Overview
- Amit Shah inaugurated the five‑day summit at Mumbai’s NESCO Centre, joined by Union ministers and the chief ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Odisha.
- The shipping ministry said 680 agreements are lined up across port‑led industrialisation, shipbuilding and repair, green fuels, logistics and digitisation, with the secretary citing multi‑lakh job creation potential.
- Maharashtra announced 15 MoUs totaling Rs 56,000 crore, including expansions at Dighi and Jaigad ports, and plans for a water taxi link from the new Navi Mumbai airport and a world‑class marina.
- The government framed targets of lifting port capacity toward 10,000 MTPA and becoming a top‑five shipbuilding nation by 2047, with Vadhvan billed as a future global top‑10 port and Great Nicobar flagged as a trade catalyst.
- Organisers reported participation from 85+ countries with over 100,000 delegates and 500 exhibitors, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a special plenary and lead a Global CEO Forum on October 29.