Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 2nd edition of the Maritime India Summit 2021. The summit will be organised virtually between 2nd to 4th March 2021. First summit was organised in 2016 in Mumbai.
Rajiv Jalota, Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust informed that the MIS 2021 will provide a unique platform where various stakeholders in the maritime sectors such as Senior Government Officials, Domestic and International Investors, Shipping Line Owners, Representatives of Major Ports from across the
world as well as the Governments of Maritime States in India will participate. The Summit will also include an exclusive CEOs’ forum with the Minister of State (I/c) of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
Mr. Jalota said, Ahead of the summit, Mumbai Port trust had signed various MoUs amounting to Rs. 7,500 crore with various organisations in Waterways, Cruise, Petroleum Sector etc. MoUs amounting to Rs. 20,000 crore are expected to be signed by Mumbai Port Trust before the summit, he said.