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India to become pioneer in developing contactless human port call system for ships : DG Shipping NEW DELHI: Mr Amitabh Kumar, Director General of Shipping & Additional Secretary to the Government of India said that ship building is a high priority area for the Government and we are trying various methods to incentivize ship building in India. Addressing FICCI webinar ‘Business Continuity Plan For Indian Maritime Sector and Path To Recovery Post COVID-19’, Mr Kumar said, “Our long-term strategies include that we want more ships under Indian flag and we want to use cargo as an asset to build maritime industry including shipping, ship building, repairs and manning.” He further said, “We want to liberalize our registration regime, encourage more FDI in shipping and allow joint ventures in ship ownership. We want overseas Indian citizens to
invest in Indian shipping sector.” Highlighting the long-term vision of the Indian maritime industry, Mr Kumar said, “We are working to become a pioneer in ‘contact-less port call’, where any ship or port don’t engage in any human interaction whenever the ship calls the port. This is our three-year vision.” Elaborating on India’s excellence in small ship manufacturing, Mr Kumar said that Government is comingup with first Maritime Cluster in Goa and over 100 companies are already part of this. “We know that we have strength in building small ships, off-shore vessels. We need to concentrate on that and become better so that we not only get orders from Indian flag vessels but it becomes a hub for international ship building. Once we have gained this expertise, we can scale it up to large vessels,” he added. Cont’d. Pg. 2
MSC’s “Instant Quote” now available MSC’s Instant Quote function is now live for cargo shipments from North America to Europe and from Asia to Europe. Via your myMSC online account, you can get quotes instantly in only a few clicks 24/7. GENEVA: MSC has launched an online quotation tool called ‘Instant Quote’ which offers shippers the capability to get quotes as faster and simpler than ever. It is available online, accessible 24/7 via myMSC, our official e-business solution, from desktop, mobile and tablet devices. At MSC, we recognise the importance of digitalisation across the shipping industry. For that reason, we are continuously investing in and developing new technologies to make our services better for our customers.
MSC’s Instant Quote complements our already existing and straightforward set of e-business tools from where customers can place and manage their bookings, check vessel schedules, track shipments, access documents and get Cont’d. Back Pg. notifications – everything in one place.