Shipping lines have complained that a new law proposed by India’s Shipping Ministry

 

 

 

Shipping lines have complained that a new law proposed by India’s Shipping Ministry that pushes for greater transparency on ocean pricing amounts to “government interference”.

Shirish Nadkarni | Dec 18, 2020

 

The new legislation – Merchant Shipping Bill (MSB) 2020 – is meant to replace existing policies that were enacted several decades ago under the Merchant Shipping Act (MSA) 1958. The MSA is set to be repealed.

The policymakers have set the stage for a regulatory framework to create greater transparency into ocean carrier pricing for export-import and domestic cargo transportation – an issue that has historically been complex and acrimonious.

“Every service provider or agent, in respect of any Indian ship or other ship

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Trasmediterránea se hace con la línea de servicio obligatorio con El Hierro

 

 

 

La naviera y Obras Públicas firman el contrato, por 6 millones y dos años, para operar entre los puertos de La Estaca y Los Cristianos

El consejero de Obras Públicas, Transportes y Vivienda del Gobierno de Canarias, Sebastián Franquis, firmó el contrato que adjudica a la naviera Trasmediterranea la prestación, como obligación de servicio público (OSP), de la línea marítima regular que enlaza el puerto de La Estaca, en El Hierro, con el de Los Cristianos, en el sur de Tenerife. Con este contrato se garantiza la conectividad naval de El Hierro con el resto de islas de la provincia occidental durante los próximos dos años.

La dotación económica de este servicio asciende a seis millones de euros por los

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Strengthening Agro-business Capitalism and Weakening Federalism

 

 

 

CADTM.org

4 December by Pritam Singh


 

[India is currently rocked by farmer’s protest. Tens of thousands of farmers have surrounded India’s capital, New Delhi, where they intend to camp out for weeks to protest against the contentious new agricultural laws that could destroy their livelihoods. They fear that the laws would dismantle the Minimum Support Price system, leaving them at the hands of big agro-business which would eventually take over their lands and livelihood.-ed.]

The current Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s agrarian agenda of supporting entry of big agro-business corporations (especially those close to the ruling party) in Indian agriculture and weakening further the already weakened structure of federal devolution of economic and political power in India has been in the making but it came

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Some scenarios for the South China Sea in 2021

 

 

 

Asia Times

War is unlikely – but possible
 
 
US Navy FONOPs (freedom of navigation operations) in the South China Sea irritate China. Photo: US Naval Institute

It’s that time again when US administrations change and a plethora of foreign-policy pundits post proposals and predictions for the incoming administration. This time around a prominent topic is US-China policy and – in particular – US policy regarding the burgeoning US-China confrontation in the South China Sea.

Here is a spectrum of scenarios for the South China Sea in 2021, ranging from the worst to the best – and including the most likely.

The worst but least likely scenario is war. China and the US are locked in a seminal long-term struggle for dominance in Asia and the

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Container Shipping Is Booming Again

 

 

 

That Probably Won’t Last. Justin Fox Bookmark December 03 2020, 8:03 PM December 04 2020, 12:20 AM (Bloomberg Opinion) -- The two busiest ports in the U.S., the neighboring facilities of Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been setting new monthly records for inbound container traffic this summer and fall, with ships from Asia lining up offshore as they wait for


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