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Official TranscriptI ",'-. 1s,.€-:;i ..:l Jt!,i'e j,t t. .- ={i :.; qtrtr(i :s qr(fr (r6R/ GOVERTTE?{T OF rNDr,A Ttr{, +d vRe5l 6* qi{qFf {irdq El !-. lal IIXEIRY OF FORI3, SHIPP6|G ATO WAIER AYS +q-6q rafttsTrtrq, 5v{ DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SHIPPING, MUMBAI F. No. 23-MISC/43/2024-CREW-DGS Dated: 03.07.2024 DGSORDER 12of2024 Subiect: Constitution of "Advisorv Board" as a consulting forum to review and address...
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Subiect: Constitution of "Advisorv Board" as a consulting forum to review and address issues related to Indian Mercantile Marine - res.
Whereas, the Indian Mercantile Marine plays a crucial role in the nation's trade and economic development. This shipping sector has a rich heritage and has undergone significant changes over the years.
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Whereas, the long history of Indian maritime rade is dated back to ancient times when it traded with the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. Further, during the British colonial period, Indian ports became crucial for trade, although the development ofa native mercantile fleet was limited.
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Whereas, after gaining independence in 1947, lndia focused on building its own merchant fleet to support its growing trade needs. The Indian Government established institutions like the Directorate General of Shipping (DCS), the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and various Maritime Training Institutes (MTl) to support the sector.
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Whereas, as ofrecent years, India has a significant number ofmerchant vessels, including cargo ships, tankers and specialized vessels. Further, Indian ports handle a substantial volume ofinternational trade, making the mercantile marine sector vital for the economy.
5. Whereas, the Indian Mercantile Marine sector is at a pivotal point. requiring strategic interventions to address the potential challenges and leverage its full potential. Coordinated efforts from the government, private sector and intemational partners are needed to create a robust, modern and competitive maritime industry. The future of India's maritime sector depends on its ability to adapt to technological advancements, regulatory changes, and global market dynamics while fostering sustainable and inclusive groMh.
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Whereas, recognizing the urgent pressing need to address the issues / challenges being faced in maritime sector effectively the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) is pleased to constitute an Advisory Board comprising the following members from the maritime industry, including representatives from reputable shipping companies, allied offices and other relevant stakeholders:
Page 1 of 7 a H s{ {&m, {zr Rfuir, qr{ Ri6 i}q(, 6rg{.fi-d tc, oi$qFf (t{) je{- +ooorz gth Floor, BETA Buildlng, l-Thlnk Tecfino Campus, lGnjur Vlllag€ Road, Kanjurmarg (E), Mumba!-400042 \6t{nel No.: +91-22 -2575 z(r'f,hn3 ik/Fex.: +91-22-25/5 2029135 {*erpmait: ogshtNgs@nic.in tiRlI{a/webeite: w*w.dgshipping.go\SN Organization Name ofthe mem bers Details I Directorate Ceneral of Shipping Dr. Pandurang Raut Email: oandurans.raut@d!j!, Contact no.: +91 9920095711
Office Address: 9d floor, BETA Building, l-Think, Techno Campus, Kanjur Village Road, Kanjurmarg
(E), Mumbai - 400042 2 Directorate Ceneral of Shipping Capt. (Dr.) Daniel J Joseph Email: dan ieliohn-dlrsliiror,. i Contact no.: +91 8667350802
Office Address:9s floor, BETA Building, I-Think, Techno Campus, Kanjur Village Road, Kanjurmarg
(E), Mumbai - 400042 Directorate General of Shipping Shri Anirudha Chaaki F-mail: chaki-dss Tric.in Contact no.: +91 9830819729
Office Address:9D floor, BETA Building, t-Think, Techno Campus, Kanjur Village Road, Kanjurmarg
(E), Mumbai - 400042 .1 Directorate General of Shipping Shri Shitesh Ranajan Email: shitesh.ranian Oeor .in Contact no.: +91 7718807999
Office Address: 96 floor, BETA Building, l-Think, Techno Campus, Kanjur Village Road, Kanjurmarg
(E), Mumbai - 400042 5 Directorate Ceneral of Shipping Capt. Manish Kumar Email: manish.kurnar-dqs(rlgov. in Contact no.: +91 9015136326
OIfice Address: grh floor, BETA Building, l-Think, Techno Campus, Kanjur Village Road, Kanjurmarg
(E), Mumbai - 400042 6 Indian Maritime University Dr. Rajoo Balaji Email: pr.rr c ri inrrr.ac. in
(IMU) Designation: Pro Vice Contact no-: +9 1 9499057 422
Chancellor Office Address: [ndian Maritime University (lMU) Headquarters, East Coast Road Semmencherry.
Sholinganallur P.O, Chennai 600 I 19.
7 Shipping Corporation of India Capt. B. K. Tyagi Email: cnrd?lsci.co.in
(scr) Contact no.: +91 9819505546 Office Address; Shipping House, 245, Madame Cama Rd, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021 8 Indian Register of Shipping (lRS)Shri P.K. Mishra Email : pk.m i shrai;iilq!!!!.elr Contact no.: +91 9833119084 Office Address; 52A, Adi Shankaracharya Marg, opposite Powai Lake, New Mhada Colony, Savarkar Nagar, Chandivali, Powai, Mumbai, 400072 9 Maritime Training lnstitutes Capt. P. K. Sahoo Email: pk.sah 5C!,CO.lll
(Mr) SCI - MTI Principal Contact no.: +91 9769923443
Office Address: Maritime Training Institute, 52-C, Adi Shankaracharya Marg, Powai, Mumbai 400072 l0 Maritime Training Institutes Shri. David Birwadkar Email: dbirrvadkar,?qrnai l.corn
(MTI) Contact no.: +91 9833600494 Page 2 ol 7 W,pffice
Address: The Institute of Marine Engineers
1012. Maker Chamber V. Nariman Point. [ndia) [Mumbai 400021 ll Maritime Training Institutes Capt. CL Dubey Email: cantdubcy54(rr)gnrai l.conr
(MTI) Contact no.: +91 9821087488
Office Address: 9th Floor, New Excel House, Azad agar Road no.2, Veera Desai Road, Andheri West, Mumhai 40005 1 t2 Maritime Training lnstitutes Capt. H. Kumar ail: seoski I lsrnd'?rl,itnrai l.corn
(MTI) ontacl no: +91 9786174889
Address: SeaSkills Maritime Academy, SF o I 33/l Govanur, Periyanaickenpalayam oimbatore 641020 Maritime Training Institutes Capt. Ajay Achuthan lEmail: aial ach ut hanl6lr)qmail. corl
(MTI) Contact no.: +91 9820302453
pffice Address: I20l . Avalon. Raheja Acropolis I.
Deonar, Mumbai 400088 14 Maritime Training Institutes Capt. Subhash Deshpande Email: strhhir.h ri.sltpande.0l I 6[.i!.:rna il.corn
(MTI) Contact no.: +91 9860084080
flome address: Manas 42, Mayur colony. Kothrud lPune 4l 1018 t5 Maritime Training Institutes Capt. Prabhat Nigam pmail: DniqanrOclritkara.cdu.in
(MTI) bontact no.: +91 9':l641 46175
pffice Address: Chitkara Universitl School of Maritime Studies, Chandigarh Patiala National fiighway (NH-64), Village Jhansla, Rajpura, Punjab 140401 I6 Maritime Training Institutes Dr. Sanjeev Vakkil [mail: ssv u'h inrtrnrrirte. cr,nr
(MTI) lcontact no.: +91 938 1004626
I Address: I l. Millers Road. Kilpauk. Chennai lOtfice p00010 t7 Maritime lndustry (INSA) Capt. Kapil Kekre fmail: kekreOinsa.orr:.in lContact no-: +91 9920957640
bffice Address: INSA, 22, Maker Tower'F', Cutlb farade, Mumbai 400005 l8 Maritime Industry (INSA) Shri Chitta Dash lEmail: dash.r in:,l.oru.in n-,--- F""rr"r rgiqooatoe lAddress, Indian National Shipowners Association.
[z vrt ., - F. Cuffe Parade Mumbai 400005 l9 Maritime Industry (ICSSA) Capt. Rakesh Singh [Email: rr.ril srcc.conl Contact no-: +91 9820989078 [ffice Address: Unit 445, C Wing, oshiwara Industrial Centre premise CSL. OffNew Link Road.
Goregaon West, Mumbai 400104 20 Maritime Industry Pankaj Kanoor hmail: oenkai.kaooorrrr ouadraant lesal.corn (Maritime Law) lCaCt. f,ono", no'-e r etoui+i:sz Page 3 of 7
hffilOflice Address: Quadraant Legal. 1203 EMP 47 fihakur Village. Kandivali East. Mumbai 400001 2t Maritime Industry Mrs. Sandhya Pillai nrail.conr (Maritime Law) I9820883074 4-207, Arjun Centre, Govandi ovandi (E), Mumbai-400088 22 Maritime tndustry (Ports) Capt. Suresh Amirapu Email: sureslranrirtrp ul(il qnrail.conr Contact no.: +91 9E19840530
Office Address: Chennai Intemational Terminal Pvt Ltd (CITPL), 6th Floor Regus, Chennai Citi Centre, l0/l I Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai 600004 24 Maritime Industry (Port Agency) Capt. Amresh Jha l: anrresh.ihalirlkanooshippinq.conr no.: +91 9136097311
ffice Address: Kanoo Shipping lndia Pvt Ltd, ffice no. 307, DR C. G Road, Chembur, Mumbai- 00074 25 Maritime lndustry (CMMI) Capt. M P Bhasin Email: rnpblrasink/'ntsccs.c()ltl contact no.: +91 9987899901
Office Address: MSC Crewing Services Private mited,2nd-3rd Floor, MSC House, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400059 26 Nlaritime lndustry (CMMI) Capt. Mohan Naik I: mohanrnannirlqnrail-conr ontact no.: +91 9821019125
rcc Address: Dynacom Tankers Management vate Ltd. 402 A wing, Business Square, Sir. M Road, Andheri E, Mumbai 400093 27 Maritime Industry (CMMI) Capt. Vivek Bhandarkar Email: v.k.bhtrndalkarrifu mail.qorp Contact no.: +91 9820240647 6ffi ce Address: Bhandarkar Publications
10. Hammersmith Industrial Estate. Narayan pathare Marg. Mahim Mumbai 400016 28 Maritime Industry (CMMI) Capt. Sanjay Parashar Email: sdrrrOvrrnaritinrc.net Contact no.: +91 99304 67030
pfiice address: VR Maritime Services Pvt- Ltd.
B0l-302, B-wine. Business Square, Chakala. fi.ndheri Kurla Road, Andheri E, Mumbai 400093 29 Maritime Industry (CMMI) Capt. Gajanand Karanjikar Pmail: caotsaianarr Oqrnail.com Contact no.: +91 7506413035
pflice Address: k Raheja Prime.5th Floor. Sag paug Road. Marol Industrial Estate. Andheri E.
Mumbai 400059 30 Maritime Industry (CMMI) Capt. Neel Nair Email: nccl. i.nairia/'qrrai Lc(1111 Contact no.: +91 9840009217
Office Address: Nautex Maritime Plt Ltd Flat 3B Indira Enclave New No 31, Indira Nagar I st avenue Adyar, Chennai 600020 3l Maritime Industry (CMMI) Capt. Sudhir V Subhedar mail: capl subhcdardrmail.conr t Page 4 ol 7 uffihontact no.: *91 9823158057
Address: 3413 Prabhat Road, Pune 4l 1004 lHome Maritime Industry (CMMI) Capt. Philip Mathews iEmail: nhiliprnathews 59aahottnail.conl Contact no.: +91 9869264096 32 Home Address: 1202. Dosti Clover. Dosti Acres Wadala East. Antop Hill. Mumhai [omplex.
4000:17 Maritime lndustry (IMEI) Shri. Rajeev Nayyer lEmail: rnalt er I990,'ri qnrail.corr Contact no.: +91 98197 30084 f)ffice Address: No 4. IMEI House. Plot 94. Sector 19, Nerul East, Na!i 1\4umbai 40070b 34 Maritime lndustry (IMEI) Shri. Sunil Kumar Email: sunil kunra sreatshio.com Contact no-: +91 9820368020
Office Address: Sunil Kumar Head - T&A, The Great Eastem Shipping Company Ltd, Ocean House, 134/A, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai - 400018 35 Maritime Industry (FOSMA) Capt. Sankalp Shukla Email: sankalp.shu klatObs-shiomanaqernent.conr Contact no-: +91 986'1526524 Offi ce Address; Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement India Pvt Ltd, 401 Olympia, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai 400076 36 Maritime Industry (FOSMA) Mahesh Yadav il: fosrna@tbsnra.nct ontact no.: +91 98202 67512
ffice Address: 102A, Fulcrum, Adjacenl to Hyatt ency Hotel, Sahar Road, Andheri E, Mumbai 37 Maritime Industry (FOSMA) Rajesh Tandon ail: cco@fosrna.nct no.: +91 9820065242
ce Address: 102A, Fulcrum, Adjacent to Hyatt gency Hotel, Sahar Road, Andheri E, Mumbai 099 Maritime Industry (MASAA) Shri Maneesh Pradhan Email: maneesh.n,lrisvnergl nrarrninq.cont Contact no.: +91 998?334516 Office Address- 601, 6th Floor, Prudential Building, Central Avenue, Powai, Mumbai, 400076 39 Maritime Industry (MASAA) Shiv Halbe lnassll.ncl,ltl ontact no.: +91 9821090012
ffice Address: Maritime Association of ipmanagers Shipowners and Agents, unit no. 301, -Wing, kanakia wall street, Chakala, Andheri urla Road, Andheri E, Mumbai 400093 ,10 Maritime Industry Manoi Joy ail: rn iovllsa ili.:1119qi1q-p1g (Sailors Society) no.: +917358702482
e Address: Sailors Society, Plot No.355, allalkari Street, Srinivasa Nagar, Puzhuthivakkam nai 600091 Page 5 of 7 !f\*7.
Whereas, the future of India's maritime sector depends on its ability to adapt to technological advancements, regulatory changes and global market dynamics while fostering sustainable and inclusive growth. The constituted Task Force shall serve as a consultative body dedicated to analyzing and devising comprehensive maritime strategies to combat them.
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The broad objectives for consultative discussions and devising strategies related to maritime
spectrum topics for the Advisory Board may include following:
8.1. Fleet Modemization issues: Aging vessels, technological up-gradation, expansion and additional tonnage etc.
8.2. Regulatory & Policy Framework: Reforms, simplification, modemization & flagging out etc.
8.3. Infrastructure Development: Port facilities, logistics and connectivity etc.
8.4. Skilled Manpower: Maritime training and education, retention and welfare etc.
8.5. Environmental Concems: Pollution control and sustainable practices etc.
8.6. Globat Competition: Competitive edge, subsidies and incentives etc.
8.7. Geopolitical Challenges: Maritime security and intemational relations etc.
8.8. Financial Constraints: Access to capital, insurance and risk management etc.
8.9. Shipping Development: Blue Economy, R&D, Green policy etc.
8.10. Evolve strategies and action plan including fine tuning resource allocations in terms offinances and skilled professionals for the objectives and Key Performance Indicators enumerated in the Maritime lndia Vision, 2030 and the Amrit Kal Maritime Vision - 2047.
8.1 l. Other emerging / evolving maritime issues.
8.12. Interaction with the Lead consultants in the multiple technology driven initiatives and specifically for the Maritime Knowledge Cluster
8.13. Implementation and up-gradation ofthe technological platforms and the Government to Citizen/ Govemment to Business interfaces leveraging electronic and E- Govemance platforms
8. 14. Advise and emphasize on the nation's maritime initiatives globally and on the approach in furthering the nation's maritime interest in international forums like IMO and other related international institutional organization / bilateral dialogues etc.
8.15. Implementation and adoption by the Maritime Administration of progressive engagements with conventions like the STCW, MARPOL, MLC, SOLAS and attendant instruments by the maritime administration
8.16. Other emerging / evolving maritime issues etc.
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Guidance and support bv Maritime ExDerts The Advisory Board, constituted by the Directorate General of Shipping (DCS) to address challenges in the Indian maritime sector, will further be guided and supported for providing direction, advice and recommendations as deemed fit. These experts, who bring extensive experience and knowledge from the maritime administrations, are respectfully nominated to assist the above Advisory Board. Their \ffi,. Pase6orTexpertise and insights will be instrumental in helping the Advisory Board to tackle challenges facing Indian mercantile marine.
The following is the list of experts who will assist the Advisory Board.
S No. Name of the members Details I Capt. Manmohan Saggi Email: rn m sassi ii {:rnail.corn Contact no.: +91 97 69404098 2 Capt. Ashok Mohapatra Email: ashok u uaconsu ltin ltl Contact no.: +91 7008565264
J Shri Ajoy Chatterjee Email: aiovcslal grrai l.corn Contact no.: +91 9819335789 4 Shri Amitava Baner.iee Email: am itban00 I (lgu:qil.conl Contact no.: +91 9330391023 5 Capt. L.K. Panda Email: lkpanda446fZi;srrai l.corr Contact no.: +91 99877 13715 6 Capt. J.S. Uppal Email: isuo pqllQ@gmai!.e all Contact no.: +91 9833022092 7 Capt. V.K. Baijal Email : ba i ialvipi ntTilsrnai l.corn Contact no.: +91 9867845479 8 Capt. Harish Khatri Email: harishkhatrila)hotrnai l.corn Contact no.: +91 9819228150
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The Advisory Board shall meet regularly to discuss and devise strategies. Further the Advisory Board may co-opt additional expe(s such as technological experts, legal experts and international advisors etc. as required to strengthen the Advisory pool.
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I Participation by the members / officials shall be purely voluntary and will not be subject to any manner of remuneration, honorarium etc. and any incidental expenditures for conduct of meetings or specific activities arrived at by due consensus in the Advisory Body shall be subject to the stipulations as mandated on raising a charge on the public exchequer as per due process.
W,n (shyam J/g{}riithan) Director General of Shipping To L All members of Advisory Board
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