Mumbai: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that India is expanding its port capacity more than six-fold to reach 10,000 million tonnes per annum by 2047, marking the country's largest-ever maritime infrastructure drive as it positions itself as a global shipping hub. Speaking at the FICCI Maritime Conference and Expo in Mumbai on Wednesday, Sonowal revealed that major ports are already handling 820 MMT of cargo annually, representing a 47 per cent increase since 2014, while overall port capacity has doubled to 1,630 MMT during the same period.
"India's maritime sector has become a cornerstone of the country's economic resurgence,” he said. The expansion programme includes the development of two strategic mega-ports -- the Vadhavan Port in Maharashtra, set to become India's largest container facility, and the International Container Transshipment Port at Galathea Bay in Great Nicobar, aimed at capturing transhipment trade along key global routes. (IANS)
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