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Formation of Consultative Group for Enhancing Indian Maritime Sector – reg.

Applicable to: Associations/Unions/Professional bodies, RPSL or Shipping Companies, Govt. Shipping Offices, Mercantile Marine Departments, All stakeholders
Effective Date: 2024-06-29

Key Changes and Requirements

1. Consultative Group Formation

The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) is forming a Joint Working Group to address challenges in the Indian maritime sector. This group will include DGS officials, allied office experts, and domain experts from the Indian maritime sector.

  • Purpose: To leverage diverse expertise and develop comprehensive solutions for India's maritime industry growth.

2. Stakeholder Participation

Stakeholders are invited to submit their names and domain expertise via a Google Form to contribute to the Consultative Group.

3. Consultative Group Engagement

The Consultative Group will have regular online/offline discussions based on various domain areas of engagement with lead officials of the Directorate.

  • Domain areas: Marine Insurance, Maritime law, Crew affairs, Wellness Module, Gender diversity, Indian seafarers growth, Cruise Industry employment, Training Standards, Naval Architect, Nautical, Safety Video, Engineering, Shipping Development, IT & E-Governance, and other topics.
For queries, contact: crews-dgs@nic.in
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