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Contact us :-Directorate General of Shipping, 9th Floor Beta Building,i-Think Techno Campus, Kanjurmarg (East), Mumbai - 400 042 ( India ) Tel. No. : 91-22-25752040/41/42/43/45 Fax.No. :91-22-25752029/35; Email: dgship-dgs[at]nic[dot]in
The Director General of Shipping is the statutory Maritime authority, appointed by Govt. of India under the Merchant Shipping act 1958 and is responsible for implementation of the provisions of the act .
There is no full fledged Shipping Office at Chennai as those at Mumbai and Kolkata, but the functions of the Shipping Office involving the engagement and discharge of Officers and Crew and Issuance of CDC etc. are being carried out as additional duties.
The Mercantile Marine Department, Mumbai was set up in 1929 to implement the first SOLAS Convention and Load Line Conventions. This Department was working directly under the Ministry till the establishment of the Directorate General of Shipping at Mumbai in 1949.
Functions under the Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping. The main functions and duties of the MMD is to implement the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, as amended which includes inter-alia registration of sea-going vessels, survey and certifications of merchant ships.. READ MORE. 01.
Directorate General of Shipping. Kabjur village Rd, 9th Floor Beta Building, i-Think Techno Campus, Kanjurmarg East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400042. 022 2575 2040. dgshipping.gov.in.
The Directorate General of Shipping, India is an attached office under the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, responsible for life, health, vessel and the environment for Indian registered ships and ships at Indian ports.
