India Re-elected As Member Of International Maritime Council For Next 2 Years

28 November, November

India has been re-elected as member of International Maritime Council for 2016 and 2017.

India has been re-elected unopposed to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under Category B at the 29th session of the Assembly of the IMO held in London Friday.

With Indias re-election in IMO, India will continue to engage with the international maritime community to further Indias maritime interests and promote the welfare of its citizens, an official statement said Saturday.

Indias overseas seaborne EXIM trade, which is presently about 600 million tonnes per annum, is expected to be quadrupled to about 2,200 million tons by the year 2020.

India ranks amongst the top 20 ship owning countries of the world in terms of Gross Tonnage as well as Deadweight.

”Indian Shipping tonnage has been growing steadily and it is about 10.38 Million GT now, with 1,210 ships under its flag for both the international voyages and coastal voyages. This supports Indias status as one of the countries with the largest interest in international seaborne trade,” the statement said.

India is firmly committed to the enduring cause of safety of life at sea, and protection of the marine environment.

The 29th Session of the IMO Assembly is being held at IMO Headquarters London from November 23 to December 2.

The Assembly session is attended by a high-level Indian delegation led by Rajive Kumar, Secretary (Shipping), Dr Alok Srivastava, Additional Secretary (Shipping), Deepak Shetty, Director General of Shipping and Mr Anil Devli, CEO of the Indian National Shipowners Association and representative of the Indian Register of Shipping.