
Maritime Stakeholders Consider Legal Action Against DGS Directive on Vessel Scrapping and RPSL Penalties
A coalition of shipowners and maritime stakeholders is considering legal action against a 2023 directive mandating the scrapping of vessels over 20 years old. They argue this could jeopardize over 25,000 seafarer jobs. Critics, including Aishwarya Gupta Pilankar, call the penalties for Recruitment and Placement Services “arbitrary” and harmful.