Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025:
Parliament has passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025, replacing the outdated Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925. Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025 is a new legislation passed to modernise India’s maritime trade laws. It repeals the nearly 100-year-old Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, a colonial-era law.
Objectives:
- Align India’s shipping laws with global best practices such as the Hague–Visby Rules.
- Promote ease of doing business by simplifying legal language and reducing ambiguities.
- Enhance India’s competitiveness as a maritime trade hub.
- Empower India to swiftly adopt future international maritime conventions.
