India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is building an expanded seafarer‑tracking system and emergency support network based on its existing eNavik module, aiming to monitor Indian crew worldwide in near real time and respond faster to crises affecting their safety and employment.
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has launched the development of a new Seafarers’ Emergency Support Network, built on the country’s existing eNavik seafarer‑tracking module, which already maintains records of Indian crew serving on vessels worldwide and regularly updates vessel position data. The enhanced framework will allow authorities to identify where an Indian seafarer is working, which vessel they are on, and which agency is responsible for them, giving the government a consolidated view needed for rapid crisis response. The initiative is directly linked to rising tensions and conflicts in West Asia, which are increasing the risk of incidents involving commercial ships and their crews.
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