IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim shared a platform today (14 April) with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of the first Maritime India Summit in Mumbai. The event brings together stakeholders from diverse sectors of India’s maritime community to explore opportunities to promote growth and investment in the sector. Mr Lim said that a successful shipping and port sector signified that a country was thriving.
A policy to support these areas would be of great benefit to the country as a whole, not just to the maritime industry itself, he added. He stressed the need for collaborative planning and praised Prime Minister Modi for the positive steps he and his government have taken to encourage investment and development throughout India’s maritime sector.
Later today, Mr Lim will address a special session with high-level officials from India’s maritime cluster, where he will talk about the role that shipping can play in supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and highlight this year’s World Maritime Day theme “Shipping: Indispensable to the World”.