MoS eases conditions for foreign vessels carrying fertiliser cargo

The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has further eased the conditions for foreign flag vessels to carry fertiliser cargo along the coast by modifying the cabotage relaxations announced in June 2018. As per the amendments issued on September 10, 2018, at least 50 per cent of the total coastal cargo on board a foreign flag vessel loaded at any Indian port for coastal movement should be fertiliser and the rest can be any other cargo. In addition, the movement of fertiliser on a foreign flag vessel can be bulk, break bulk or containerised cargo.