India Shipping Summit 2011

With the second fastest growing economy in the world, a new maritime agenda and an expanding fleet, there’s a renewed feeling that India is fast becoming the next market opportunity. It’s an exciting time, with some predicting that India might even overtake China as the global epicentre of economic growth. The question is, as the economy burgeons, can India’s infrastructure development keep pace?

Around 95% of India's external merchandise trade is transported through the maritime network and over the last decade volumes of traffic handled through the ports has grown almost three fold. Add this to the largest merchant shipping fleet among developing countries, and India is definitely making a significant impact on world shipping demand.

The seventh India Shipping Summit will take a fresh look at the maritime industry’s position, bringing together all key stakeholders and interested international parties for a high-level information exchange.