crossroads, poised for transformation amid evolving global and domestic dynamics. This article examines the sector's challenges, policy shifts, and the path to its resurgence.

India Transport

PL

Phoenix Legal

DoT Paves Way For In-Flight Wi-Fi

India Transport

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Navigating Legal Waters: Rights And Remedies For Indian Ports And Terminals

India Transport

SA

S&R Associates

Bombay HC Clarifies Time Charterers' Liability In Maritime Disputes

India Transport

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ZBA

India Transport

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JSA

India Boosts Aviation MRO Sector With Budget Incentives, Eyes Massive Growth

India Transport

PL

Pioneer Legal

Scheme Guidelines For Implementation Of Pilot Projects For Use Of Green Hydrogen In The Shipping Sector Under The Mission

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JSA

Norms, Guidelines And Procedures For Implementation Of Indian Space Policy-2023 In Respect Of Authorization Of Space Activities

India Media & IT

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JSA

Shipping 2024 Guide

India Transport

PL

Phoenix Legal

Limitation Of Liability - Whether The Right To Limit Liability Is Absolute - Dehors Fault On Part Of The Vessel Owner. Applicable Limitation Regime – 1976 Convention Or 1996 Protocol – Bombay High Court

India Transport

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Sochannam Legal

Maintainability Of Sister Ship Arrest On The Premise That Both Vessels Are Managed/operated By The Same Entity, While Each Ship Is Owned By Distinct One Ship Company – Bombay High Court

India Transport

SL

Sochannam Legal

Outsourced IT Services Termination: Navigating The Rough Seas

India Employment

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Counsel & Co

Comparative Case Study Of S.S. Lotus, UK vs. Norway And North Sea Continental Shelf Case In Regards To Customary International Law.

India Transport

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Khurana and Khurana

Consequences Of Breach Of Class Warranties In A Hull & Machinery Claim – Supreme Court Of India

India Insurance

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Sochannam Legal

Increased Antitrust Scrutiny Of The Ship Lining Industry: Tailwinds Of Global Convergence

India Anti-trust

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Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India

Joint Petition Under IBC Not Maintainable If The Operational Creditors Do Not Fulfil The Threshold Of Rs. 1 Crore Individually

India Insolvency

PL

Phoenix Legal

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