Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is the Indian ministry responsible for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to ports, shipping and waterways.The minister is Sarbananda Sonowal.In 1999, the Ministry of Surface Transport was re-organized into two departments, namely the Department of Shipping and the Department of Road Transport and Highways.In 2004, The Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Road Transport were again merged and renamed as Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways.In 2009, The Ministry of Shipping was again formed by bifurcating the Ministry Of Shipping, Road Transport, and Highways Further, in 2020 the Ministry of Shipping was renamed as Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Ultra large container vessel MSC Claude Girardet the largest vessel to berth in South Asia [ 2 ] arriving at Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram ,India
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