Over 10,000 registered business visitors are expected to attend the three-day FICCI’s Maritime India Conference & Expo, which opens at the Bombay Exhibition Centre from 2 to 4 November. Nitesh Narayan Rane, Maharashtra’s Minister of Fisheries and Ports Development, will address the inaugural session.
The event is organised with support from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under the theme “India as a Global Maritime Hub: Trade, Transformation & Sustainable Growth”. It will bring together policymakers, port authorities, shipping lines, shipbuilders, and investors as India seeks to establish itself as a global maritime hub.
Event Details
Karnataka, Odisha, Goa, and Maharashtra are partner states, with their state maritime boards participating. Mumbai Port Authority, Paradip Port Authority, V.O. Chidambaram Port Authority, and Deendayal Port Authority are partner ports, and the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is the institutional partner.
More than 150 companies will exhibit, 92 per cent of them from the private sector. The exhibition space has expanded to 10,000 sq m, about 40 per cent more than in 2025. The Netherlands is the partner country and will host a dedicated pavilion.
International Participation
Delegations from Italy, Norway, and Singapore will attend the event, with the Italian delegation led by Mr Marco Consalvo, president of the Port of Trieste and Monfalcone. Companies and institutions from the UAE, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, Japan, and Switzerland will also participate.
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Key Sessions and Reports
Four FICCI knowledge reports will be released during the session, including a FICCI-PwC report, “Smart & Future-Ready Ports”, and a FICCI-A.T. Kearney report, “Trade, Logistics and Global Connectivity: Hinterland Connectivity, Modal Shift and Cargo Evacuation”.
Seven plenary sessions will cover topics such as smart ports, trade and connectivity, logistics, shipbuilding, green shipping, inland waterways, and cruise tourism, and maritime investment and security. Participants will include global carriers and operators such as MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, DP World, and PSA.
The programme is aligned with Maritime India Vision 2030, which sets out more than 300 initiatives for the sector. Recommendations from the sessions and reports will be submitted to the government, giving industry direct input into policy on ports, shipbuilding, logistics, and sustainable shipping.
More than 2,000 business-to-business and business-to-government meetings will match port operators, shipping lines, and technology providers with potential partners. State sessions and roundtables on dredging, multimodal connectivity, and shipbuilding policy will bring government and industry to the same table.
