Coastal cargo carriage rules govern permissible transit routes, container use, and documentation for shipments through foreign territory. The notice addresses compliance and procedural issues for carriage of coastal cargo between Indian ports via foreign-going or coastal vessels through foreign territory, including rules on movement through foreign territory, use of EXIM containers versus local containers, and required documentation, and directs stakeholders to the Board's circular containing the Board's decisions and clarifications while inviting reports of implementation difficulties.