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India has joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment, as Observer, with the aim to cooperate with other states on reducing maritime piracy in the Indian Ocean region. 

India's major ports continue facing disruption in their cargo handling operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting a 16.56% drop to 245.04 million tonnes (MT) between April and August this fiscal, according to the apex ports body IPA. Accordingly, it is reported that cargo volumes at these 12 major ports under the control of the Centre declined for the fifth straight month in August 2020 and all ports barring Mormugao saw a negative growth. All 12 ports handled 293.67 MT of cargo during April-August 2018-19, according to the Indian Ports Association. India has 12 major ports under the control of the central government — Deendayal (erstwhile Kandla), Mumbai, JNPT, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Kamarajar (earlier Ennore), V O Chidambarnar, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Kolkata (including Haldia). Ports such as Chennai, Cochin and Kamrajar saw their cargo volumes fell about 30% during April-August, while JNPT and Kolkata suffered a drop of over 20%. In addition, Kamarajar port saw 31.64% decline in cargo handling to 9.11 MT, Chennai port suffered a drop of 30.36% to 14.42 MT in April-August, as per IPA data. Following this decline, Cochin Port saw a dip of 29.88% to 10.04 MT during the period. Cargo handling operations at JNPT ...

Gard has received numerous reports of abandoned or otherwise uncollected containers in ports in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In this light, the Indian Supreme Court decided that ports are not entitled to levy storage/demurrage charges for abandoned cargo against shipowners and agents.

At least 11 workers lost their lives in a shipyard in Vishakhapatnam, in southern India, when a huge crane has collapsed during load testing.

Adani Ports and Special economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) has signed up for the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Through SBTi, companies are responding by committing to set science-based emissions reduction targets that are consistent with keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

The Merchant Shipping Notice 11 of 2020, establishing a routeing system for the southwest Indian waters, enters into effect on 1st August 2020. The system comes in response to a number of collisions of fishing vessels in the busy sea route in the area. 

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, two Filipinos and two Indians were found positive for coronavirus at the Alang shipbreaking yard in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, the Indian Express reported. 

470 Indians will arrive at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), Goa, onboard the Norwegian cruise liner, Norwegian Escape, making the port the first Indian one to host the cruise liner.

The National Union of Seafarers (NUSI) in India announced that they are to propose to the Indian Prime Minister’s Office that seafarers have voting rights onboard ships, gratuity fund, and other welfare initiatives for Indian seafarers.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic and the crew change issue that has arise, around 100 Indian seafarers are stranded at sea for almost three months, waiting to return back home.