‘Maritime India Summit 2016’ to be held in Mumbai from 14th to 16th April, ‘Maritime India Summit 2016’ is a maiden flagship initiative of the Ministry of Shipping that will provide a unique platform for participants to explore potential business opportunities in Indian Maritime Sector.

The conference will project vast investment opportunities in each of the Indian Maritime States and Union Territories, including an exclusive partner country session by Republic of Korea.

This Summit will attract more than 2000 participants, including senior government officials and policy makers, CEOs of Indian and global Maritime industry, industry experts, thought leaders and distinguished speakers from across the world.

In order to promote port led development including rapid capacity expansion, modernization of ports and improvement in evacuation, the Ministry of Shipping has envisaged the Sagarmala project.

The aim of the project is to develop India’s ports and coastline making them comparable to global benchmarks.

Under Sagarmala, 150 projects have been identified which would entail an investment of Rs. 3 lakh crore.