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- Recently, an MoU was signed on the White Shipping Information Exchange between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman.
Definition of White Shipping Agreement
- The white shipping information refers to the exchange of prior information on the movement and identity of commercial non-military merchant vessels.
- Ships would be classified into white (commercial ships), grey (military vessels), and black (illegal vessels).
How is the agreement important?
- This agreement will help in exchanging information on the merchant shipping traffic movement, through IFC-IOR (Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region.
- It will help in enhancing maritime security and safety in the region.
- The Indian Navy in its global outreach has so far associated with around 21 countries and 22 multi-national agencies which will help in sharing information related to maritime activities in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) in real-time.
Why is the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) important?
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source:worldatlas
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