India Bangladesh coastal shipping pact may be thrown open to larger ships

Map of IndiaStipulation on using RSVs of 6,000 GT likely to be lifted

India is seeking to remove the size restriction on vessels plying between India and Bangladesh under the coastal shipping agreement signed between the two neighbours in June 2015 as the pact comes up for renewal next year.

The coastal shipping pact currently permits vessels of up to 6,000 gross tonnage (GT) to ply due to size restrictions mandated by the River-Sea Vessel (RSV) rules framed separately by India’s Directorate General of...

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