NMPA to highlight Karnataka’s maritime capabilities at India Maritime Week
AV Ramana, Chairman of NMPA
The New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) will highlight Karnataka’s maritime capabilities, sustainable port development initiatives, digital transition pathways, and emerging investment opportunities at the India Maritime Week (IMW) 2025.
IMW 2025 will be organised in Mumbai from October 27 to October 31. NMPA will be participating in the event along with other industries from coastal Karnataka.
AV Ramana, NMPA Chairman, will participate in the Karnataka state session titled ‘Exploring PPP synergies for a sustainable blue economy’, a dialogue focused on harnessing public-private partnerships to drive sustainable growth across ports, fisheries, coastal infrastructure, and marine innovation. The session aims to explore collaborative models that blend policy, technology, and community engagement to unlock responsible investments and long-term value creation for coastal economies.
He will moderate a session on the cruise and passenger economy titled ‘Sailing into prosperity: Navigating opportunities in cruise and passenger mobility’. This session will delve into coastal cruising prospects, passenger terminal enhancement, leisure tourism infrastructure, and global best practices to position India as a competitive cruise destination.
The session will emphasise seamless passenger experience through digitalisation, e-visa support, efficient baggage handling, and streamlined immigration. It will also discuss green passenger mobility solutions such as shore power, EV integration, and sustainable waste management.
Ramana will be a speaker at the Maritime Digitalisation and Future Tech Summit’s Global CEO Roundtable. Discussions in this roundtable will focus on investment priorities, regulatory enablers, world-class port development, growth in coastal shipping and inland waterways, expansion of shipbuilding and repair capacity, cruise tourism potential, maritime services, skilling, and port-led industrialisation.
Published on October 24, 2025
