RECOGNIZING that the Multimodal transportation of goods has become standard practice in the international trade, a working group was set up by the Government of India to examine the prevalent situation and to recommend a law on multimodal transportation of goods for India;  

BEARING IN MIND that the Multimodal Transportation of Goods Bill was passed by both the Houses of Parliament and was assented by the President on 2nd April, 1993 and came on the Statute Book as The Multimodal Transportation Of Goods Act, 1993 (28 of 1993); 

NOTING that the Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 was amended in the year 2000 and the same came into effect from 05.12.2000; 

FURTHER NOTING that various requests and recommendations have been received from the Trade and all those who are directly and/or indirectly involved in the Multimodal trade, to further amend the Act, 

NOW CONSIDERING the requests and recommendations, the following CONCEPT NOTE carrying the proposed areas and issues seeking amendments are placed for public opinion and comments and we request you to revert with your inputs by or before the 10^th of October 2008. 

Yours faithfully,
    Sd/-
(V. Rajendran)
Dy. Director General of Shipping

Comments to be received on any of the following email addresses:-

1. rajendran@dgshipping.com
2. archana.reddy@dgshipping.com