Union Home Minister Amit Shah Inaugurates India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai
Oct 27, 2025
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Key Points
- India Maritime Week (IMW) 2025 was inaugurated on October 27, 2025, in Mumbai.
- The theme of IMW 2025 is “Uniting Oceans, One Maritime Vision.”
- Over 100,000 participants from 85 countries attended IMW 2025.
- India aims to triple its seaborne trade by 2047.
- India's port capacity has nearly doubled to 2,700 MTPA.
- Inland waterways cargo has grown from 6.9 MMT to over 145 MMT in the last decade.
- The number of Indian seafarers has surged by 200 percent, reaching 3.2 lakh.
- Investment commitments of ₹10 lakh crore were made at IMW 2025.