Starting on June 2, Union Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will embark on a five-day official trip to Norway and Denmark that is of great strategic significance. Along with prominent figures from the corporate sector, he will serve as the leader of the Team India delegation, which will include senior officials from both the Central and State governments.
During the visit, the shipping minister will address the High-level Meeting on Oceans at the 60th edition of the Nor-Shipping event in Oslo; inaugurate the first ‘India Pavillion’; Chair India @ Nor-Shipping Country Session; and hold global outreach for the upcoming ‘India Maritime Week 2025’ scheduled from 27-31 October in Mumbai.
On the sidelines of Nor-Shipping, Union Minister Sonowal is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with his ministerial peers from Japan and Norway, and meet with leading European Shipping Companies, Component Manufacturers and Technology Developers.
Sarbananda Sonowal will also visit the Oslo Port Authority. The India Pavilion also has a dedicated pavilion of the ‘National Maritime Heritage Complex’ and engages global delegates on India’s 5000-year-old civilizational maritime heritage and global linkages.
While in Denmark, amongst other engagements, he will interact with the students of ‘Blue MBA’ at the Copenhagen Business School on the economic opportunities that India’s high-growth journey presents for future managers and leaders Sarbananda Sonowal will also visit Minnehallen “The Hall of Remembrance” to pay homage and obeisance to the fallen Indian sailors who lost their lives during World War-II.
Sarbananda Sonowal, who is leading the delegation from India, is accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB), Karnataka Maritime Board (KMB), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board, Guidance Tamil Nadu, and leading large and MSME Indian Shipyards.
