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India, Norway to boost application of ‘Green Maritime Technologies’
Jun-05-2025

With an aim to further deepen the maritime relationship between India and Norway, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal has hold bilateral meetings with Norway’s Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygard as well as with Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Marianne Sivertsen. Emphasizing the country’s initiatives in green shipping and digital transformation, Sonowal held a meeting with Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygard in order to boost application of ‘Green Maritime Technologies’. Building on the Green Coastal Shipping Programme and Green Voyage 2050, both countries explored joint efforts in smart logistics, digital port ecosystems, and clean coastal shipping. India’s MAITRI initiative and Norway’s expertise in AI-driven port management, digital twins, and alternative fuels like LNG, hydrogen, and electric propulsion offer strong synergies to advance a sustainable Blue Economy. 

India has proposed to conduct a joint feasibility study for operationalising the Northern Sea Route (NSR) with Norwegian and Indian agencies. The country has expressed its keenness to work with Norway in Arctic navigation by collaborating on R&D in Arctic shipping, design and construction of ice-class vessels, advancement of navigational technologies, with a focus on ensuring safe and sustainable shipping practices in Arctic waters, addressing the unique operational challenges posed by extreme weather conditions, and minimising environmental impacts. Besides, during the bilateral meeting, Minister Sonowal and Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy have discussed on possibilities and opportunities in Ship Recycling, Seafarer’s Training, Sustainable Fisheries and Ocean Management, Ocean Renewable Energy, and Offshore Hydrocarbons. Moreover, as both countries share a legacy of shipbuilding collaboration, they agreed to leverage Norway’s cutting-edge ship design expertise and India’s robust shipyard capacity to jointly produce world-class, eco-friendly vessels -- driving a transformative shift in sustainable maritime transport.

Minister Sonowal has emphasized the key role of ‘Maritime India Vision 2030’ and ‘Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047’ in advancing India’s port infrastructure, green shipping, shipbuilding, and digitalisation. He also undermined country’s bold mission to transform its ports into global investment hubs, leveraging Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and Green Energy integration saying, ‘Our ports are not just gateways to trade, they are becoming catalysts of clean energy transitions, supporting offshore wind, green hydrogen, and low-carbon logistics’.

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