As mentioned in para.137 on page 163, "Providers would be required to register with the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) and notify their tariffs". Japan would like to know what duties are imposed on service providers if the providers are foreign shipping companies or foreign maritime agencies.
Reply: For the purpose of this Act, the shipping services are required to register as per Section 5 of the Act. The other sections of the Act are applicable in toto thereafter. This implies that there is no discrimination between a foreign service provider and Indian service provider as far as obligation under the Act is concerned. The entry for foreign ship companies or foreign maritime agencies is regulated as per the national laws. FDI allowed in this sector is 100%.
