Maritime Gateway, a leading maritime journal in association with Visakhapatnam Port Trust, conducted a two-day East Coast Maritime Business Summit in the port city. The Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development inaugurated the summit and Mr.S.Hazara , Chairman and MD of Shipping Corporation of India, spoke on the concluding day, stressing the need for a national integrated logistics policy to develop maritime infrastructure. Such an integrated logistics policy, he said, would certainly facilitate framing proper policy interventions and a framework to encourage investments in maritime sector. He also stressed upon the need to encourage eco-friendly inland water transport. Mr. Anil Yendluri, Krishnapatnam Port CEO said that PPP (Public-Private-Partnership) mode of investments must be encouraged since the Government alone would not be able to build the required massive infrastructure. Mr.Santosh K Mohapatra referred to the deep draft facility, a great one indeed, that the ports on the East Coast have. Mr.Krishna B Kotak, J.M.Baxi Group Chairman said that apart from the number of ports , the types of ports that are coming up “will ultimately make all the difference”. Mr.K.Mohandas, Former Union Shipping Secretary, Mr.Dinesh Gautama, Advisor to Container Shipping Line Association co-ordinated the summit. The Samsara Group CEO Mr. Mukesh Oza and APL India MD Mr. Anil Radhakrishnan were also among the speakers. The summit was attended by over 300 delegates.
Monday, 24 September 2012
A national integrated logistics policy will develop maritime sector, SCI Chairman&MD
Maritime Gateway, a leading maritime journal in association with Visakhapatnam Port Trust, conducted a two-day East Coast Maritime Business Summit in the port city. The Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development inaugurated the summit and Mr.S.Hazara , Chairman and MD of Shipping Corporation of India, spoke on the concluding day, stressing the need for a national integrated logistics policy to develop maritime infrastructure. Such an integrated logistics policy, he said, would certainly facilitate framing proper policy interventions and a framework to encourage investments in maritime sector. He also stressed upon the need to encourage eco-friendly inland water transport. Mr. Anil Yendluri, Krishnapatnam Port CEO said that PPP (Public-Private-Partnership) mode of investments must be encouraged since the Government alone would not be able to build the required massive infrastructure. Mr.Santosh K Mohapatra referred to the deep draft facility, a great one indeed, that the ports on the East Coast have. Mr.Krishna B Kotak, J.M.Baxi Group Chairman said that apart from the number of ports , the types of ports that are coming up “will ultimately make all the difference”. Mr.K.Mohandas, Former Union Shipping Secretary, Mr.Dinesh Gautama, Advisor to Container Shipping Line Association co-ordinated the summit. The Samsara Group CEO Mr. Mukesh Oza and APL India MD Mr. Anil Radhakrishnan were also among the speakers. The summit was attended by over 300 delegates.
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