Shipping ministry, major ports to finalise Maritime Vision 2030 roadmap 

January 21, 2021: Mansukh Mandaviya, minister of ports, shipping and waterways (I/C) is chairing a three-day ports review meeting named Chintan Baithak at Dhordo, Kutch, Gujarat.

From January 21 to 23, chairpersons of all major ports of India and senior officials of the ministry will participate in the brainstorming conference to finalise the roadmap of Maritime Vision-2030.

The Chintan Baithak includes sessions on exploring new vistas of urban transportation, effective implementation of SAROD-Ports, issues related to international arbitrations etc. The future action plan for the development of satellite ports by all major ports will be deliberated. Discussion on opening up more new routes for RO-RO, RO-PaX ferry and seaplane services across the nation, and discussion on ways and means for increasing volume & movement of coastal cargo will also take place.

Mandaviya stated that the basic purpose of holding this Chintan Baithak is to evolve out of the box ideas for improving the performance and efficiency of our Major Ports, setting up of world-class infrastructure facilities at ports by adopting global benchmarks for reducing logistics costs, enhancing connectivity and ease of doing business are our focus areas.

“All the ideas emerged out of the extensive discussions during this Chintan Baithak are going to be dovetailed in the Maritime Vision 2030 to fulfil prime minister Narendra Modi's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat with his key mantra of Reform, Perform & Transform,” he added.