Section 9. National Database of Coastal Shipping.

(1) The Director-General shall maintain a web portal of a database to be called the National Database of Coastal Shipping in such form and manner as may be prescribed. (2) The National Database of Coastal Shipping shall contain the following information on coasting trade in India, namely:--- (a) applications received for licence under section 4; (b) licences granted under section 4; (c) terms and conditions of the licences so granted; (d) routes, voyages and services in the coasting trade of India; (e) requirement of applicants for grant of licences under section 4; (f) expired and revoked licences under section 5; (g) information reported to the Director-General under section 6; (h) such other information as the Director-General may deem fit. (3) The Director-General shall make available the National Database of Coastal Shipping in electronic form on a web portal for access to the public and it shall be updated every month.