Overview

• India Maritime Week 2025 is confirmed for October 27–31 at the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah expected to inaugurate the event and Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to attend.
• A high-level review of preparations in Mumbai brought together Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and state minister Nitesh Rane.
• Fadnavis formally urged the Centre to establish a permanent India Maritime Week venue in Mumbai as the state highlighted JNPA’s capacity expansion and the upcoming Vadhavan Port.
• Sonowal announced sector goals targeting ₹80 lakh crore in maritime investments and 1.5 crore jobs by 2047 under a long-term transformation plan.
• Officials cited eightfold growth in inland waterways cargo since 2014, a 60% cut in major port turnaround times, and a 2047 carbon-neutrality goal for all 12 major ports, as the event projects over 500 exhibitors and roughly 100,000 attendees including ministerial delegations from seven partner countries.