IMC & IPPTA host workshop on policy interventions for speedy resolution of issues in the maritime sector

Indian Maritime Centre (IMC), in collaboration with the Indian Private Ports & Terminals Association (IPPTA), recently successfully organised a landmark workshop on “Policy Interventions Required for Speedy Resolution of Current Issues in the Indian Maritime Sector” at Aurika Hotel, Mumbai.

The event brought together key leaders, policymakers and senior representatives from across the maritime ecosystem for a highly productive evening of dialogue and collaboration.

 

 

The workshop participants were welcomed by Mr Devki Nandan, Chairman of IMC and President of IPPTA. In his opening remarks, Mr Devki Nandan highlighted that this first unified workshop is being organised to establish a single platform for all industry stakeholders to collectively discuss current challenges, practical solutions, and develop recommendations that support India’s maritime growth agenda. The initiative aimed to facilitate informed policy action and promote operational excellence across the sector. This collaborative workshop will add immense value to the dialogue underscoring the unified commitment of India’s maritime community towards creating a more efficient, competitive and progressive maritime ecosystem, highlighted a communique.

The workshop was addressed by Mr Gaurav Dayal, IAS, Chairman, JNPA; Mr Rajiv Jalota (Retd. IAS), Advisor, IPA; Mr Sushil Mansingh Khopde, Additional DG; Mr P. K. Mishra, MD, IRS; Capt. Deepak Tewari, Managing Director of MSC (Agency) India; Mr Pavithran M. Kallada, Dy MD of PSA India; Mr Amit Kamat, Chairman, FFFAI; Capt. Arun Mehta, MD, OSM THOME; Capt. MP Bhasin, MD, Crewing Services, MSC; Mr Sunil Vaswani, ED, CSLA; and Mr Sudhir Mulagada, CEO, Kalinga International Coal Terminal.

The speakers emphasised the need to further strengthen Ease of Doing Business, enhance the regulatory and investment mechanism for shipbuilding and ship repair, issue of migration of existing port concessionaires to market-driven tariff mechanism, accelerating port connectivity, streamlining Customs procedures, strengthening digital connectivity, promoting the cruise sector, welfare of seafarers, improving Indian tonnage, green power, reducing logistics costs, need to promote competitiveness rather than overregulation in the industry, and creating an invigorating business system. 

The IMC team will compile all the industry issues and their possible practical solutions, and suggest to further related stakeholders for resolving the issues, the communique added.

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