{"id":356251,"date":"2025-08-11T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T07:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=356251"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T07:42:32","slug":"carriage-of-goods-by-sea-act-2025-issued-by-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/08\/11\/carriage-of-goods-by-sea-act-2025-issued-by-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 2025 repeals century old law to make India\u2019s shipping sector future- ready"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 8-8-2025, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ministry of Law and Justice<\/span> issued the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 2025<\/span> to provide for the responsibilities, liabilities, rights and immunities attached to carriers with respect to the carriage of goods by sea and for matters relating to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025<\/span> was introduced in the Parliament on 9-8-2024 by the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal<\/span>, passed by <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Lok Sabha<\/span> on 28-3-2025 and passed by <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Rajya Sabha<\/span> on 6-8-2025. It received President\u2019s assent on <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">8-8-2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Key Points:<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>This Act <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">repeals<\/span> a century- old colonial-era law, the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/6ut69Jdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"Hyperlink\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925<\/span><\/a>, with updated legislation designed to promote ease of doing business and make India\u2019s shipping sector future- ready.<\/li>\n<li>The Act applies to and in connection with the carriage of goods by sea in ships carrying goods from any port in India to any other port, whether in or outside India.<\/li>\n<li>There can be no implied absolute undertaking in any contract to which applicable rules apply for carriage of goods by sea.<\/li>\n<li>The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Schedule<\/span> of the Act lays down applicable 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