The Lok Sabha passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024, with Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal asserting that the new legislation is part of the government’s broader initiative to eliminate colonial-era laws and simplify maritime regulations for the ease of doing business. The Bill, which replaces the Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, aligns India’s maritime law with international conventions and seeks to modernise provisions governing the carriage of goods by sea.
“This new legislation is a part of the greater initiative of the government to rid ourselves of all vestiges of the colonial mindset and