Administrator
05 July 2026
The Modi Government has enacted landmark legislation. These legislations include the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025, and the Indian Ports Act, 2025.
The reform was part of the government of India’s transformative digital initiatives such as One Nation One Port Process (ONOP).
The Maritime Single Window and e-Samudra are in the process of enhancing ease of doing business. Backed by a ₹70,000 crore Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Package, the proposed Bharat Container Shipping Line is being implemented, claims a report.
Now, India is emerging as the world's leading ship recycling nation. Three Indian ports now rank among the global top 30 in the Container Port Performance Index 2025, and mega infrastructure projects such as Vadhavan Port, the International Container Transshipment Port at Galathea Bay, Tuna Tekra Container Terminal and the Outer Harbour Container Terminal are progressing rapidly.
The Government claims to remain committed to building a world-class maritime ecosystem that can drive India's economic growth and global competitiveness.
More, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, on June 3, 2026 had unveiled the first export-import (EXIM) shipping container manufactured in India for global shipping major A.P. Moller–Maersk at the Maersk-CONCOR Inland Container Depot in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh.
The event was attended by Her Excellency Marisa Gerards, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Gopal Krishna Aggarwal, National Spokesperson BJP, Thomas Theeuwes, Managing Director, AP Moller Maersk, Mr Ahmad Hasan, Sr Vice President, Maersk and other senior officials from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, representatives of the maritime industry, Maersk, DCM Shriram Group, CONCOR and other stakeholders.
