The shipping sector is at sea
The HinduThe major economies of the world have always realised the potential of shipping as a contributor to economic growth. Helping foreign shipping liners Starting from the establishment of new ports in independent India to the establishment of the present-day Chabahar Port in Iran, all of India’s actions on the shipping front have been counter-effective. Aatmanirbhar shipping | Government asks major ports to use only locally built tug boats Foreign ship owners carry our inbound and outbound cargo. If we make our major ports cargo-specific, develop infrastructure on a par with global standards, and connect them with the hinterlands as well as international sea routes, they will automatically become transhipment hubs. With the call for ‘Make in India’ growing louder and with simultaneous multi-folded cargo growth in the country, we need ships to cater to domestic and international trade.