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India-New Zealand Navies sign pact on White Shipping Information Exchange

India-New Zealand Navies sign pact: The Royal New Zealand navy and the Indian navy have signed a contract on the exchange of White Shipping Information Exchange. Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R. Hari Kumar and New Zealand Navy Chief Rear Admiral David Proctor signed the contract. In order to encourage more openness in the Maritime Domain, the agreement was signed.

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India-New Zealand Navies sign pact: Key Points

  • From September 29 to October 1, 2022, CNS Admiral Hari Kumar was in New Zealand. According to the Ministry of Defence, “during the visit, an agreement on White Shipping Information Exchange was inked.
  • The convergence viewpoints of both nations to encourage more openness in the maritime domain support closer collaboration for improving common maritime domain awareness.
  • The communication of previous knowledge regarding the location and identification of commercial, non-military merchant boats is known as the White Shipping Information.
  • White, black, and grey ships are classed as commercial, illegal, and military boats, respectively.
  • The White Shipping Agreement is a protocol for an information network that enables the navies of two nations to exchange data about ships in respective nautical domains.

About White Shipping Information

White shipping information refers to the sharing of earlier knowledge on the location and identity of commercial, non-military merchant vessels. White, black, and grey ship categories denote commercial, illicit, and military ship types, respectively. The White Shipping Information Exchange Agreement is an information network protocol that enables two nations’ navy to communicate information on ships that are inside their nautical borders.

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