DGMA and Denmark Hold Green Shipping Talks at JNPA
India and Denmark have agreed to strengthen their maritime partnership, with green shipping and decarbonisation at the centre of talks held at APM Terminals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA). JNPA, at Nhava Sheva across the harbour from Mumbai in Maharashtra, is India’s largest container port on the Arabian Sea coast.
Director General of Maritime Administration Shyam Jagannathan led the Indian side, joined by Chief Surveyor K. M. Rao and officials of the Mercantile Marine Department, Mumbai. Denmark was represented by Martin Lidegaard, Minister for Business and Competitiveness, Ambassador Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen, senior ministry officials and representatives of APM Terminals and Maersk.
The two sides discussed green shipping, alternative marine fuels, seafarer training and skill development, shipbuilding, sustainable ship recycling and regulatory cooperation. Denmark is one of Europe’s leading maritime nations and home to the Maersk group, while India is working to grow its shipbuilding, ship recycling and green fuel capacity.
No agreements or timelines were announced, so the meeting mainly sets the direction for future work. It fits India’s Maritime India Vision 2030 and Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 goals of cleaner shipping and a bigger global role for Indian yards and ports.
For Indian seafarers, cooperation on alternative fuels and training is the most important part. Officers and ratings will increasingly need skills for LNG, methanol and ammonia-fuelled ships, and closer links with Denmark could open new training opportunities if follow-up programmes take shape.
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