It comes in the backdrop of increased maritime incidents involving undeclared hazardous cargo on foreign vessels in Indian waters.
- It has led to concerns about the safety protocols surrounding global container shipping operations.
- It also drew IMO’s attention towards improving global standards around packaging, declaration, stowage, and monitoring of lithium-ion batteries and other dangerous goods categorized under International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.=
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