Overview
- At the third Sagarmanthan dialogue on Oct. 7–8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a written call for a free, open, secure and rules‑based global maritime order.
- Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, which sets a goal for India to carry its export‑import trade on Indian‑flagged, domestically built ships by 2047 and to grow domestic shipbuilding capacity.
- The ministry announced an industry coalition for a proposed India‑EU Green Shipping Corridor and said it will host a shipbuilding investment conclave in New Delhi next month to attract capital and technology.
- Officials disclosed the human and security toll from recent sea‑lane attacks around the Strait of Hormuz, reporting 11 Indian seafarer deaths, more than 4,000 evacuations of Indian seafarers and multiple incidents involving Indian‑flagged and foreign‑flagged vessels.
- New infrastructure and workforce measures aim to back the strategy with expanded port capacity, faster container turnaround, inland‑waterway links and a larger trained maritime labour pool of about 323,000 seafarers, and the government is pursuing bilateral talks with Saudi Arabia, Belgium and Bhutan to convert dialogue into investment and green‑fuel partnerships.